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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring bassists Cachao, Andy González, and Charnett Moffett. Frank Stewart/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption

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Jazz Night In America: The Radio Program

Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Hear the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in 2006, with four virtuoso bassists: Rubén Rodríguez, Charnett Moffett, the late Andy González, and the mighty Cachao, two years before his death.

Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

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Latin Roots: The Cuban Style Of Charanga

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World Cafe

Latin Roots: The Cuban Style Of Charanga

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Grammy award-winning producer Aaron Levinson de into charanga, a Cuban style of music. Hear a transformative track by the legendary Cachao.

Latin Roots: The Cuban Style Of Charanga

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