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Tango in 1944

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Videos danced to the music of 1944 on TangoTubeThe records of 1944 on TangoCloud

1944 falls in the Golden Age (1935–1954).

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Year
1944

Timeline

  1. 1944

    Juan D'Arienzo: 24 recordingsSingle source

  2. 1944

    Carlos Di Sarli: 14 recordingsSingle source

  3. 1944

    Aníbal Troilo: 28 recordingsSingle source

  4. 1944

    Osvaldo Pugliese: 16 recordingsSingle source

  5. 1944

    Miguel Caló: 22 recordingsSingle source

  6. 1944

    Ricardo Tanturi: 20 recordingsSingle source

Related

  • Juan D'ArienzoOrchestra
  • Carlos Di SarliOrchestra
  • Aníbal TroiloOrchestra
  • Osvaldo PuglieseOrchestra
  • Miguel CalóOrchestra
  • Ricardo TanturiOrchestra
  • Ángel D'AgostinoOrchestra
  • Pedro LaurenzOrchestra

Our catalogue holds 335 recordings from 1944. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (32 recordings), Aníbal Troilo (28 recordings), and Juan D'Arienzo (24 recordings).

That year

Adiós Bardi: Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.

Golden Age: Occurred at Argentina.

Golden Age: 7,0 Mw.

Golden Age: 10 000 muertos.

Esposito Genaro dies in Paris during the occupation.

Jorge Durán makes his first recordings, folk songs as Alfonso Durán, with Buenaventura Luna's Tropilla de Huachi Pampa.

Julio Martel plays the Dancing Tibidabo with De Angelis.

Típica Victor: Last session on 9 May: Uno que ha sido marino and Sobre las olas, sung by Jaime Moreno and Lito Bayardo.

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What was playing?

The records of 1944

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.

222 of the 336 recordings from 1944 are danced on film.

4,648 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

  1. Amarras

    Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

    • Label: RCA Victor
    216 dances
  2. Tú, el cielo y tú

    Carlos Di Sarli · Alberto Podestá

    • Label: RCA Victor
    176 dances
  3. Cristal

    Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino

    • Label: RCA Victor
    • On the radio: LR1 Radio El Mundo
    116 dances
  4. Recuerdo

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    • Label: Odeon
    408 dances
  5. Saludos

    Miguel Caló · Instrumental

    • Label: Odeon
    55 dances
  6. En el salón

    Ricardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos

    • Label: RCA Victor
    104 dances
  7. Todos te quieren

    Ángel D'Agostino · Instrumental

    • Label: RCA Victor
    60 dances
  8. Llueve otra vez

    Pedro Laurenz · Carlos Bermúdez

    • Label: Odeon
    • On the radio: LR3 Radio Belgrano
    47 dances
  9. Torrente

    Lucio Demare · Horacio Quintana

    • Label: Odeon
    129 dances
  10. Nada

    Rodolfo Biagi · Alberto Amor

    • Label: Odeon
    18 dances
  11. Siempre siempre

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Oscar Serpa

    • Label: RCA Victor
    23 dances
  12. El lecherito

    Edgardo Donato · Daniel Adamo, Jorge Denis

    • Label: RCA Victor
    1 dance

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Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

  • Jan 151944 San Juan EarthquakeWikidata

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.

  • TBY Lost Afterparty II - 1944 · episode 28
  • Tango 1944 · episode 2

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Events where this year's music was danced

  • Viva La Pepa55 videos
  • Planetango49 videos
  • Milonga La Baldosa35 videos
  • Porteño y Bailarín23 videos
  • Gente Amiga21 videos
  • Belgrade Tango Encuentro20 videos
  • Milonga en lo de Balmaceda16 videos
  • Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival15 videos
  • Łódź Tango Salon Festival15 videos
  • Tango Salon Extremo15 videos
  • Milonguero Nights15 videos
  • Milongueros All Aboard14 videos

Dancers filmed to this year's music

  • Roxana Suárez147 videos
  • Sebastián Achaval123 videos
  • Noelia Hurtado115 videos
  • Carlitos Espinoza109 videos
  • Cristina Sosa72 videos
  • Daniel Nacucchio71 videos
  • Pablo Rodriguez71 videos
  • Fernando Sanchez66 videos
  • Corina Herrera62 videos
  • Ariadna Naveira61 videos
  • Maja Petrović61 videos

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

Events held that year.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings12

Juan D'Arienzo — 24 recordings1944

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Carlos Di Sarli — 14 recordings1944

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Aníbal Troilo — 28 recordings1944

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 16 recordings1944

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Miguel Caló — 22 recordings1944

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Ricardo Tanturi — 20 recordings1944

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Ángel D'Agostino — 19 recordings1944

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Pedro Laurenz — 16 recordings1944

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Lucio Demare — 11 recordings1944

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Rodolfo Biagi — 10 recordings1944

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 16 recordings1944

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Edgardo Donato — 2 recordings1944

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What happened57

Esposito Genaro dies in Paris during the occupation.

Single source

Jorge Durán makes his first recordings, folk songs as Alfonso Durán, with Buenaventura Luna's Tropilla de Huachi Pampa.

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Julio Martel plays the Dancing Tibidabo with De Angelis.

Single source

Típica Victor: Last session on 9 May: Uno que ha sido marino and Sobre las olas, sung by Jaime Moreno and Lito Bayardo.

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Alberto Amor records Nada with Biagi, his first big seller.

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Elsa María Bórquez: Born on 25 June in La Boca.

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Héctor Mauré: Last D'Arienzo recording, "Amarras", closing 50 sides with the orchestra.

