Orlando "Cachaíto" López

Orlando "Cachaíto" López
Orlando "Cachaíto" López Known as 'The heartbeat of the Buena Vista Social Club'
Background information
Born
Candelario Orlando López Vergara

February 2, 1933
Havana, Cuba
DiedFebruary 9, 2009(2009-02-09) (aged 76)
Havana, Cuba
GenresDanzón, mambo, descarga, son, Afro-Cuban jazz
OccupationsMusician, composer
InstrumentDouble bass
Years active1940s–2009

Candelario Orlando López Vergara (February 2, 1933 – February 9, 2009), better known as Cachaíto, was a Cuban bassist and composer, who gained international fame after his involvement in the Buena Vista Social Club recordings. He was nicknamed Cachaíto ("little Cachao") after his uncle, the famous bassist and innovator of mambo music Israel "Cachao" López. His father and Cachao's older brother was Orestes López, also a famous bassist/multi-instrumentalist and composer.

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