Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers - Border-Free

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Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers
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Album FR 2013 on Harmonia Mundi JazzVillage label
Jazz (Latin Jazz)

Recorded in Abdala Studio, Havana, Cuba and in Comanche Recording Studio, Málaga, Spain in December 2012. Mixed and mastered in Abdala Studio, Havana, Cuba in January 2013. Under exclusive licence to Jazz Village / Harmonia Mundi s.a. Made in Austria. Issued in cardsleeve.

Musicians

	Chucho Valdés p, *1941 CU arranged by, conductor, composed by, liner notes, piano, producer, album by
	The Afro-Cuban Messengers , album by
	Dreiser Durruthy Bombalé voc, lead vocals, bata, batás
	Ángel Gastón Joya Perellada voc, cb, double bass, vocals
	Rodney Barreto voc, dr, CU drums, vocals
	Yaroldy Abreu Robles cng, *1977 CU percussion, vocals
	Branford Marsalis ss, ts, sax, *1960 US soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
	Reinaldo Meilan Alvarez tr, trumpet

Producers

Lorena Salcedo executive-producer, photography by, booklet

Yousi Valdés Torres executive-producer

Rita Rosa Estrabao Verdecia executive-producer, assisted by

Leo Brouwer liner notes

Orestes Aguila mastered by, recorded by, mixed by

Víctor Cicard mastered by

Frank Steward photography by, cover

Walter McClintock photography by, tipis photos

Rebeca Alderete recorded by, assistant

Tomás Casanova technician, piano technician

Composers

Chucho Valdés

Margarita Lecuona

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	Congadanza	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	9:13
2	Caridad Amaro	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	6:28
3	Tabú	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	9:50
4	Bebo	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	7:49
5	Afro-Comanche	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	11:55
6	Pilar	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	10:08
7	Santa Cruz	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	6:24
8	Abdel	Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers	9:04

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