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  1. OdeonyesterdayDescribed as Max Glucksmann took sole control of Odeon's Argentine business when World War One cut it off from Berlin, building a multimedia empire of label, radio station a
  2. Azucena MaizaniyesterdayDescribed as Quiroga and Maizani both sang as 'arrabaleras' -- deliberately rough voices of the poor outer barrios -- in contrast to more sophisticated, cabaret-style singer
  3. Rosita QuirogayesterdayDescribed as Quiroga and Maizani both sang as 'arrabaleras' -- deliberately rough voices of the poor outer barrios -- in contrast to more sophisticated, cabaret-style singer
  4. OdeonyesterdayDescribed as The only way to spot an electrical recording at the time was tiny markings: Odeon restarted its matrix numbering at 1 with a small 'e'; Victor later added 'VE'
  5. VictoryesterdayDescribed as The only way to spot an electrical recording at the time was tiny markings: Odeon restarted its matrix numbering at 1 with a small 'e'; Victor later added 'VE'
  6. OdeonyesterdayDescribed as Victor introduced electrical recording in Argentina on 1 March 1926; Odeon didn't follow until November 1926. Neither label announced it publicly, by a gentlema
  7. VictoryesterdayDescribed as Victor introduced electrical recording in Argentina on 1 March 1926; Odeon didn't follow until November 1926. Neither label announced it publicly, by a gentlema
  8. Maria BlancoyesterdaySpanish version of revision 1
  9. Gabriela FernandezyesterdaySpanish version of revision 1
  10. TD1x6zy8yesterdaySpanish version of revision 1
  11. Tango escenario / fantasíayesterdayGlossary meaning Tango escenario is tango danced by professionals for show, with bolder choreography than tango de salón or canyengue accept
  12. Tango de salónyesterdayDescribed as Tango de salón was the style danced socially between the 1920s and 1950s
  13. BandoneónyesterdayGlossary meaning The bandoneón is a free-reed bellows instrument of the concertina family, rectangular with a square section
  14. Tango canciónyesterdayGlossary meaning Tango canción is a lyrical-musical composition whose words answer to the rhythmic and emotional character of tango music and dance
  15. LunfardoyesterdayGlossary meaning Lunfardo is a slang that originated and developed in the Río de la Plata, in Buenos Aires and Montevideo
  16. Sexteto típicoyesterdayGlossary meaning A sexteto típico has two bandoneons, two violins, piano and double bass; Francisco Canaro shaped one in Buenos Aires
  17. Orquesta típicayesterdayGlossary meaning In Argentina and Uruguay the term orquesta típica became tied to tango
  18. Tango nuevo (dance)yesterdayGlossary meaning Nuevo tango is a form of music adding new elements to traditional tango, and an evolution of tango dance that began in the 1980s
  19. Día Nacional del Tango (11 December)yesterdayDescribed as 11 December honours the birth dates of the singer Carlos Gardel and the bandleader Julio de Caro
  20. Día Nacional del Tango (11 December)yesterdayGlossary meaning National Tango Day is celebrated on 11 December each year in Argentina and on 5 October in Uruguay
  21. Candombe and milonga candombeyesterdayGlossary meaning Candombe is an Afro-Latin American cultural expression centred on drumming, significant in Uruguay and recognised by UNESCO as intangible heritage
  22. Milonga (dance event)yesterdayDescribed as The music at a milonga is mainly tango, vals and milonga, with the core repertoire from the 1930s to 1950s
  23. Milonga (dance event)yesterdayGlossary meaning A milonga is an event where Argentine tango is danced; the music is mainly tango, vals and milonga
  24. The cabeceo, tanda and cortina: milonga codesyesterdayGlossary meaning A tanda is a set of three to five dances of one rhythm; tandas are separated by short pieces of light music called cortinas
  25. The cabeceo, tanda and cortina: milonga codesyesterdayGlossary meaning A cortina is a short piece of music, 20–60 seconds, played between tandas at a milonga to mark the end of a tanda
  26. Cyntia PalaciosyesterdaySpanish version of revision 1
  27. Dominic BridgeyesterdaySpanish version of revision 1
  28. Maria RivarolayesterdaySpanish version of revision 1
  29. Yuyo verdeyesterday11 facts added.
  30. Corazón de papelyesterday7 facts added.