Saying Good-Bye to the Mambo King
A man by the name of Israel “Cachao” López has passed away. He often just went by the name of Cachao (Ka-chow) and he was a bassist. However, that would be like saying John Lennon was just a singer or Mozart was just a guy who can play piano. Cachao was the man who pretty much invented the style of music we know today as “mambo.”
Now, technically speaking, mambo may not be jazz, but the way Cachao played, it was very close. According to the WIKIPEDIA entry for Cachao:
“A possibly more important move took place in 1957, when Cachao gathered …read more
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