Vinyl records

Xavier Cugat vinyl records

2 albums with 45 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Francisco de Asis Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu. Born: January 1, 1900, Girona, Spain. Died: October 27, 1990, Barcelona, Spain. Catalan-Cuban-American bandleader whom many consider to have been very influential in incorporating Latin music into popular music in the United States. Perez Prado followed in Cugat's footsteps. Cugat was born in Girona, in Catalonia (Spain). He emmigrated with his family to Cuba when he was five, and trained as a classical violinist, playing with the Orchestra of the Teatro Nacional in Havana. On 6 July 1915, Cugat and his family arrived in New York. Entering the world of show business, he played with a band called “The Gigolos” during the tango craze.