Person
Xavier Cugat
Albums
69
Members
2
Active
1900–1990
Origin
La Habana
Biography
Xavier Cugat (1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish-American bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a cartoonist. In New York, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria before and after World War II.
The personal papers of Xavier Cugat are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
Discography
Rhumba With Cugat
Here's Cugat
Merengue by Cugat
Chile con Cugie
Cugat in Spain
That Latin Beat!
Cugat in France, Spain, & Italy
The Latin Rhythms of Xavier Cugat
The Latin Rhythms Of Xavier Cugat
Viva Cugat!
Cugat Plays Continental Hits
Swinging Cha-Cha-Chas
Cugat's Golden Goodies
Cugi’s Cocktails
Plays The Music Of Ernesto Lecuona
X-Cugat
The Brazilian Sound Of
Disco De Oro
¡Caliente!
Xavier Cugat
The Best Of Xavier Cugat
16 Latin Favorites
Plays 20 Dance Hits
The Cugat Touch
Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat Vol. 3
Dansez Avec Xavier Cugat
Los Más Grandes Exitos De Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat / Abbe Lane
Cugat Desde El Ritz
Ritm'O - Rythmes Latins
Grandes Éxitos
My Shawl
El Negro Zumbon
Me gusta la conga
Rumbas! Tangos! Congas!
Xavier Cugat y Orquesta
Xavier Cugat
Say Si! Si!
The Best of Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
16 Most Requested Songs
16 Most Requested Songs
Cugat & Prima
Tango!
Viva Cugat!
Viva Cugat!
Loves to Tango
Cocktail Hour
Latinos de Oro - 30 Exitos de Oro
Music to Watch Girls By
Bread, Love and Cha-Cha-Cha / Cugat Cavalgade
Jack Jack Jack: 1947–1949
The Greatest RCA Sides of Xavier Cugat
Weekend in Havana
The Breeze and I
The Original Latin Dance King
Carnival Procession
Perfidia
The Xavier Cugat Collection 1933-1958
Very Best of Xavier Cugat
Credits
All rolesConductor 8Writer 4Performer 3Liner Notes 2Arranger 2Artwork 2Vocal 1Producer 1Instrument 1
The Original Latin Dance King
My Sweet Señorita
Cugi’s Cocktails
Exotic Dreams
Apasionada
Bread, Love And Cha, Cha, Cha
Chile Con Cugie
Cielito Lindo / La Paloma
Cugat Caricatures
El Sombrero De Gaspar / Tabú
Mon Menage A Moi (French Version)
Never On Sunday
One-Two-Three-Kick
Operation Xavier Cugat
Rhumba With Cugat
Rock Of The Hours / Rock Moruno
Rumbas! Tangos! Congas!
Tangos
The King Plays Some Aces
The King Plays Some Aces
The Story Of Sorrento / Hugo And Igo
To All My Friends
Waltzes But By Cugat!
Where There's A Man