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Cachao
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Israel López Valdés, better known as Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga. Throughout his career he also
Cachao in Havana, 1960
Cachao in Havana, 1960
Arcaño y sus Maravillas at Radio CMQ, c. 1945: Arcaño on flute, Orestes López on cello, Cachao on bass (right)
Arcaño y sus Maravillas at Radio CMQ, c. 1945: Arcaño on flute, Orestes López on cello, Cachao on bass (right)
Cachao and his band, as depicted on the March 1961 edition of the Cuban Show magazine. Left to right: Cachao (bass), Gustavo Tamayo (güiro), Tata Güin
Cachao and his band, as depicted on the March 1961 edition of the Cuban Show magazine. Left to right: Cachao (bass), Gustavo Tamayo (güiro), Tata Güines (tumbadora), Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar (trumpet), Rogelio "Yeyo" Iglesias (bongos) and Guillermo Barreto (timbales). This picture was taken during the same photo shoot that yielded the cover of Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature.
Cachao playing at the White House during National Hispanic Heritage Month on October 10, 2007
Cachao playing at the White House during National Hispanic Heritage Month on October 10, 2007
Buena Vista Social Club
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Buena Vista Social Club was a musical ensemble primarily made up of Cuban musicians, formed in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry C
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…Orestes' son, Orlando, was nicknamed "Cachaíto" after his uncle Cachao. Cachaíto was a prolific bassist as well and one of the mainstays of the famed Buena Vista Social Club group, named after one of Cachao's danzones, "Social Club Buenavista". In 2001, Cachaíto recorded his only album as a leader, featuring two songs…
Carlos Calunga, Barbarito Torres and Idania Valdés performing with Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club in 2012
Carlos Calunga, Barbarito Torres and Idania Valdés performing with Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club in 2012
Abandoned building in Almendares, Marianao, that housed the Buenavista Social Club in the 1940s.
Abandoned building in Almendares, Marianao, that housed the Buenavista Social Club in the 1940s.
Armónico player and singer Compay Segundo, a prominent figure in the ensemble, in 2002, a year before his death at the age of 95. Born Máximo Francisc
Armónico player and singer Compay Segundo, a prominent figure in the ensemble, in 2002, a year before his death at the age of 95. Born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz but given the nickname Segundo (second), he was traditionally a "second voice" singer providing a baritone counterpoint harmony. On the Buena Vista Social Club recording, Segundo provides both voices on the song "¿Y tú qué has hecho?", written in the 1920s by his friend Eusebio Delfín. (
Film director Wim Wenders, who shot the documentary Buena Vista Social Club in 1999.
Film director Wim Wenders, who shot the documentary Buena Vista Social Club in 1999.