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Roberto Firpo

459 recordings in our catalogue, 1917–1944, with 16 singers.

14 facts · 5 sources · every fact links its source

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19171944

1917: 1, 1926: 14, 1927: 92, 1928: 61, 1929: 75, 1930: 64, 1931: 37, 1932: 28, 1933: 7, 1934: 11, 1935: 14, 1936: 13, 1937: 13, 1938: 5, 1939: 1, 1940: 4, 1941: 4, 1942: 7, 1943: 4, 1944: 4

Singers over the years

First to last recording together · source: TangoCloud catalogue · tap a bar for the takes

19271944
  1. Carlos Varela1930–1938 · 67
  2. Teófilo Ibáñez1928–1929 · 59
  3. Principe Azul1931–1932 · 22
  4. Alberto Diale1939–1943 · 10
  5. Ignacio Murillo1941–1944 · 8
  6. Carlos Viván1932–1935 · 6
  7. Roberto Diaz1932 · 4
  8. Luis Díaz1929 · 3
  9. Coro1931–1936 · 3
  10. Héctor Villanueva1931–1932 · 3
  11. Choir1927–1931 · 2
  12. Miguel Manacorda1932 · 2
  13. Dorita Davis1931 · 1
  14. Francisco Fiorentino1929 · 1
  15. Victorio Cipelli1932 · 1
  16. Enrique Forte1935 · 1

Singers

Born on1

Born on Born in Las Flores, Buenos Aires Province.1884-05-10Single source

Described as13

Described as Starts piano lessons with Alfredo Bevilacqua, aged about nineteen.1903Single source

Described as Debuts in a trio with Francisco Postiglione and Juan Carlos Bazán at Hansen's.1907Single source

Described as Forms his first orchestra; that year it plays at the Armenonville when Gardel and Razzano make their debut there.1913Single source

Described as Begins recording for the ERA label, then joins Nacional for more than thirty years.1914Single source

Described as Gives the first performance of La cumparsita at the café La Giralda in Montevideo.1916Single source

Described as Leads a large Firpo-Canaro orchestra for the carnival at the Teatro Colón in Rosario.1917Single source

Described as Plays in Alberto Novión's play El cabaret Montmartre at the Teatro Nacional.1919Single source

Described as Leaves music for cattle ranching; floods and the stock market cost him his savings and he returns to tango.1930Single source

Described as Forms his first quartet, with Juan Cambareri.1933Single source

Described as Retires after close to three thousand recordings.1959Single source

Described as Dies in Buenos Aires; buried in the SADAIC pantheon.1969-06-14Single source

Described as Composed “Alma de bohemio” (1914).1914Single source

Described as Composed “El amanecer” (1910).1910Single source

Timeline

  1. 1884-05-10

    Born on Born in Las Flores, Buenos Aires Province.Single source

  2. 1903

    Described as Starts piano lessons with Alfredo Bevilacqua, aged about nineteen.Single source

  3. 1907

    Described as Debuts in a trio with Francisco Postiglione and Juan Carlos Bazán at Hansen's.Single source

  4. 1910

    Described as Composed “El amanecer” (1910).Single source

  5. 1913

    Described as Forms his first orchestra; that year it plays at the Armenonville when Gardel and Razzano make their debut there.Single source

  6. 1914

    Described as Begins recording for the ERA label, then joins Nacional for more than thirty years.Single source

  7. 1914

    Described as Composed “Alma de bohemio” (1914).Single source

  8. 1916

    Described as Gives the first performance of La cumparsita at the café La Giralda in Montevideo.Single source

Related

  1. [1]Roberto Firpobiography · timeline-2488
  2. [2]Roberto Firpobiography · timeline-2492
  3. [3]Roberto Firpoencyclopedia · timeline-2498
  4. [4]es.wikipedia.orgwebsite · timeline-17751 · retrieved 2026-10-29
  5. [5]es.wikipedia.orgwebsite · timeline-17766 · retrieved 2026-10-29