The Wedding Samba / Zing-A Zing-A Zing Boom
Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra
- Artist
- Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra
- Label
- Columbia
- Catalog number
- 38725
- Format
- 10" · 78 RPM · Promo
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1950
- Genre
- Latin
What’s on it
The Wedding Samba / Zing-A Zing-A Zing Boom has 2 tracks, about 5:51 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
AThe Wedding Samba
- Composed By
- Abraham Ellstein, Allan Small, Joseph Liebowitz
- Vocals
- Abbe Lane
BZing-A Zing-A Zing Boom
- Composed By
- Black-Out (3), Ze Maria
- Lyrics By [English Lyrics]
- Glen Moore (2)
- Vocals
- Abbe Lane, Otto Bolivar
- Written-By [Uncredited]
- Jose Morand
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Where it came from
Released by Columbia Records in 1950, this 78-rpm single represents the commercial peak of Latin-influenced popular music in the mid-century United States. Xavier Cugat, a Spanish-born bandleader and violinist known as the 'Rumba King,' was instrumental in popularizing Latin dance rhythms for American audiences through his long-standing residency at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
The tracks reflect the polished, big-band sound that defined Cugat's orchestral arrangements during this era. 'The Wedding Samba' was a significant hit for Cugat, capitalizing on the broader national interest in Latin-themed novelty songs of the late 1940s and early 1950s. The recording features the characteristic percussion-heavy, accessible orchestration that allowed Cugat to bridge the gap between authentic Afro-Cuban sounds and mainstream ballroom pop.
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