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Orestes López, the Glossary

Orestes López Valdés (August 28, 1908 – January 26, 1991), nicknamed Macho, was a Cuban multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader.^[1]

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Abelardo Barroso

Abelardo Barroso Dargeles (21 September 1905 – 27 September 1972) was a Cuban bandleader and singer, the first sonero mayor (lead singer of the son) to be recognized as such by the Cuban public. Orestes López and Abelardo Barroso are Cuban charanga musicians and musicians from Havana.

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Antonio Arcaño

Antonio Arcaño Betancourt (Atarés, Havana 29 December 1911 – 1994) was a Cuban flautist, bandleader and founder of Arcaño y sus Maravillas, one of Cuba's most successful charangas. Orestes López and Antonio Arcaño are Cuban charanga musicians, danzón musicians and musicians from Havana.

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Arcaño y sus Maravillas

Arcaño y sus Maravillas was a Cuban charanga founded in 1937 by flautist Antonio Arcaño.

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Arrangement

In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition.

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Bandleader

A bandleader is the leader of a music group such as a dance band, rock or pop band or jazz quartet.

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Buena Vista Social Club was a musical ensemble primarily made up of Cuban musicians, formed in 1996.

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Cachao

Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Orestes López and Cachao are Cuban charanga musicians, Cuban composers, Cuban double-bassists, Cuban male composers, Cuban male musicians, danzón composers, danzón musicians, mambo musicians and musicians from Havana.

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Cello

The violoncello, often simply abbreviated as cello, is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family.

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Cha-cha-cha (dance)

The cha-cha-cha (also called cha-cha), is a dance of Cuban origin.

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Charanga (Cuba)

Charanga is a traditional ensemble that plays Cuban dance music.

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Classical music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

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Composer

A composer is a person who writes music.

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Coralia López

Juana Coralia López Valdés (May 6, 1910 – 1993) was a Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer. Orestes López and Coralia López are 20th-century pianists, Cuban charanga musicians, Cuban composers, Cuban pianists, danzón composers, danzón musicians and musicians from Havana.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature

Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature is the debut album by Cuban double bassist Cachao, released in 1957 by Panart.

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Danzón

Danzón is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba.

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Danzón-mambo

The danzón-mambo (also known as danzón de nuevo ritmo) is a subgenre of Cuban dance music that marked the transition from the classical danzόn to the mambo and the cha-cha-chá.

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Descarga

A descarga (literally discharge in Spanish) is an improvised jam session consisting of variations on Cuban music themes, primarily son montuno, but also guajira, bolero, guaracha and rumba.

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Double bass

The double bass, also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions such as the octobass).

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Enrique Jorrín

Enrique Jorrín (December 25, 1926 – December 12, 1987) was a Cuban charanga violinist, composer and music director. Orestes López and Enrique Jorrín are 20th-century composers, Cuban charanga musicians, Cuban composers, Cuban male composers, Cuban male musicians and mambo musicians.

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Havana

Havana (La Habana) is the capital and largest city of Cuba.

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International Latin Music Hall of Fame

The International Latin Music Hall of Fame (ILMHF) was an annual event established in 1999 and held in New York City to honor artists who have largely contributed to the Latin music genre.

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Mambo (1938 song)

"Mambo" is a 1938 danzón nuevo ritmo by Arcaño y sus Maravillas.

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Mambo (music)

Mambo is a genre of Cuban dance music pioneered by the charanga Arcaño y sus Maravillas in the late 1930s and later popularized in the big band style by Pérez Prado.

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Montuno

Montuno has several meanings pertaining to Cuban music and its derivatives.

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Musician

A musician is one who composes, conducts, or performs music.

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National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba

The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is the main institution dedicated to the performance of classical music in Cuba.

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Old Havana

Old Havana (La Habana Vieja) is the city-center (downtown) and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) forming Havana, Cuba.

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Oriente Province

Oriente ("East") was the easternmost province of Cuba until 1976.

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Orlando "Cachaíto" López

Candelario Orlando López Vergara (February 2, 1933 – February 9, 2009), better known as Cachaíto, was a Cuban bassist and composer, who gained international fame after his involvement in the Buena Vista Social Club recordings. Orestes López and Orlando "Cachaíto" López are Cuban charanga musicians, Cuban double-bassists, danzón composers, danzón musicians and musicians from Havana.

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Panart

Panart was one of the first and most successful independent record labels in Cuba, founded in 1944 by engineer Ramón Sabat.

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Pérez Prado

Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. Orestes López and Pérez Prado are 20th-century composers, 20th-century pianists, Cuban composers, Cuban male composers, Cuban male musicians, Cuban pianists and mambo musicians.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orestes_López

Orestes López, the Glossary

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See also

Cuban cellists

Cuban charanga musicians

Cuban double-bassists

Cuban multi-instrumentalists

Cuban pianists

Danzón composers

Danzón musicians

Mambo musicians

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