Xavier Cugat
- Type: Bandleader
- Country: Spain
- Born: 1 January 1900, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- Died: 27 October 1990, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Active: 1925–1970
Biography
Xavier Cugat, born in Girona, Spain in 1900 and raised in Havana, Cuba, was the violinist and bandleader who brought rumba, conga, mambo and cha-cha-cha rhythms to mainstream American audiences. Resident at New York's #Waldorf-Astoria# from 1933 to 1949, he recorded prolifically for #RCA Victor#, #Columbia# and #Decca#, scored hits with 'Perfidia' and 'Brazil', and appeared with his orchestra in numerous Hollywood musicals. Known as the Rumba King, he died in Barcelona in 1990.
Xavier Cugat Discography
- Rhumba With Cugat (1941) - Album - rated 3.1/5
- Cugat's Favorite Rhumbas (1948) - Album - rated 2.74/5
- Mambo (1953) - Album - rated 3.53/5