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Birthdays on the Tube, 1-7 Nov

Birthdays on the Tube, 1-7 Nov

A continuing series celebrating musicians' birthdays.

6 November 1949: Virtuoso Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval co-founded Irakere with pianist Chucho Valdez in Havana. This is in 1988, after Sandoval had set up his own band, but before he defected. His technical ability is astonishing, even if his tendencies to be a terrible show-off only got worse once he left Cuba.

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A continuing series celebrating musicians' birthdays.

6 November 1949: Virtuoso Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval co-founded Irakere with pianist Chucho Valdez in Havana. This is in 1988, after Sandoval had set up his own band, but before he defected. His technical ability is astonishing, even if his tendencies to be a terrible show-off only got worse once he left Cuba.

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