Comments 
Print 
Mail 
Large Medium SmallHAVANA - Cuban bassist Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, who rose to international fame as a member of the Buena Vista Social Club band, has died at 76 due to complications following prostate surgery, Cuban state media said on Tuesday.
Lopez was one of a group of aging Cuban musical stars who were largely forgotten until U.S. musician Ry Cooder brought them together in 1996.
Cooder and German director Wim Wenders made the documentary "Buena Vista Social Club" that drew a global audience to the group's traditional Cuban music. The bestselling album of the same name won a Grammy in 1998.
Lopez' death was "an irreparable loss for Cuban music," state media quoted Buena Vista Social Club percussionist Amadito Valdes as saying.
Several other members of the band have died in recent years, including singers Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Pio Leyva and pianist Ruben Gonzalez.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
