R.I.P. Cachao
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 03.24.08 | 10:25 AM ET
Sad few days for Cuban music fans. Israel “Cachao” López died over the weekend at 89. He was a giant of Cuban music widely known as the creator of the mambo. “The springy mambo bass lines Cachao created in the late 1930’s—simultaneously driving and playful—became a foundation of modern Cuban music, of the salsa that grew out of it, and also of Latin-influenced rock ‘n’ roll and rhythm-and-blues,” the New York Times notes. “For much of the 20th century, Cachao’s innovations set the world dancing.” Here’s a video snippet from YouTube. If this doesn’t get you moving, nothing will:
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
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