Merceditas Valdés
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Mercedes Valdés Granit (September 24, 1922 – June 13, 1996), better known as Merceditas Valdés, was a Cuban singer who specialized in Afro-Cuban traditional music. Under the aegis of ethnomusicologists Fernando Ortiz and Obdulio Morales, Valdés helped popularize Afro-Cuban music throughout Latin America. In 1949, she became one of the first female Santería singers to be recorded. Her debut album was released at the start of the 1960s, when the Cuban government nationalized the record industry. She then went on hiatus before making a comeback in the 1980s with a series of albums entitled Aché, in collaboration with artists such as Frank Emilio Flynn and rumba ensemble Yoruba Andabo. She also appeared in Jane Bunnett's Spirits of Havana and continued performing until her death in 1996.
Merceditas Valdés | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Mercedes Valdés Granit |
Also known as | La Pequeña Aché de Cuba |
Born | (1922-09-24)September 24, 1922 Havana, Cuba |
Died | June 13, 1996(1996-06-13) (aged 73) Havana, Cuba |
Genres | Santería music, afro |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1949–1996 |
Labels | Victor, Panart, SMC, Puchito, EGREM, RMM |