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The next album will show a version of original by Ernesto Lecuona, " To Vigo me voy "which would record the
Carlos Núñez on the album" A Irmandade das estrelas. Before
biography of Ernesto Lecuona:
His full name was Francisco d'Assis Xavier Cugat de Bru i Mingall Deulofeu. Born in Gerona, but his family emigrated to Cuba in 1905. He studied classical violin and played in an orchestra at the National Theatre of Havana.
Between 1915 and 1918 in New York played tangos with a band known as gigolos. Later, he devoted himself to drawing comics for the Los Angeles Times.
participated in the soundtrack of the first movies with sound and appeared in several Hollywood films, always in the role of director of rhythmic music, while involved with his orchestra in performance. Xavier Cugat
participated in several films for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer, many of them led by Esther Williams, as "On an Island with You" (On an Island with You), with Ricardo Montalban, Jimmy Durante, "Bathing Beauty" ( Bathing Beauty), with Red Skelton and Carlos Ramirez, and "Neptune's Daughter" (Neptune's Daughter), also with Ricardo Montalban, Red Skelton. Another film in the Metro Goldwyn Mayer in which he participated with his band was "Festival in Mexico" (Holiday in Mexico), this time with Jane Powell, Walter Pidgeon and pianist Jose Iturbi.
often and since the colorful movie and musical romantic comedy, painting or drawing Cugat appeared in front of his orchestra, which, in turn, played a vigorous rumba.
In 1940 he recorded the song Perfidia with singer Miguelito Valdés, which became a huge success. His music followed the fashions of the moment, and recorded songs of all genres: conga, mambo and samba, among others. His example was soon followed by other orchestras, such as Pérez Prado. His orchestra was a quarry from which came the song featured performers like Tito Rodriguez and tropical Vitín Avilés.
met Xavier Cugat extensive stage burning discs with labels such as Columbia and RCA Victor. With the former are celebrated at the Waldorf Mambo, Merengue by Cugat, Cugat's Favorite Rhumba, and others, all twelve issues of content, also with the Victor is very popular disc Cugat in Spain among others.
Xavier Cugat played the violin, and notoriously fond of the various instruments of the orchestra, and even more evident that the marimba is not missing any of his performances and recordings, showing their high affinity for this musical instrument . Indeed it is notable that use of the marimba makes the album Merengue! by Cugat!. This album was released in 1955 on the occasion of the celebration in Santo Sunday Fair peace and brotherhood of the free world held by the dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the same year.
Cugat was married four times. One of his most famous wife was the singer Abbe Lane, who served with him on numerous occasions until the couple divorced in 1964. On August 7, 1966 he married the dancer Charo Baeza, which became his fourth wife, the couple was responsible for opening the Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas.
Xavier Cugat died at age 90 in Barcelona, \u200b\u200band was buried in the city of Gerona, where he was born.
Tracklist:
01. To Vigo Me I
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Habanera 03. Manigua Bruca
04. New Conga
05.
Tunar 06. My Conga
07.
Guaira 08. Chango Elube
09. Sons Of Buddha
10. Rumba Rumbero
11. Benabe
12. Five Children
13. Blen Blen Blen
14. Adios Africa
15. Enlloro
16. Tabu