Year
Tango in 1943
1943 falls in the Golden Age (1935–1954).
19351954
Our catalogue holds 335 recordings from 1943. The orchestras recorded most that year were Aníbal Troilo (30 recordings), Francisco Canaro (27 recordings), and Carlos Di Sarli (26 recordings).
That year
Recién: Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.
Oscar Herrero: Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.
Oscar Castagnaro: Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.
Golden Age: Occurred at Argentina.
Lucio Demare: Raúl Berón debuts as the orchestra's singer.
Jorge Ortiz: First recordings with Miguel Caló, Barrio de tango and Pa' qué seguir.
Alberto Rivera debuts with Francisco Lomuto on LR3 Radio Belgrano.
Orlando Medina records Remembranza and Embrujamiento with Malerba.
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What was playing?
The records of 1943
One record per orchestra, in the order tango remembers them, each its most danced take that plays. The bar shows how much dancers still use it in the videos we index.
233 of the 336 recordings from 1943 are danced on film.
4,716 filmed Dances to them. This counts the Performances in the videos we index, not all social dancing.
On the air: LR1 Radio El Mundo · LR3 Radio Belgrano
The studio calendar
1943, day by day
328 sides dated to the day, across 128 days. The stronger the mark, the more was cut. Tap one to hear it.
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Meanwhile
In Argentina, Uruguay and the world
- Jun 41943 Argentine coup d'étatWikidata
Tango By Year, the podcast
Dag Stenvoll plays the year's records and Michael Lavocah talks about them, by permission. Facts from the episodes cite the minute they are said.
Connected
From TangoTube's videos · our data
Events where this year's music was danced
- Planetango41 videos
- Milonga La Baldosa38 videos
- Viva La Pepa37 videos
- Mundial de Baile de Tango23 videos
- Gente Amiga23 videos
- Milonga en lo de Balmaceda21 videos
- Floreal Milonga20 videos
- El Motivo Tango16 videos
- Sunderland Club15 videos
- SULTANS OF ISTANBUL15 videos
- Brussels Tango Festival14 videos
- Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival13 videos
Dancers filmed to this year's music
- Roxana Suárez121 videos
- Carlitos Espinoza110 videos
- Noelia Hurtado110 videos
- Sebastián Achaval105 videos
- Pablo Rodriguez75 videos
- Oscar Mandagaran63 videos
- Ariadna Naveira61 videos
- Fernando Sanchez56 videos
- Daniel Nacucchio55 videos
- Georgina Vargas55 videos
- Cristina Sosa52 videos
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings13
Juan D'Arienzo — 23 recordings1943
Single sourceCarlos Di Sarli — 26 recordings1943
Single sourceAníbal Troilo — 30 recordings1943
Single sourceOsvaldo Pugliese — 6 recordings1943
Single sourceMiguel Caló — 24 recordings1943
Single sourceRicardo Tanturi — 24 recordings1943
Single sourceÁngel D'Agostino — 19 recordings1943
Single sourcePedro Laurenz — 12 recordings1943
Single sourceLucio Demare — 25 recordings1943
Single sourceRodolfo Biagi — 14 recordings1943
Single sourceOsvaldo Fresedo — 15 recordings1943
Single sourceEnrique Rodríguez — 16 recordings1943
Single sourceAntonio Rodio — Odeon, 16 numbers1943
Single sourceWhat happened55
Lucio Demare: Raúl Berón debuts as the orchestra's singer.
Single sourceJorge Ortiz: First recordings with Miguel Caló, Barrio de tango and Pa' qué seguir.
Single sourceAlberto Rivera debuts with Francisco Lomuto on LR3 Radio Belgrano.
Single sourceOrlando Medina records Remembranza and Embrujamiento with Malerba.
Single sourceJosé Garcia records "Nocturno de tango" for Odeon, in the year of the band's most popular line-up.
Single sourceAlberto Amor: First recordings with Rodolfo Biagi for Odeon: Arlette and Por algo será.
Single sourceCarlos Acuña: First Biagi recordings, A la luz del candil and Yo tengo un puñal.
Single sourceReinaldo Yiso: Osvaldo Pugliese records El sueño del pibe with Roberto Chanel for Odeon.
Single sourceAstor Piazzolla: Troilo records his arrangement of Inspiración for Victor, his first recorded arrangement.
