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Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 11 episodes and was first played on 1 June 2013.

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.

Cugat was born Francisco de Asis Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeo in Girona, Spain. His family immigrated to Cuba when he was five. He trained as a classical violinist and played with the Orchestra of the Teatro Nacional in…

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Perfidia
Xavier Cugat
Mercury1967
Perfidia
Xavier CugatMercury1967
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Mondongo
Xavier Cugat
Legacy, Columbia2002
Mondongo
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Misirlou
Xavier Cugat
Harmony1960
Misirlou
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Cuban Mambo
Xavier Cugat
Harmony1960
Cuban Mambo
Xavier CugatHarmony1960
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A Bailar Merengue
Xavier Cugat
CBS1990
A Bailar Merengue
Xavier CugatCBS1990
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A Chango
Xavier Cugat
Harlequin1999
A Chango
Xavier CugatHarlequin1999
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