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'''Orestes López''' (August 29, 1908 in Havana - 1991 in Havana) was a [[Cuba]]n musician and [[bandleader]], often credited with popularizing the musical form [[Mambo (music)|Mambo]], together with his brother [[Cachao Lopez|Israel "Cachao" Lopez]].
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| birth_name = Orestes López Valdés
| alias = Macho
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|8|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Old Havana]], [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]
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| death_place = Old Havana, Havana, Cuba
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| instrument = [[Piano]], [[cello]], [[double bass]]
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| label = [[Panart Records|Panart]], Gema, Maype
| associated_acts = [[Cachao]], [[Abelardo Barroso]], [[Arcaño y sus Maravillas]], Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, [[National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba]]
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'''Orestes López Valdés''' (August 28, 1908 – January 26, 1991), nicknamed '''Macho''', was a Cuban multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. As a [[double bass]]ist he was a founding member of the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, and later a member of the [[National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba]].<ref name="HO1">{{cite book|last1=Orovio|first1=Helio|title=Cuban Music from A to Z|date=2004|publisher=Tumi|location=Bath, UK|page=126|isbn=9780822385219|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JUr9ZtK1Wn0C}}</ref> A long-time member of the [[Charanga (Cuba)|charanga]] [[Arcaño y sus Maravillas]], where he played cello and piano, he is considered the co-creator of the [[Mambo (music)|mambo]], together with his brother [[Cachao|Israel "Cachao" López]], and one of the most prolific [[danzón]] composers of the 20th century.<ref>"[http://www.cubainformacion.tv/index.php/cultura/33075-cuba-recuerda-a-compositor-y-contrabajista-orestes-lopez- Cuba recuerda a compositor y contrabajista Orestes López]", 2011.</ref>


==Biography==
Lopez was born in Havana on August 29, 1908. As a pre-teenager he studied piano, cello, violin and the five-key ebony flute. In 1924, at age 16, he played cello with maestro Pedro San Juan's [[Philharmonic Orchestra]]. A few years later, he was playing bass for Miguel "El Moro" Vásquez's [[charanga]]. In the 1930s he was the musical director of three dance orchestras--López-[[Abelardo Barroso|Barroso]], Orestes López and La Unión--before joining [[Antonio Arcaño y Sus Maravillas]] in 1937. López, a multi-instrumentalist, composed and orchestrated [[danzon]]es, most notably ''Camina Juan Pescao'', ''El Truco de Regatillo'', ''Los Jóvenes De La Defensa'' and ''El Moro Eléctrico''. For over 20 years he performed for Arcaño y Sus Maravillas on bass, cello and piano. In 1938 he composed and arranged ''Mambo''. It launched a new style of danzón. Subsequently, the syncopated bass in the tune gave rise on the one hand to the dance genre known as mambo created by [[Pérez Prado]], and on the other to the [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-chá]] created by [[Enrique Jorrín]].
===Early life and career===
Orestes López was born in [[Old Havana]] on August 28, 1908, into a family of musicians.<ref name="RG">{{cite book |last1=Giro |first1=Radamés |title=El mambo |date=1993 |publisher=Letras Cubanas |location=Havana, Cuba |isbn=978-959-10-0050-7 |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EJJaAAAAMAAJ |language=es}}</ref> As a pre-teenager he studied piano, cello, violin and the five-key ebony flute. In 1924, at age 15, he became double bassist for the newly founded Havana Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Pedro Sanjuán.<ref name="RG" /> A few years later, he was playing bass for Miguel "El Moro" Vázquez's [[Charanga (Cuba)|charanga]]. According to his brother Cachao, in 1926 he was a member of Grupo Apolo, the first septeto to include a trumpet.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Padura Fuentes|first1=Leonardo|title=Los rostros de la salsa|date=1997|publisher=Ediciones Unión|location=Havana, Cuba|page=129|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Delgado|first1=Abel|title=Conversing with Cachao, Part 1|url=http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Interview55|website=Descarga.com|accessdate=19 April 2015|date=May 12, 2008}}</ref>


===Arcaño y sus Maravillas===
In the late 1930s, the danzón had three movements: the introduction; el paseo (the walk in a circle); and la comparsa (the main theme, in which dancers faced each other and danced). López's "Danzón de nuevo ritmo" changed the third movement when he substituted a [[montuno]] (based on the syncopated beat of the son-playing [[Tres|treseros]] from [[Oriente Province|Oriente]]). López's montuno of two to four beats took on a special syncopated character and was given the generic name of [[Mambo (music)|mambo]].
[[File:Arcaño CMQ.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Arcaño y sus Maravillas at [[CMQ (Cuba)|Radio CMQ]], c. 1945: Arcaño on flute, Orestes López on cello (seated), Cachao on bass.]]
In the 1930s he was the musical director of three dance orchestras: López-[[Abelardo Barroso|Barroso]], Orquesta de Orestes López and La Unión, before joining [[Antonio Arcaño]] y sus Maravillas in 1937 as a founding member. López, a multi-instrumentalist, composed and orchestrated [[danzon]]es, most notably "Camina Juan Pescao", "El truco de Regatillo", "Los tres bailadores" and "Mambo", which launched a new style of danzón, the so-called [[danzón-mambo]]. Subsequently, the syncopated bass in the tune gave rise on the one hand to the dance genre known as mambo popularized by [[Pérez Prado]], and on the other hand to the [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-chá]], created by [[Enrique Jorrín]].


