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Main Forums => The Bass Zone => Topic started by: Blazer on July 25, 2008, 04:49:51 PM

Title: Israel "Cachao" Lopez
Post by: Blazer on July 25, 2008, 04:49:51 PM

I don't know how many of you are aware of him but he was a genius, a true bass great and the inventor of a new music genre: mambo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jzl6FHzPyk&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpiOX7FJ6to

Title: Re: Israel "Cachao" Lopez
Post by: ramone57 on July 25, 2008, 07:04:13 PM

I bought a couple of his cds (Sessions 1 & 2) after reading about him in Bass Player.  some of it was pretty good, some didn't do much for me, but he's a real player for sure.  he pretty much drove the songs. 

Title: Re: Israel "Cachao" Lopez
Post by: nofi on July 26, 2008, 06:07:28 AM

thanks for the clip. a nice way to start the day.

Title: Re: Israel "Cachao" Lopez
Post by: Chris P. on July 26, 2008, 06:43:09 AM

There was a big article about him in a Bass Player of earlier this year. Just before he died...