{"title":"Cachao Y Su Combo","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"descargas-cubanos","title":"Descargas Cubanos","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary composer, arranger, band leader, and double bassist \u003cstrong\u003eIsrael “Cachao” López\u003c\/strong\u003e (1918-2008) is universally recognized as one of the most prolific and influential figures in the history of Cuban music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe was a co-founder of the widely popular mambo style in the late 1930’s, and a primary exponent of the “descarga” movement of the 1950’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCachao\u003c\/strong\u003e’s recognition as one of the most formidable Cuban musicians helped him to get the chance to record as a leader in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe and his sidemen got together for informal jam sessions at around 4 a.m., after fulfilling their professional obligations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese sessions were known as “descargas”, combining the improvisational and informal characteristics of a jazz jam session with harmonic progressions and rhythms distinctly Cuban.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album \u003cem\u003eDescargas Cubanas\u003c\/em\u003e, presented here, marked the very first in a series of recorded “descargas,” and includes several legends of Cuban music, such as \u003cstrong\u003eAlejandro “El Negro” Vivar\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGeneroso “El Tojo” Jiménez\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Descarga","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50974871322955,"sku":"2236177","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8436563185922_5304172a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1734131902"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/cachao-y-su-combo.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}