In the late 1930s, the danzón had three movements: the introduction, el paseo (the walk in a circle), and la comparsa (the main theme, in which dancers faced each other and danced). López's danzón-mambo, also called ''danzón de nuevo ritmo'', changed the third movement when he substituted a [[montuno]] (based on the syncopated beat of the son-playing ''[[Tres (musical instrument)|treseros]]'' from [[Oriente Province|Oriente]]). López's montuno of two to four beats took on a special syncopated character and was given the generic name of [[Mambo (music)|mambo]].
His brother ("Cachao") emigrated to the United States, and achieved considerable success, but Orestes remained in Cuba. He died in Havana in 1991.<ref>[http://www.djangomusic.com/artist_bio.asp?pid=P+++++3196&morebio=1 www.djangomusic.com]</ref>


Although the Maravillas disbanded in 1958, López remained active in the popular music scene, playing piano in several of Cachao's [[descarga]] albums recorded between 1957 and 1960, including the successful ''[[Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature]]''.
López is also the father of bassist [[Orlando "Cachaito" López]], who gained fame as the ever-present performer for the [[Buena Vista Social Club]].<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/musicians/bios.html www.pbs.org]</ref>


===Later years and death===
==References==
His younger brother Cachao emigrated to Spain in 1961 and then to the US in 1963, and achieved considerable success, but Orestes remained in Cuba. He died in Havana on January 26, 1991.<ref name="HO1" /> In 2000, Orestes was posthumously inducted into the [[International Latin Music Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite news|title=International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Year 2000 Inductees|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-latin-music-hall-of-fame-announces-year-2000-inductees-72842402.html|accessdate=31 October 2015|date=1 March 2000}}</ref> joining his brother, who had been inducted a year earlier. Orestes was survived by his son, [[Orlando "Cachaíto" López]] (1933–2009) who was also a double bassist. Cachaito gained fame as the ever-present performer for the [[Buena Vista Social Club]].<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/buenavista/musicians/bios.html www.pbs.org]</ref>
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*[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-92403678.html Latin Beat Magazine]
==Compositions==
*[http://www.liceocubano.com/Eng/Secciones/PerezPrado.asp La Colonia Cubana Monthly Magazine]
Many of his compositions were named after the clubs where Arcaño y sus Maravillas would play their daily shows. He and his brother would continuously compose new tunes for every concert.<ref name="Entrevista">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf3FOAgRs6I Entrevista con Israel López "Cachao"]</ref>
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*"Arcaño"
*"Arriba la invasión"
*"Avance Juvenil de Ciego de Ávila"
*"Caballeros, coman vianda"
*"Camina Juan Pescao"
*"Carraguao se botó" (also known as "Lágrima")
*"Catorce de septiembre"
*"Chifla"
*"Club Social de Marianao"
*"El moro eléctrico"
*"El que más goza"
*"El Progreso de Tinguaro"
*"El truco de Regatillo"
*"En el cabildo"
*"Esto es crema"
*"Flores de mayo"
*"Hágase socio"
*"Las ninfas"
*"Llegaron los millonarios"
*"Los Jóvenes de La Defensa"
*"Los tres bailadores"
*"Los tres chiflados"
*"[[Mambo (1938 song)|Mambo]]"
*"Nace una estrella"
*"Nobles y sencillos"
*"Pasarán los años"
*"Rapsodia en azul"
*"[[Redención (danzón)|Redención]]"
*"Rosa que no se marchita"
*"Silvio al bate"
*"Sociedad Antonio Maceo de Camagüey"
*"Soy matancero"
{{colend}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Cuba}}
{{Portal|Cuba}}
*[[Cuban music]]
*[[Coralia López]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/orestes-macho-lopez-mn0000485432/biography Orestes "Macho" López], ''AllMusic''.
*[https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/orestes_lopez Orestes López], ''Rate Your Music''.

