Chacho was born Josep Maria Valentin on 11 november 1940 in El Portal, Barcelona. He was one of the three great innovators of the rumba, alongside Peret and El Pescailla, but never reached fame the way Peret did. Chacho released 22 EPs and 8 LPs between 1967 and 1976 for EMI Regal, Discophon, Marfer, Gramusic and Ariola, which are all pretty hard to come by these days. And that's a shame, cause his raspy voice and upbeat rumba is irresistible. In his earlier days he was accompagnied by Linus and Enriquet and was performing a lot in clubs like Las Vegas or El Marabu. His most freaky song Bum Bum, from the soundtrack to the Con Ella Llegó el Amor flick, was compiled on the excellent Achilifunk album (Lovemonk, 2007).
Chacho y sus RumbasA Side: He Sabido Que Te Amaba/Que Manera de Perder
B Side: Te Quiero Asi/Me Siento Loco Perdido
Label: EMI Regal (1965)
El Piano de Chacho y sus RumbasA Side: Tu Caballo/Me Lo Dijo Perez
B Side: Con Carlomagno/Cuatro Amores
Label: EMI Regal (1965)
La Camboria con Chacho al pianoA Side: Tengo Que Averiguar/Quien me hizo Padecer
B Side: Tu Panuelo Verde/Personalidad
Label: La Voz de Su Amo/EMI (1966)
Chacho y Sus Rumbas
A Side: No Se/Chao Chao Chao Buru Buru
B Side: Panuelo Verde/Por Ti, Maria
Label: Regal EMI (1968)
Chacho A Side: La la la
B Side: Congratiolations
Label: EMI Regal (1968)
Chacho Y Sus RumbasSide A: Que Siempre Te Quisiera/Arriba con El
Side B: La Luna/Cuidao
Label: Odeon EMI (1970)
Chacho y Sus RumbasA Side: A Ti Te Pasa Algo
B Side: Maria del Mar
Label: Discophon (1971)
Chacho y Sus RumbasSide A: Oye Nina
Side B: Mis Lagrimas
Label: Discophon (1972)
