Enric Madriguera

Enric R. Madriguera (17 February 1902 – 7 September 1973)[1][2] was a violinist of Catalan origin who was playing concerts as a child before he studied at the Barcelona Conservatory (the Castilian form of his name is Enrique, which he sometimes used on records).

Whilst still in his twenties, Madriguera was lead violinist at Boston's Symphony orchestras, before becoming the conductor of the Cuban Philharmonic.

[3] During this period, his music was mostly Anglo-American dance or foxtrot, and frequently jazz-inflected, although he had a modest hit with his rhumba rendition of "Carioca" (1934).

By the 1930s, Madriguera was recording Latin American music almost exclusively;[3] his composition "Adios" became a national hit in 1931.

On his radio appearances, the band was billed as Enric Madriguera and His Music of the Americas, and "Adios" was its theme song.