
Hazel Hankin photographed Israel "Cachao" López performing at the Blue Note in New York City.
Bassist and composer Israel "Cachao" López, born in 1918 in Havana, Cuba, is credited as the inventor of the mambo. Considered a master of the Latin jam session known as “descarga,” Cachao has won several Grammy awards and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cachao died on March 22, 2008 at the age of 89.
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