Don Azpiazú

conductor · 1893–1943 · Cienfuegos

Cuban bandleader, he took his Havana Casino Orchestra to New York in 1930 and recorded "The Peanut Vendor" there, which sold more than a million copies. His orchestra introduced authentic Cuban dance music and its instruments to the United States.

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Styles

• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban

Landmark tracks

• The Peanut Vendor (1930)

Sources

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