Orlando 'Cachaíto' López

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Emerging from a lineage of celebrated Cuban musicians, Orlando “Cachaíto” López was guided onto the double bass by his grandfather after an early fascination with the violin, and he refined his technique under Czech bassist Karel Kopriva while serving in the National Symphony Orchestra. By his teens he was already composing danzones and had secured a position with Antonio Arcaño y sus Maravillas,…