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| Biography: In tandem with multi-instrumentalist brother Orestes, bassist Israel "Cachao" López introduced to Cuban music the African rhythms that transformed the island's traditional danzón into what is now known as the mambo--he also pioneered the descarga, the late-night jam sessions that revolutionized the sound ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1994 Label: CRESCENT MOON/EPIC Critics' Rating:  Released: 1960 Label: T.H. Rodven Critics' Rating:  On first release in the mid-'50s, the loose, live Gutierrez recordings launched a long-lasting craze for descarga -- jazz-type jam sessions. Just about everybody who was anybody took part one way or another, ...Read full review
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