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Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Who Provided the Bass Line for the Buena Vista Social Club, Died Monday at 76.

February 10, 2009

HAVANA 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 ...