原名：Israel López Valdés 国籍：古巴 职业：演奏家、作曲家、乐队领队 生日：1918年9月14日 歌手名：Cachao 简介：Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao (/kəˈtʃaʊ/ 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. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s. 从艺历程：Born into a family of musicians in Havana, Cachao and his older brother Orestes were the driving force behind one of Cuba's most prolific charangas, Arcaño y sus Maravillas. As members of the Maravillas, Cachao and Orestes pioneered a new form of ballroom music derived from the danzón, the danzón-mambo, which subsequently developed into an international genre, mambo. In the 1950s, Cachao became famous for popularizing improvised jam sessions known as descargas. He emigrated to Spain in 1962, and moved to the United States in 1963, starting a career as a session and live musician for a variety of bands in New York during the rise of boogaloo, and later, salsa. In the 1970s, Cachao fell into obscurity after moving to Las Vegas and later Miami, releasing albums sporadically as a leader. In the 1990s, he was re-discovered by actor Andy García, who brought him back to the forefront of the Latin music scene with the release of a documentary and several albums. Before his death in 2008, Cachao had earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and several Grammy Awards. He is ranked number 24 on Bass Player magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time". 荣誉记录：1994 年，卡查奥入选《公告牌》拉丁音乐名人堂。 1995 年，他获得了美国国家艺术基金会颁发的国家遗产奖学金，这是美国民间和传统艺术的最高荣誉。 1999 年，卡查奥入选国际拉丁音乐名人堂。一年后，他还获得了终身成就奖。 2003 年，卡查奥被授予好莱坞星光大道上的第 2219 颗星。 2006 年 6 月 11 日，新泽西州联合市在联合市的西莉亚克鲁兹公园星光大道上为他缝上了一颗星。 2006 年 11 月 7 日，卡查奥在伯克利音乐学院的拉丁文化庆典上获得了伯克利音乐学院的荣誉音乐博士学位。 在他去世时，纽黑文大学也决定授予卡查奥荣誉博士学位。