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Track Listings
| 1. Siempre Con Swing (intro) |
| 2. Redencion |
| 3. Mis Dos Pequenas |
| 4. A Gozer el Tumbaq |
| 5. Cachaito in Laboratory |
| 6. Tumbao No. 5 |
| 7. Conversacion |
| 8. Tumbanga |
| 9. Oracion Lucumi |
| 10. Wahira |
| 11. Anais |
| 12. La Negra |
Product Description
In Cachaito the Cuban wave sweeps on, this time in the form of a debut CD by Orlando Cachaito Lopez, the bassist who formed the mainstay of Buena Vista Social Club. This latest record to emanate from Havana's legendary Egrem studios is a new departure for producer Nick Gold, whose aim now is to create a groove-based project adding in elements foreign to Cuban son. The result is not easy-listening in the style of Ruben Gonzalez's recent CD--though Lopez figured prominently on that as well. This is more for connoisseurs: rhythm stripped bare, and put through a blender. Here we get input from the South African flugelhorn player Hugh Masekela and the French DJ Dee Nasty, as well as marvellous, more familiar stuff from percussionists Miguel 'Anga' Diaz, Amadito Valdes, and Carlito Gonzalez. Cachaito's own groove is rock-steady, over which flutes and saxes weave airy spells, and to which a Hammond organ adds its suggestive timbre. But one glorious track takes us straight back to the fountainhead, as, over a muted horn, Ibrahim Ferrer contributes his sly vibrato--both spooky and wicked at the same time. The backdrop to many of these tracks is provided by strings, which give the musical landscape a bracingly metallic sheen. --Michael Church
Album Description
World Circuit are proud to announce the release of an extraordinary debut album by Orlando 'Cachaíto' López.
Cachaíto is generally regarded as the finest bass player in Cuba. A maestro of the groove, he is best known internationally as the heartbeat of the Buena Vista Social Club - the one musician who has played on every track of every album in the Buena Vista Social Club series.
Cachaíto is the torchbearer for the phenomenal López dynasty. For generations, this intensely musical family - which boasts over 30 bass players - has been an integral part of Cuban music. As a youth, Cachaíto witnessed a revolution in Cuban music as his father Orestes and his uncle Israel (Cachao) made their groundbreaking innovations of the 'mambo' and 'descarga'.
It is now Cachaíto's turn to move in to the spotlight with a unique album that marks a departure from World Circuit's Buena Vista series.
Cachaíto's bass playing has the classic big warm sound associated with his uncle. Both are masters of groove, but with his debut album, Cachaíto has created something very personal and unique - a new sound, a new instrumentation and a new approach. Heavily atmospheric, this album it has been likened to a soundtrack for an imaginary film. It incorporates a wide variety of influences that stretch from dub reggae to jazz and DJ culture, while the music remains essentially Cuban, rooted in the deep tradition of Cuban rhythms.
Personnel includes:
Orlando Cachaíto López - (Bass), Miguel 'Anga' Díaz - (Congas, Percussion), Pee Wee Ellis - (Tenor Sax & Hammond Organ), Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal - (Trumpet), Ibrahim Ferrer - (Vocals), Amadito Valdés - (Timbales), Carlos González - (Bongos), Bigga Morrison - (Hammond Organ, Clavinet), Dee Nasty - (decks/scratching), Hugh Masekela - (Flugelhorn), Roberto Fonseca - (Piano), Roman Felio - (Alto Saxophones), Tony Remy - (Electric Guitar) and many others.