Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez

Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez was born in Havana, February 2, 1933. In the 1950s, he helped create the descarga style of music that is a mix between jazz-styled improvisation with Afro-Cuban rhythms, and by 1957 he was playing with the hugely popular Havana dance band, Orquesta Riverside. In the 1960s, he became a bassist with the National Symphony,[1] and was also a key member of Irakere, a Cuban experimental band that combined pop, classical, Cuban folk, African and jazz influences. Read more on Last.fm

Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez was featured in the movie The In-Laws.

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