Meinl Percussion Artist Amadito Valdès (Cuba)
Amadito Valdès "the timbal magician" was born in Havana, February 14th 1946. He studied at the Havana Conservatoire and with maestros Guillermo Barreto and Alfredo de los Reyes. He is the creator of a unique style of improvising on the timbales, which mixes Afro rhythms in 6/8 with the son syncopated rhythms in 2/4. Valdès has worked with all the most important Cuban big bands since the '70s and recorded countelss albums with artists of the stature of Las D'Aide, Paquito Revera, Emiliane Salvador, Bebo Valdès, Las Estrellas de Areito and Peruchin. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured the globe with arists such as Juan do Marco and the Afro-Cuban-Allstars, Rubèn Gonzàlez, Felix Baloy. He is featured in Wim Wender's famouns movie Buena Vista Social Club and ahs also performed at the 42nd annual Grammy Wards 2000 in Los Angeles featuring Grammy Winner Ibrahim Ferrer.
Amadito has designed his own
Meinl Artist Series Amadito Valdès Signature Timbales.
They sound great, cut through and look phenomenal...just like their designer.
Visit Amadito Valdès´s website: www.amaditovaldes.com
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