Justo Ángel Azpiazú ( Cienfuegos, 11 February 1893 –

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and Cuban

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to the USA. It was his Havana Casino Orchestra which went to

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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

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by the

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. The band included musicians such as trumpeter Julio Cueva and singer Antonio Machín. Azpiazú also used

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singers such as

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or Chick Bullock to help popularize the genre.Yanow, Scott 2000. ''Afro-Cuban Jazz''. New York.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Azpiazu, Don 1893 births 1943 deaths Cuban bandleaders Cuban musicians 20th-century Cuban conductors (music) RCA Victor artists People from Cienfuegos