COMPOSER

Cachao

1918 - 2008

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Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao ( kə-CHOW), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cachao has received more than 148,108 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cachao is the 1,297th most popular composer, the 133rd most popular biography from Cuba and the 3rd most popular Cuban Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Cachao ranks 1,297 out of 1,451. Before him are Walter Susskind, Vladimír Franz, Georg Friedrich Haas, Sigmund Romberg, Thomas Tomkins, and Spike Jones. After him are Cemal Reşit Rey, Airat Ichmouratov, Howard Hanson, George Fenton, Steve Jablonsky, and H. C. Robbins Landon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Cachao ranks 270. Before him are Anne Gwynne, Jacques Baratier, Gersh Budker, Mahmoud Namjoo, Göte Hagström, and Tony Rolt. After him are Dick Haymes, Barney Ewell, Rafael Iriondo, Maurice Huet, Alan Jay Lerner, and André Bjerke. Among people deceased in 2008, Cachao ranks 312. Before him are Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Sam Tingle, Jimmy Stewart, Jo Stafford, Gábor Delneky, and Tony Rolt. After him are Estelle Reiner, Randy Pausch, Walter Haummer, Lilyan Chauvin, Tony Hillerman, and Anatoly Karatsuba.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Cachao ranks 133 out of 300. Before him are Oswaldo Payá (1952), Carmen Herrera (1915), Millard Mitchell (1903), Jon Secada (1961), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), and José Antonio Rodríguez (1915). After him are Jorge Romo (1923), Armando Peraza (1924), Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), Daína Chaviano (1957), Manuel Chorens (1916), and Zoé Valdés (1959).

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Among COMPOSERS In Cuba

Among composers born in Cuba, Cachao ranks 3. Before him are Leo Brouwer (1939), and Ernesto Lecuona (1895).

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