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Cachao

1918 - 2008

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Cachao

Israel López (La Habana, 14 de septiembre de 1918-Coral Gables, 22 de marzo de 2008), conocido monónimamente como "Cachao", fue un músico y compositor cubano. Se convirtió en una leyenda de la música cubana con su magistral manejo del contrabajo y se destacó por sus actuaciones musicales en el mambo y el jazz afrocubano. Su talento lo llevó a obtener dos premios Grammy (en 1995 y 2005), un Grammy latino en 2003, el título de Doctor Honoris Causa otorgado por el prestigiado Berklee College of Music y una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood. Ha sido descrito como "el inventor del mambo". Se le considera un maestro de la descarga (improvisaciones en vivo). Leer más en Wikipedia

Su biografía está disponible en 17 idiomas en Wikipedia (aumentó de 15 en 2024). Cachao ocupa el puesto 1242 entre los compositor más populares (subió del puesto 1297 en 2024), el puesto 128 entre las biografías más populares de Cuba (subió del puesto 133 en 2019) y el puesto 3 entre los compositor de cuba más populares.

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Among Compositors

Among compositors, Cachao ranks 1,242 out of 1,451. Before him are Alfrēds Kalniņš, Boris Tishchenko, Cecilia Seghizzi, Thomas Campion, Milton Babbitt, and Karl-Birger Blomdahl. After him are Hilding Rosenberg, Ivor Novello, Emil Hartmann, William Schuman, Leigh Harline, and Sergei Slonimsky.

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Alfrēds Kalniņš
1879 - 1951
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 1,236
Boris Tishchenko
1939 - 2010
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 1,237
Cecilia Seghizzi
1908 - 2019
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 1,238
Thomas Campion
1567 - 1620
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1,239
Milton Babbitt
1916 - 2011
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,240
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
1916 - 1968
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,241
Cachao
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,242
Hilding Rosenberg
1892 - 1985
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,243
Ivor Novello
1893 - 1951
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,244
Emil Hartmann
1836 - 1898
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 1,245
William Schuman
1910 - 1992
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 1,246
Leigh Harline
1907 - 1969
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,247
Sergei Slonimsky
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 1,248

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Cachao ranks 243. Before him are Ivo Radovniković, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, Max de Terra, Reinaldo Gorno, Gunder Hägg, and Shunpei Uto. After him are René Rémond, Lohengrin Filipello, Artur Brauner, Werner Peters, Gunnel Vallquist, and Peter Blau. Among people deceased in 2008, Cachao ranks 275. Before him are Tsvetanka Khristova, Brad Renfro, Johnny Griffin, Gustaw Holoubek, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Annemarie Renger. After him are Miroslav Koranda, Norman Smith, Neil Bartlett, Tony Duvert, Frederick Seitz, and Irmgard Praetz.

Others Born in 1918

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Ivo Radovniković
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1977
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 237
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2000
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 238
Max de Terra
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1982
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 239
Reinaldo Gorno
ATHLETE
1918 - 1994
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 240
Gunder Hägg
ATHLETE
1918 - 2004
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 241
Shunpei Uto
ATHLETE
1918 - 2010
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 242
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 243
René Rémond
HISTORIAN
1918 - 2007
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 244
Lohengrin Filipello
PRESENTER
1918 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 245
Artur Brauner
PRODUCER
1918 - 2019
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 246
Werner Peters
ACTOR
1918 - 1971
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 247
Gunnel Vallquist
WRITER
1918 - 2016
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 248
Peter Blau
SOCIOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 249

Others Deceased in 2008

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Tsvetanka Khristova
ATHLETE
1962 - 2008
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 269
Brad Renfro
ACTOR
1982 - 2008
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 270
Johnny Griffin
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2008
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 271
Gustaw Holoubek
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 272
Elizabeth Spriggs
ACTOR
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 273
Annemarie Renger
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2008
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 274
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 275
Miroslav Koranda
ATHLETE
1934 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 276
Norman Smith
WRITER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 277
Neil Bartlett
CHEMIST
1932 - 2008
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 278
Tony Duvert
WRITER
1945 - 2008
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 279
Frederick Seitz
PHYSICIST
1911 - 2008
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 280
Irmgard Praetz
ATHLETE
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 281

In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Cachao ranks 128 out of NaN. Before him are Rudy Sarzo (1950), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Michael Aris (1946), Tony Plana (1952), Javier Perez-Capdevila (1963), and José Antonio Rodríguez (1915). After him are Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Iván Pedroso (1972), Jorge Romo (1923), José Magriñá (1917), Virgilio Piñera (1912), and Oswaldo Payá (1952).

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Rudy Sarzo
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 122
Arturo Sandoval
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 123
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 124
Tony Plana
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 125
Javier Perez-Capdevila
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 126
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 127
Cachao
COMPOSER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 128
Miguel Mariano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 129
Iván Pedroso
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 130
Jorge Romo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 131
José Magriñá
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1988
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 132
Virgilio Piñera
WRITER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 133
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 134