Lorenzo Barbero

Lorenzo Barbero was born on 6 September 1918 ^[3]. Around 1941 he debuted the Agrupación Copacabana at the Teatro Capitol in Córdoba ^[1]. In May 1948 he began appearing on Radio Belgrano's program La gran audición Federal with his Orquesta de la Argentinidad ^[1].

In October 1951 he started recording for the Odeon label, with Roberto Florio as singer ^[1]. In 1954 he recorded Noche de locura with Osvaldo Ribó ^[2]. In 1956 and 1957 he toured Argentina and Chile ^[1]. In 1998 he presented Fiebre de tango at the Teatro Real in Córdoba ^[2], and he died in Buenos Aires in 2009 ^[2].

History

Barbero's first recorded ensemble was the Agrupación Copacabana, which debuted around 1941 at the Teatro Capitol in Córdoba ^[1]. The sources give that year as approximate ^[1].

In May 1948 he began appearing on Radio Belgrano's La gran audición Federal, leading a group called the Orquesta de la Argentinidad ^[1].

In 1956 the orchestra toured Mendoza, San Rafael, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Villa Mercedes and Rosario ^[1]. In 1957 it played in Santiago and Valparaíso in Chile, and then at the Confitería La Armonía in Buenos Aires ^[1].

Decades later, in 1998, Barbero presented Fiebre de tango at the Teatro Real in Córdoba ^[2]. He died in Buenos Aires in 2009 ^[2].

Singers

Roberto Florio sang with the orchestra when it began recording for Odeon in October 1951 ^[1]. Osvaldo Ribó was the singer on the 23 July 1954 recording of Noche de locura ^[2].

Recordings

The orchestra started recording for Odeon in October 1951, with Roberto Florio as singer ^[1]. On 23 July 1954 Barbero recorded Noche de locura with Osvaldo Ribó ^[2].