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Revision as of 04:07, 11 April 2024

Orestes López
Birth nameOrestes López Valdés
Also known asMacho
Born(1908-08-28)August 28, 1908
Old Havana, Havana, Cuba
DiedJanuary 26, 1991(1991-01-26) (aged 82)
Old Havana, Havana, Cuba
GenresDanzón, mambo, classical music
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)Piano, cello, double bass
LabelsPanart, Gema, Maype

Orestes López Valdés (August 28, 1908 – January 26, 1991), nicknamed Macho, was a Cuban multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. As a double bassist he was a founding member of the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, and later a member of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.[1] A long-time member of the charanga Arcaño y sus Maravillas, where he played cello and piano, he is considered the co-creator of the mambo, together with his brother Israel "Cachao" López, and one of the most prolific danzón composers of the 20th century.[2]

Biography

Early life and career

Orestes López was born in Old Havana on August 28, 1908, into a family of musicians.[3] As a pre-teenager he studied piano, cello, violin and the five-key ebony flute. In 1924, at age 15, he became double bassist for the newly founded Havana Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Pedro Sanjuán.[3] A few years later, he was playing bass for Miguel "El Moro" Vázquez's charanga. According to his brother Cachao, in 1926 he was a member of Grupo Apolo, the first septeto to include a trumpet.[4][5]

Arcaño y sus Maravillas

Arcaño y sus Maravillas at Radio CMQ, c. 1945: Arcaño on flute, Orestes López on cello (seated), Cachao on bass.

In the 1930s he was the musical director of three dance orchestras: López-Barroso, Orquesta de Orestes López and La Unión, before joining Antonio Arcaño y sus Maravillas in 1937 as a founding member. López, a multi-instrumentalist, composed and orchestrated danzones, most notably "Camina Juan Pescao", "El truco de Regatillo", "Los tres bailadores" and "Mambo", which launched a new style of danzón, the so-called danzón-mambo. Subsequently, the syncopated bass in the tune gave rise on the one hand to the dance genre known as mambo popularized by Pérez Prado, and on the other hand to the cha-cha-chá, created by Enrique Jorrín.

In the late 1930s, the danzón had three movements: the introduction, el paseo (the walk in a circle), and la comparsa (the main theme, in which dancers faced each other and danced). López's danzón-mambo, also called danzón de nuevo ritmo, changed the third movement when he substituted a montuno (based on the syncopated beat of the son-playing treseros from Oriente). López's montuno of two to four beats took on a special syncopated character and was given the generic name of mambo.

Although the Maravillas disbanded in 1958, López remained active in the popular music scene, playing piano in several of Cachao's descarga albums recorded between 1957 and 1960, including the successful Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature.

Later years and death

His younger brother Cachao emigrated to Spain in 1961 and then to the US in 1963, and achieved considerable success, but Orestes remained in Cuba. He died in Havana on January 26, 1991.[1] In 2000, Orestes was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame,[6] joining his brother, who had been inducted a year earlier. Orestes was survived by his son, Orlando "Cachaíto" López (1933–2009) who was also a double bassist. Cachaito gained fame as the ever-present performer for the Buena Vista Social Club.[7]

Compositions

Many of his compositions were named after the clubs where Arcaño y sus Maravillas would play their daily shows. He and his brother would continuously compose new tunes for every concert.[8]

  • "Arcaño"
  • "Arriba la invasión"
  • "Avance Juvenil de Ciego de Ávila"
  • "Caballeros, coman vianda"
  • "Camina Juan Pescao"
  • "Carraguao se botó" (also known as "Lágrima")
  • "Catorce de septiembre"
  • "Chifla"
  • "Club Social de Marianao"
  • "El moro eléctrico"
  • "El que más goza"
  • "El Progreso de Tinguaro"
  • "El truco de Regatillo"
  • "En el cabildo"
  • "Esto es crema"
  • "Flores de mayo"
  • "Hágase socio"
  • "Las ninfas"
  • "Llegaron los millonarios"
  • "Los Jóvenes de La Defensa"
  • "Los tres bailadores"
  • "Los tres chiflados"
  • "Mambo"
  • "Nace una estrella"
  • "Nobles y sencillos"
  • "Pasarán los años"
  • "Rapsodia en azul"
  • "Redención"
  • "Rosa que no se marchita"
  • "Silvio al bate"
  • "Sociedad Antonio Maceo de Camagüey"
  • "Soy matancero"

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Orovio, Helio (2004). Cuban Music from A to Z. Bath, UK: Tumi. p. 126. ISBN 9780822385219.
  2. ^ "Cuba recuerda a compositor y contrabajista Orestes López", 2011.
  3. ^ a b Giro, Radamés (1993). El mambo (in Spanish). Havana, Cuba: Letras Cubanas. p. 39. ISBN 978-959-10-0050-7.
  4. ^ Padura Fuentes, Leonardo (1997). Los rostros de la salsa (in Spanish). Havana, Cuba: Ediciones Unión. p. 129.
  5. ^ Delgado, Abel (May 12, 2008). "Conversing with Cachao, Part 1". Descarga.com. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. ^ "International Latin Music Hall of Fame Announces Year 2000 Inductees". 1 March 2000. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ^ www.pbs.org
  8. ^ Entrevista con Israel López "Cachao"

External links

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