Irakere Concert History

Irakere (Yoruba for "vegetation") is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés in 1973 that won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with its album Irakere. Its members included flutist José Luis Cortés who later founded NG La Banda, percussionist Anga Díaz who later went to France, percussionist Fran Padilla who later moved to Spain, saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera who left Irakere and Cuba in 1980 during a tour in Spain before moving to the United States. Trumpetist Arturo Sandoval went to the US in 1990.

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Past Irakere Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 16, 2024
Irakere
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Miner Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 20, 2015
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 13, 2015
Chucho Valdes / Irakere Teatro Circo Price Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Aug 28, 1997
Irakere Sala Ríos Reyna del Teatro Teresa Carreño Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Jul 17, 1997
Irakere

Montreux Jazz Festival

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Miles Davis Hall Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 12, 1997
Irakere

North Sea Jazz

Nederlands Congres Centrum The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Jul 11, 1997 –
Jul 13, 1997
North Sea Jazz Festival 1997
Earth, Wind & Fire / Herb Alpert / Ahmad Jamal / larry carlton / Gato Barbieri / Buckshot LeFonque / Nicholas Payton / Irakere / Adriana Evans / Steve Turre / Carmen Lundy / Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 / Monday Michuru / Jimmie Vaughan / Spearhead / Ronnie Earl / Monster Mike Welch / Billy Preston / 'LEGENDS '97' Miller/ Clapton / Sanborn / Sample/ Gadd / Jesse van Ruller Quartet / The Robert Cray Band / Whitehouse with Borstlap and Honing / R.L. Burnside / Rahsaan Patterson / Steve Winwood / lee ritenour / Chick Corea & Gary Burton / Ray Charles / Total Touch / Miriam Makeba / Patti Austin / Jimmie Vaughn / Maceo Parker / The Zawinul Syndicate / Taj Mahal / Jan Akkerman / Youssou N'Dour Show all bands
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Nederlands Congres Centrum The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Show Duplicate for Jul 11, 1997
Jun 27, 1997
Irakere Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall New York, New York, United States
Jun 23, 1996
Irakere

New Orleans by the Bay

Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California, United States
Dec 13, 1995
Irakere Teatro de la ciudad Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
May 20, 1994
Irakere Teatro Libre De Chapinero Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia
Apr 12, 1994
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
May 01, 1993
Irakere Live Music Hall Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 23, 1992
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 12, 1992
Irakere

Cactus Festival

Minnewaterpark Bruges, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 02, 1990
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 10, 1989
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
May 27, 1989
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 12, 1988
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 24, 1988
Irakere Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom

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Stephen Stills / Irakere on Mar 17, 1979 [840-small]

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Mar 17, 1979
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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Genres:

Jazz
Latin
Latin Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Son Cubano
Musica Tradicional Cubana
Cuban
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Latest Setlist (02/16/2024):

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  3. Stella by Starlight
  4. Lorena's Tango
  5. Los Guiros
  6. Danza de los nañigos
  7. Ilya
  8. Por romper el coco
  9. Lo que va a pasar
  10. Xiomara
  11. Bacalao con pan

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 1 concert
2015 2 concerts
1997 5 concerts
1996 1 concert
1995 1 concert
1994 2 concerts
1993 1 concert
1992 2 concerts
1990 1 concert
1989 2 concerts
1988 8 concerts
1987 7 concerts
1986 3 concerts
1985 9 concerts
1981 2 concerts
1980 1 concert
1979 9 concerts
1978 3 concerts

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