ISRAEL "CACHAO" LOPEZ
(1918 - 2009) 89
MUSICIAN
Israel “Cachao” Lopez, the influential Cuban bassist and composer credited with creating the mambo who enjoyed a career revival over the last two decades, died Saturday in Coral Gables, Fla., where he lived. He was 89 and suffered complications from kidney failure. Full Article (Variety)
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