XAVIER CUGAT bim bam bum

[KingCrimson776]

This has to be who Betty Boop was based off of

[cliffworks4321]

Wonderful band full of fun! Would anyone have any info on enigmatic George or Jorge Cordoba virtuoso guitarist who played a while in XC's band? There's little info out there on him except recordings Shades of Django and Guitarra Exotica. The wonderful Lina Romay passed away last year. RIP

[crdls2]

On the Maracas, Catalino Rolon. My dad. He started as percussionist and dancer for Xavier Cugat. Later on he moved on to start his own orchestra then became a promoter. He was the booking agent and talent recruiter for the New York Palladium. He discovered and got many artist started in the business such as Celia Cruz and others. On his last days in the business he produced numerous bands of wish some became real popular and some still playing. Google his name for more info. RIP papi.

[latinosomos]

Correction: He did not discover Celia Cruz. When Celia came to New York she was already a great artist knows all over the world. She started in SONORA MATANCERA in the late 40’s.

Sincerely

LATINOSOMOS

[crdls2]

@latinosomos You are absolutely right. My dad passed away when I was very young. All I know is bits and pieces of what he used to tell me and of what I find on the internet. I do know he was a talent scout that brought a lot of musicians from cuba to the U.S. but not Celia Cruz. Once she was in NY he became her agent and close friend. He even gave her hand away at her small wedding. I recently visited your channel, thanks for making all this history availble.

Sincerely

Cesar Rolon

[crdls2]

On the Maracas, Catalino Rolon. My dad.

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥ .

[HearYeRocknRoll]

Lina Romay 1919-2010. She was a wonderful star from the 1940's who could sing and dance brilliantly, and we can see her charm and beauty here in this clip.

[VValkyrie]

Gorgeous suit Mr Cugat is sporting.

[TVWriterGuy]

Let's hear it for Xavier Cugat and his orchestra!

[chaspagano]

Incredible!

[piefkelike]

Fantástico! Yo me pregunto dónde se puede vivir música de ese tipo hoy en día?

Soy todavía joven, pero la música de hoy no me toca y no puede competir con esta energía, alegría y armonía musical de los grandes orquestas como de X. Cugat. Y Lina Romay con su interpretación es un verdadero antidepresivo. Gracias por ver esta actuación por lo menos aquí en Youtube!

[cesarchalon]

Original de Noro Morales...

[PATERCITO]

Siempre conocí desde niño a una Compañía teatral que se llamaba BIm Bam Bum,pero no imaginaba de donde provenía su nombre.

Gracias por hacérmelo saber...50 años después con la guapísima Lina Romay.

Un abrazo

Marco

[RomansChapter3Verse4]

I love how Hispanics can say negro without being  racist lol

[sbchelldiver]

@RomansChapter3Verse4 That's because in Spanish, as a Poet said, Negro, or Negrito, means LOVE..^come to the Caribbean, you are most welcome, & you'll see it is True!!!:D

[mrbrockpeters]

@RomansChapter3Verse4 Yes I love how we can say that. I hate having to explain people that it literally means the color "black". It's like, "For the millionth time Fuck off you bleeding heart! I'm not being racist!!!"

[villarreal46]

Auditiva y visualmente un lujo, espectacular.

[lupillo170]

grandioso simplemente un atista ese mr cugat, me hubiese gustado mucho poder  ser parte de esa orquesta y de esa epoca.

solo queda disfrutarlo. gracias.

[123cherryrose]

my grandpa is playing the maraces!!

[mrbrockpeters]

@123cherryrose Your grandpa helped make some sweet @ss music bro! This stuff is so lively and bouncy! I love it.

[DCFunBud]

@123cherryrose He must have been the best maraces player in the world to have worked for Cugat. He certainly seems to be enjoying himself.

[easy60sfan]

@123cherryrose He's really enjoying doing so, yes? I love watching him.

[crdls2]

@123cherryrose you are as good a musician as your grand daddy Rosa! you rock!

