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  • Country / Cuba
  • Time Span / 1933 – 2009

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Cachao, Orestes Lopez

Genres

Latin Jazz Folk, World, & Country Funk / Soul

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Son Afro-Cuban Cubano Bolero Danzon Afro-Cuban Jazz

Orlando "Cachaíto" López

Candelario Orlando López Vergara (February 2, 1933 – February 9, 2009), better known as Cachaíto, was a Cuban bassist and composer, who gained international fame after his involvement in the Buena Vista Social Club recordings. He was nicknamed Cachaíto ("little Cachao") after his uncle, the famous bassist and innovator of mambo music Israel "Cachao" López. His father and Cachao's older brother was Orestes López, also a famous bassist/multi-instrumentalist and composer. Continue reading on Wikipedia

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