Xavier Cugat

United States
January 1, 1900 – October 27, 1990

• latin
• big band
• instrumental
• classical
• latin jazz
• rock
• vocal
• world
• jazz
• easy listening
• pop

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Xavier Cugat was a Spanish-American musician who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. In New York, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria before and after World War II. He was also a cartoonist and a restaurateur. The personal papers of Xavier Cugat are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

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