Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Raised in Cuba, he played violin in the Havana Symphony Orchestra from an early age. When he moved to the United States at the age of 21, he began composing tango for the cinema, then conducted the orchestra at the Waldorf Astoria palace in New York, which included Rita Hayworth. In the '40s, he composed several hits for Catarina Valente ("Brazil" and "Balabu"). With his "typical" style, as this genre of music was described in the 50s, Xavier Cugat made a major contribution to popularizing Latin-Cuban sounds, including the mambo, among Western audiences.
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Cugat's Favourite Rumbas
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
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The King Plays Some Aces + Bread, Love and Cha Cha Cha
Latin America - Released by Sauvage Recordings on 15 Jan 2016
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Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra: 1944-1945 Recordings
Latin America - Released by Sauvage Recordings on 15 Jan 2016
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Cugat In France, Spain & Italy (Album of 1960)
Pop - Released by Latin Classics on 31 Oct 2018
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Mambo at the Waldorf + Cugat Cavalcade
Latin America - Released by Sauvage Recordings on 15 Jan 2016
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Twist with Cugat (Album of 1962)
Pop - Released by Latin Classics on 31 Oct 2018
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Latin Jazz - Released by turn of the tide on 25 Apr 2023
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Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 02)
World - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Chilie Con Cugat (Album of 1959)
Pop - Released by Latin Classics on 31 Oct 2018
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A Prairie Windstorm
Latin America - Released by prairie windstorm on 4 Feb 2023
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Wonderland by Night
Pop - Released by Resona Music on 1 Oct 2021
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A new Friend
Latin America - Released by golden times again on 9 Aug 2019
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Carnival King
Latin America - Released by nature oldies on 6 Mar 2020
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Brazil - Big Band Favourites
Traditional Jazz & New Orleans - Released by Ap Music Ltd on 20 Oct 2014
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Cugat's Favorite Rumbas (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks - 1954)
Pop - Released by Latin Classics on 1 Jan 2014
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