Buena Vista Social Club bassist Lopez dead at 76
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The Associated Press reports that Orlando ‘Cachaito’ Lopez, considered the ‘heartbeat’ of Cuba’s legendary Buena Vista Social Club for his internationally acclaimed bass playing, died Monday of complications from prostate surgery, fellow musicians said. He was 76.
Lopez, a founding member of the band brought together in the 1990s by American guitarist and producer Ry Cooder, died in a Havana hospital several days after surgery, said Manuel Galban, a Cuban musician who played with Lopez for decades. ‘We have lost a great companion,’ said Galban.
Read the rest of the report here, and you can enjoy a solo by ‘Cachaito’ in the video below, grabbed from YouTube.
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