Single sourceMario Pomar records Canyengue and Tabú with Antonio Rodio's orchestra.
Single sourceRaúl Iriarte: First record with Caló: 'Es en vano llorar'.
Single sourceMiguel Caló: First recording with Raúl Iriarte, who becomes the singer he recorded with most.
Single sourceEnrique Camerano: First recordings with Pugliese, El rodeo and Farol.
Single sourceRoberto Chanel sings "Farol" at the Pugliese orchestra's first Odeon recording session.
Single sourceOsvaldo Pugliese: First recordings for Odeon: Farol, sung by Roberto Chanel, and the instrumental El rodeo.
Single sourceAlfredo De Angelis: First Odeon recordings: 'Marioneta' with Floreal Ruiz and 'Qué buena es' with Julio Martel.
Single sourceFloreal Ruiz joins Alfredo De Angelis; first recording "Marioneta", one of eight sides with the orchestra.
Single sourceEnrique Campos: First recordings with Tanturi: the tango 'Muchachos comienza la ronda' and the vals 'Al pasar'.
Single sourceRicardo Tanturi: Enrique Campos debuts with the orchestra on Radio El Mundo, singing 'Muchachos comienza la ronda' and the vals 'Al pasar'.
Single sourceLeopoldo Díaz Vélez: Ricardo Tanturi records Muchachos comienza la ronda with Enrique Campos for Victor.
Single sourceTípica Victor: Mario Maurano takes over; first session 2 September with Ortega Del Cerro.
Single sourceJulio Martel: First record with De Angelis, 'Qué buena es'.
Single sourceJosé Basso: Having joined Aníbal Troilo's orchestra in September in place of Orlando Goñi, makes his first recording with it, Farol.
Single sourceJuan José Mosalini: Born in Buenos Aires province.
Single sourceOrlando Goñi leaves Troilo in September; his own orchestra opens at the café El Nacional on 1 December.
Single sourceJuan Carlos Lamas: Last D'Arienzo session: Candombe rioplatense, Es inútil que la llores, Viejo tintero.
Single sourceElba Berón: Radio debut at twelve on the Matinée de Juan Manuel.
Single sourceVirginia Luque: Film debut in La guerra la gano yo.
Single sourceJulian Plaza debuts at about fifteen in Edgardo Donato's orchestra.
Single sourceJorge Arduch joins Lorenzo Barbero's orchestra in Córdoba, staying about six years.
Single sourceAlberto Di Paulo: At about fourteen joins Emilio Balcarce's orchestra.
Single sourceOscar Ferrari sings with the Típica Gómez and enters a contest at Luna Park; Juan Caló hires him for the boîte La Colmena.
Single sourceOsvaldo Ribo moves to Buenos Aires and wins the contest Voces nuevas surgidas del deporte.
Single sourceGuillermo Rico: Film debut in El fabricante de estrellas.
Single sourceMaria de la Fuente sings on Radio Belgrano with Héctor María Artola's house orchestra.
Single sourceLos Muchachos De Antes: Cao forms the Santa Anita Sextet, a jazz group.
Single sourceDomingo Federico leaves Caló and debuts his own orchestra at the café Select Buen Orden, with singers Alberto Tagle and Alfredo Castel.
Single sourceAlberto Marino joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra and starts recording with it for Victor.
Single sourceVirgilio Expósito composes Farol, to Homero's words.
Single sourceOscar Rubens: Gime el viento, with Bruni, is recorded by Troilo with Fiorentino and by Caló with Raúl Iriarte.
Single sourceFederico Silva writes his first tango, Déjame verte.
Single sourceArturo Gallucci: Carlos Di Sarli records his milonga Yo soy de San Telmo and Cómo se hace un tango with Roberto Rufino; writes Y siempre igual.
Single sourceCarlos García: Five months in Brazil with the Hawaian Serenaders.
Single sourceEduardo Rovira joins Orlando Goñi's orchestra.
Single sourceIsmael Spitalnik leaves Ángel D'Agostino's orchestra.
Single sourceAlfredo Rojas sings with the 1943 lineup at the orchestra's peak of popularity; records Farolito de papel.
Single sourceGuillermo Coral: First film, El fabricante de estrellas, with Pepe Arias.
