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Xavier Cugat (Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music .
May 31, 2019 · Brazil (Russell-Barroso) by Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra, vocals by the Cugat ChorusCugat’s most successful chart hit spent a remarkable se...
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Jan 10, 2010 · This is the 1958 mono LP of this classic Latin jazz bandleader, jazz violinist Xavier Cugat and his orchestra which is rarely heard today on any audio format. ...more.
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Oct 28, 1990 · Bandleader Xavier Cugat, who began playing in a symphony orchestra at the age of 10 and went on to become known as the “Rumba King” of the 1930s and ‘40s, died Saturday in Spain. He was 90....
Xavier Cugat was the first bandleader to front a successful Latin orchestra in the United States. He was largely responsible for popularizing Latin music among North American audiences, paving the way for such future stars as Perez Prado, and Tito Puente. Sources differ widely on Cugat's early life and career.
Xavier Cugat was a bandleader who introduced Latin American dance music to wide audiences in the United States. Cugat proved a violin prodigy while growing up in Havana, Cuba, earned enough money to finance his family’s move to Brooklyn, N.Y., and accompanied tenor Enrico Caruso on a world tour at.
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Xavier Cugat (January 1, 1900 - October 27, 1990) was a Spanish-Cuban bandleader whom many consider to have had more to do with the infusion of Latin music into United States popular music than any other musician. Perez Prado followed in Cugat's footsteps.
