Chucho Valdés

A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat (1900-90).

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From the island of Porquerolles to Cuba, it’s just a stone’s throw for Archie Shepp and Chucho Valdés! Relive the Afro-Cuban Project, an iconic concert that we fondly remember, for the 25th edition of Jazz à Porquerolles.

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The history of Latin jazz in Cuba from the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna to Irakere.

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A testimony about Afro-Cuban popular music from its origins to the present day.

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