[moforibalait]

the best version (even if i like this one very much) is Miguelito Valdés' one like eaxh song señor valdés ha cantado he was the best singer of his times tecnica interpretacion color de la voz swing .... i know i'm not objective LOL just one of my prefered with cascarita

[art2liv4]

Thanks, best version of this tune I've found, added to my favorites. Hooray for Cugie!

[salsa10cubana]

Bellísima. Great music and performance. Thanks for sharing it

[zozottine]

Un Catalan (Cugat) qui personnifie la musique antillaise et une Guera (Romay, nom français, des Scandinaves du côté maternel) de la plus belle eau qui parle de mulâtre et de négresse... C'est amusant.

[Vengajaleo]

thank you so much. In your nice little bio you forget to mention that Lina Romay, the singer, was also Cugat's wife.

Wanted to let you know, just in case nobody said it before.

[byrd56]

@Vengajaleo Cugie was married 5 times. While Cugie wasn't married to Lina, his fifth and last marriage, from 1966-78, was to none other than Charo.

[keyespartan]

le doy las gracias a todas las personas que han hecho posible que disfrutemos de todos estos tesoros musicales tanto en audio como en video. nunca pense que llegara a tener la oportunidad de conocer y disfrutar a los grandes de la musica

gracias

nuevamente por darnos tanta felicidad a quienes amamos esta musica

[alexmacram]

Inolvidable!

[maimar16]

la chica de la bim bam bu aora trabaja en una seria llamada aida?

[le3verita]

Beautiful very nice !

[curtrock]

I'd like to bim bam that bum!

[OniLunchbox]

you curr

[alonset]

Tuve la suerte de conocer a Xavier Cugat en Barcelona en 1989 en una presentación sobre su historia.Era ya mayor de uos 80 años,pero muy amable.Falleciço poco después.

Muchas gracias por estas películas,me recuerdan mi infancia en Lima en 1963.

[gomerijos]

Es una composicion de Noro Morales y la primera version con la Orquesta de Cugat fue de

Tito Rodriguez.

[aleyda1]

The Bongo King, Rogelio Darias, has passed at the age of 93

A native of Santa Clara, Cuba and classified by Leonardo Acosta as "one of the first to play tumbadoras on a stand, with illuminated engineering," was destined to spread the bongó gospel to Las Vegas in the 1960s, when he collaborated extensively with the late piano star Liberace,in Sin City.

Going by way of Hollywood, California and Hawaii with Xavier Cugat and his Show. Rogelio Darias resided in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[chrisswider]

Thanks for finding this and for the interesting notes. Very enjoyable music. Thank you.

[nikklaszeta]

esto si se llama una buena voz.

[cliffworks4321]

anyone have info on his fantastic guitarist George Cordoba? thanks

[alnitemike]

A ver cuando se le da a Lina el lugar que merece!!!

[spellson1930]

Los que hemos visto la película Escuela de Sirenas nos hemos deleitado con la orquesta de Xavier Cugat, la bellísima Esther Williams y el famosísimo baritono colombiano Carlos Julio Ramirez. Igual el órgano fabuloso de Ethel Smith y la trompeta de Harry James. Es esta película un tipo de film extraordinario que ya desafortunadamente no se volverá a realizar en Holliwood.

[pelotitaturca]

Este es un fragmento de "Escuela de Sirenas"

[SOTONY01]

Xavier Cugat, Perez Prado and Beny Moré were the best arrangers of latin music.

Aqui la fantastica Lina Romay canta con la orchestra del Xavier Cugat.

Quien sabe, de donde se orige Lina Romay? Romay es una palabra Hungara.

[caraqueno]

Lina Romay era mexicana, hija de un diplomatico mexicano.

[gomerijos]

@SOTONY01 Nacio en Nueva York.Su padre era un diplomatico mexicano.

[papidou1934]

....we were dancing with Cugat,in the fivety...thanks.

[Bobchai]

Mi padre fue quizas el mayor aficionado de Cugat en el planeta. Ver est me trae lagrimas a los ojos

[QVLM]

Chevere!

[esaval]

Cugat,genial!!!

Viva la musica alegre de Xavi Cugat!!!

[alejandroomi]

Me encanto este viejo video que encontrastes... y lo lindo es que es a TODO COLOR! Es parte de un musical de Hollywood?