Agustin Magaldi

Agustin Magaldi was a singer whose birth date is given as 1 December 1898 ^[3]. He moved to Buenos Aires in 1923, where he sang in small cafés ^[1].

His recording career began in 1924, when he joined the Victor label through Rosita Quiroga; in the same year he sang on the first broadcasts of LOY Radio Nacional ^[1]. From 1925 he worked in a duo with Pedro Noda, recording for Victor ^[1]. In 1929 he moved to the Brunswick label, wrote El penado catorce and performed seasons at the Cine Real ^[1]. He returned to Victor in 1932, with one source giving the date as 1 September 1932 ^[2].

In 1935 Monte criollo was released, with the Magaldi-Noda duo singing Mi sanjuanina ^[1]. The duo split on 31 December 1935, and from 1936 Magaldi had a solo career that was a great success on Radio Belgrano ^[1]. He died in Buenos Aires on 8 September 1938 ^[1].

Early career

Magaldi was born on 1 December 1898 ^[3]. In 1923 he moved to Buenos Aires and sang in small cafés ^[1].

In 1924 he joined Victor through Rosita Quiroga ^[1]. That year he also sang on the first broadcasts of LOY Radio Nacional ^[1].

Duo with Pedro Noda

In 1925 Magaldi formed a duo with Pedro Noda, and the pair recorded for Victor ^[1]. In 1935 Monte criollo was released, with the duo singing Mi sanjuanina ^[1]. The Magaldi-Noda duo split on 31 December 1935 ^[1].

Recordings and labels

Magaldi's label history, as recorded in the sources, ran from Victor, which he joined in 1924 through Rosita Quiroga, to Brunswick, to which he moved in 1929 ^[1]. In 1932 he returned to Victor; one source dates this return to 1 September 1932 ^[2].

In the same year as his move to Brunswick, 1929, he wrote El penado catorce and performed seasons at the Cine Real ^[1].

Solo career and death

After the end of the duo, Magaldi worked as a solo performer from 1936, a career described as a great success on Radio Belgrano ^[1]. He died in Buenos Aires on 8 September 1938 ^[1].