Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Cuban bassist and composer (died 2009)

Orlando "Cachaíto" López

Cuban bassist and composer

Candelario Orlando López Vergara, 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 after his uncle, the famous bassist and innovator of mambo music…