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Legendary Cuban Bassist Cachao, 89, Dies

HeadlineMar 24, 2008

And the legendary Cuban composer and bassist Israel “Cachao” Lopez has died at the age of eighty-nine. Cachao transformed the rhythm of Cuban music in the 1930s and is credited with inventing the mambo.

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