Single sourceRaúl Berón appears in the film Todo un hombre.
Single sourceHomero Expósito writes Percal with Domingo Federico and Farol with Virgilio Expósito.
Single sourceHoracio Sanguinetti writes Tristeza marina with José Dames and Roberto Flores.
Single sourceManuel Sucher auditions singers for Ricardo Tanturi; Enrique Campos is chosen.
Single sourceAlberto Mastra writes the milonga Maldonado.
Single sourceEnrique Alessio records with Pugliese for Odeon, including Recuerdo, Mala junta and Amurado.
Single sourceEmilio Balcarce begins directing the orchestra behind Alberto Castillo after the singer leaves Tanturi.
Single sourceHéctor Grané plays with Laurenz and singer Alberto Podestá on Radio Belgrano and at the Dancing Ocean.
Single sourceComposer1
Recién — Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.1943
Single sourcePlayed in15
Oscar Herrero — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1943
Single sourceOscar Castagnaro — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1943
Single sourceHéctor Grané — Played in Pedro Laurenz.1943
Single sourceJuan Polito — Played in Radio Belgrano.1943
Single sourceOsmar Maderna — Played in Miguel Caló.1943
Single sourceDomingo Federico — Played in Miguel Caló.1943
Single sourceJosé Basso — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1943
Single sourceMartín Darré — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1943
Single sourceAmérico Figola — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1943
Single sourceLeo Schiffrin — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1943
Single sourceArmando Gutiérrez — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1943
Single sourceCarlos Taverna — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1943
Single sourceAngel Martin — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1943
Single sourceTurco Velázquez — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1943
Single sourceAníbal Troilo — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1943
Single sourceDates2
Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1943
Supported · 6Pedro Laurenz — recording pitch returned from 440Hz to 435Hz on moving to Odeon1943
Single sourcePublished28
Calle Cabildo — 1943
Single sourceAdiós te vas — 1943
Single sourceFarol — 1943
Single sourcePercal — 1943
Single sourceA bailar — 1943
Single sourceLa luz de un fósforo — 1943
Single sourceCada dia te extraño mas — 1943
Single sourceCorazón no le hagas caso — 1943
Single sourceVerdemar — 1943
Single sourceSombras nada mas — 1943
Single sourceMañana iré temprano — 1943
Single sourceRopa blanca — 1943
Single sourceMi taza de café — 1943
Single sourceMúsica de mi Argentina — 1943
Single sourceSoñar y nada mas — 1943
Single sourceSe dice de mi — 1943
Single sourceDe barro — 1943
Single sourceTristeza marina — 1943
Single sourceCanta pajarito — 1943
Single sourceCuando tallan los recuerdos — 1943
Single sourceY siempre igual — 1943
Single sourceLa abandoné y no sabía — 1943
Single sourceAsi se canta — 1943
Single sourceDos palabras por favor — 1943
Single sourceMargarita Gauthier — 1943
Single sourceMuchachos comienza la ronda — 1943
Single sourceUna emoción — 1943
Single sourceEsta noche de luna — 1943
Single sourceNotes4
Buenos Aires — Cambalache prohibido por las dictaduras militares1943
Single sourceNecdet Koyutürk — Turkish tango musician, composer, lyricist, arranger, accordionist and conductor; he composed his well-known tango Papatya in 1943 during his military service.1943
Single sourcePercal — Percal, by Homero Expósito and Domingo Federico, is premiered in 1943 by Alberto Podestá with Miguel Caló's orchestra.1943
Single sourceCambalache — Cambalache was banned by every military dictatorship from that of 1943 onward1943
Single sourceLocated in1
Ocean Dancing — 279 25 de Mayo, with another entrance at 286 Leandro Alem1943
Single sourceListen
- CarnavalitoLucio DemareRaúl BerónmilongaOdeon
- Como se hace un tangoLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
- El onceJosé Garciatango
- Zorro plateaoJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango
- Pueblito de provinciaRodolfo BiagiJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
- Señor señorRodolfo BiagiJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
- La piba de los jazminesRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinatango
- Corazón de artistaRicardo Malerbainstrumentalvals
- Barrio de tangoMiguel CalóJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
- Pa' que seguirMiguel CalóJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
- A las siete en el caféMiguel CalóJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
- InspiraciónMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
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