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Justo Ángel Azpiazú (Cienfuegos, 11 February 1893 – Havana, 20 January 1943), better known as Don Azpiazú, was a leading Cuban orchestral director in the 1920s and 1930s. His band introduced authentic Cuban dance music and Cuban musical instruments to a wide audience in the USA. It was his Havana Casino Orchestra which went to New York in 1930, and recorded one of the biggest hits in Cuban music history, the "Peanut Vendor". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. The band included a number of star musicians such as trumpeter Julio Cueva and singer Antonio Machín. Azpiazú also used North American singers such as Bob Burke or Chick Bullock to help popularize the genre.

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  • Justo Ángel Azpiazú (Cienfuegos, 11 February 1893 – Havana, 20 January 1943), better known as Don Azpiazú, was a leading Cuban orchestral director in the 1920s and 1930s. His band introduced authentic Cuban dance music and Cuban musical instruments to a wide audience in the USA. It was his Havana Casino Orchestra which went to New York in 1930, and recorded one of the biggest hits in Cuban music history, the "Peanut Vendor". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. The band included a number of star musicians such as trumpeter Julio Cueva and singer Antonio Machín. Azpiazú also used North American singers such as Bob Burke or Chick Bullock to help popularize the genre. (en)
  • Justo Ángel Azpiazú (Don Azpiazu)(Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 de febrero de 1893 — La Habana, Cuba, 20 de enero de 1943) fue un director de orquesta de los años 1920 y 1930. Su banda fue una de las primeras, en Nueva York, en la introducción de instrumentos de percusión cubana y su música alcanzó gran popularidad en los Estados Unidos de América . Don Azpiazu grabó con su orquesta Habana Casino en Nueva York, uno de los más grandes éxitos internacionales de la historia de la música cubana: El manisero. (es)
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