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| Avg.User Rating: 29 Ratings |
| Died: Oct 27, 1990 in Barcelona, Spain |
| Genre: Easy Listening, Latin |
| Styles: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Instrumental Pop, Lounge, Latin Jazz, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Rhumba |
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| Biography: Remembered for his highly commercial approach to pop music, Xavier Cugat (born Francisco de Asis Javier Cugat Mingall de Cru y Deulofeo) made an even greater mark as one of the pioneers of Latin American dance music. During his eight-decade-long career, Cugat helped to popularize the tango, the cha-cha, ...Read full biography |
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Label: Columbia Critics' Rating:  At least three of the four Cugat tracks are available on other Columbia LPs, and the same may be true of the Belmonte and Machito selections. In any case, this is fantastic record with a gorgeous jacket ...Read full reviewLabel: Mercury Critics' Rating:  Cugat's Favorites is a reissue of the Here's Cugat 10" LP plus four tracks ("Siboney, " "Miami Beach Rhumba, " "Chiu Chiu, " and "Donde Estabas Tu") from the Dance with Cugat 10" LP (a.k.a. The Great Latin ...Read full review
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