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Xavier Cugat is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Pérez Prado, Henry Mancini, Pink Martini, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass and Ibrahim Ferrer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Johnny Pacheco, Tito Rodriguez, Yma Sumac, Charo and Beny Moré, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Xavier Cugat and forward to Johnny Pacheco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Xavier Cugat was an American musician and bandleader who was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in the United States. Originally from Girona, Catalonia in Spain, he spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba, before arriving in New York City in 1915. A trained violinist and arranger, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria hotel from 1933 to 1949 and a prolific recording artist for 40 years. He became known as the "Rumba King." A restaurateur in West Hollywood and New York, he and his band appeared in numerous motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s. He was also a caricature artist.
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Xavier Cugat shares an orbit with Pérez Prado, Henry Mancini, Pink Martini and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, went on to shape Johnny Pacheco, Tito Rodriguez, Yma Sumac and Charo. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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