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 performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa.
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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 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 in the 2000sAwards 11
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Ray BarrettoAlso won Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album
Mongo SantamaríaAlso won Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame
Lucho GaticaAlso won Latin Grammy Hall of Fame
Rafael Hernández MarínAlso won International Latin Music Hall of Fame
Gonzalo RubalcabaAlso won Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album
Piero De BenedictisAlso won Latin Grammy Hall of FameAbout this person
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 performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s.
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