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Public figure, Media
Cachao Silver
Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008)
Cachao was a Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008). Born 1918 in Havana.
- Function
- Media
Common questions
- Who is Cachao?
- Cachao was a Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008). Born 1918 in Havana.
- What does Cachao do?
- Cachao is known as composer, conductor, jazz musician.
- When was Cachao born?
- Cachao was born on 1918-09-14 in Havana.
- What awards has Cachao received?
- Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album, and 6 more.
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1918-09-14, Havana
- Died
- 2008-03-22, Coral Gables
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Occupations
- composer, conductor, jazz musician, musician, bandleader
- Also known as
- Israel López, Israel López Valdés, Israel "Cachao" López
Achievements
SilverAwards
- Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album 1995
- Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album 2003
- Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album 2005
- Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album 2012
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album 2002
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album 2005
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album 2011
- Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame 1994
- International Latin Music Hall of Fame 1999
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Latin Grammy Hall of Fame 2013
What we have, and what we might have wrong
This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Gold 1 section Silver 1 section
- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
- Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence
Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.