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Juan Sanchez Gorio: First RCA Victor recording, his tango Oriente and the vals Claveles mendocinos, both sung by Mendoza.

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Pablo Ziegler: Born in Buenos Aires.

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Orlando Medina: Last Malerba recording, Palais de Glace.

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Antonio Maida records Media noche with Ricardo Malerba for Odeon.

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Carlos Dante returns with Alfredo De Angelis's orchestra at Café Marzotto on Corrientes, replacing Floreal Ruiz.

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Armando Moreno performs with Rodríguez at Luna Park for Odeon's 25th anniversary.

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Guillermo Rico: First recording with Francisco Canaro's orchestra, the vals Incomprensión, as Guillermo Coral.

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Guillermo Coral: First record with Canaro, the vals Incomprensión, for Odeon.

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Alberto Rivera records Desagravio with Lomuto for Victor.

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Armando Laborde: First records with D'Arienzo: 'Magdala' and 'Color de cielo'.

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Ricardo Vidort: Dancing in the salons by his mid-teens and first feels the 'milonguero feeling' around 1944–45.

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Francisco Rotundo wins an orchestra contest at the Palermo Palace salon.

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Leopoldo Federico records with Juan Carlos Cobián's orchestra, one of his first jobs.

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Osvaldo Berlingieri turns professional as pianist of the orchestra backing Héctor Mauré, debuting at the Marabú.

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Roberto Goyeneche: After winning a new-voices contest, starts singing with Raúl Kaplún's orchestra at eighteen.

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José Rótulo writes Firuletear de bandoneón with Ángel Domínguez, introduced simultaneously by Pedro Laurenz and Alfredo De Angelis; Parece un cuento wins the Radio Canción contest.

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Carlos Waiss writes A suerte y verdad with Carlos Parodi, A mí me llaman Juan Tango with Tito Ribero and No nos veremos nunca with D'Arienzo.

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Orlando Tripodi releases his first tango, Ninguno de los dos.

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Roberto Pansera debuts in Cristóbal Herreros's sextet alongside José Libertella.

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Arturo Penón starts in the orchestras of Di Adamo-Flores, Manuel Buzón and Edgardo Donato.

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Ubaldo De Lío joins the staff guitarists of Radio Belgrano.

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Roberto Videla joins Juan Carlos Caviello's group and debuts on LR2 Radio Argentina; short spells with Donato and Kaplún.

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Raúl Ledesma: Hired by Francisco Plano's orchestra in Rosario.

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Virulazo: Around age 18 gets the nickname 'Virulazo' playing bocce.

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Edmundo Rivero joins Horacio Salgán's orchestra, staying about three years; no recordings are made.

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Luciano Leocata joins Alberto Castillo's orchestra, until 1954.

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Carlos Figari plays piano in Francisco Fiorentino's orchestra, directed by Piazzolla, on Radio Belgrano and at the Picadilly café.

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Hugo Diaz moves to Buenos Aires with Domingo Cura.

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Carlos Almada joins Víctor D'Amario's orchestra beside Adolfo Rivas.

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Osvaldo Ribo sings as Julio Lucero with Alfredo Gobbi's orchestra at the Sans Souci cabaret.

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Domingo Federico: First record: Saludos, backed with La culpa la tuve yo sung by Ignacio Díaz.

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Virgilio Expósito composes Naranjo en flor and Oro falso.

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Oscar Rubens: Lloran las campanas is recorded by Carlos Di Sarli with Alberto Podestá.

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Arturo Gallucci writes Cero al as with Francisco Bohigas, recorded by Di Sarli and by De Angelis.

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Marvil writes Y sonó el despertador, words and music.

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Jorge Caldara: During military service plays in Emilio Orlando's orchestra on Radio El Mundo; around then joins Osvaldo Pugliese.

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Ismael Spitalnik: Founding member of Horacio Salgán's first orchestra.

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Alberto Echague returns to D'Arienzo for his longest and most successful stage, lasting until 1957.

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Homero Expósito writes Naranjo en flor with Virgilio and Yuyo verde with Federico.

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Horacio Sanguinetti: Carlos Di Sarli and Alberto Podestá make the first recording of Nada, with José Dames's music.

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Manuel Sucher writes Nada más que un corazón and Como el hornero.

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Alberto Mastra: Troilo records his milonga Con permiso with Alberto Marino.

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Leopoldo Díaz Vélez joins SADAIC's committee for ceremonies and tributes.

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Osvaldo Sosa Cordero writes the milonga Clavel and the vals No comprendes.

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Enrique Alessio leaves Pugliese at the end of the year to arrange for and direct Alberto Castillo's orchestra.

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Angel Dominguez joins the Francini-Pontier orchestra.

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Aníbal Troilo: Francisco Fiorentino leaves the orchestra after almost seven years.

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Alfredo De Angelis: Carlos Dante joins, forming the duet with Julio Martel.

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Astor Piazzolla leaves Troilo to direct the orchestra accompanying singer Francisco Fiorentino; they record 24 pieces.

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Horacio Salgan forms his first orchestra, with Edmundo Rivero, playing El Germinal, El Nacional, Marzotto, Tango Bar and the Novelty.

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Composer1

Adiós Bardi — Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.1944

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Dates1

Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1944

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Published37

Torrente — 1944

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Solamente ella — 1944

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Naranjo en flor — 1944

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Yuyo verde — 1944

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Oro falso — 1944

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Shusheta — 1944

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Magdala — 1944

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Nada más que un corazón — 1944

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En carne propia — 1944

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Tabaco — 1944

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La vi llegar — 1944

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De igual a igual — 1944

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Tú, el cielo y tú — 1944

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La capilla blanca — 1944

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Nada — 1944

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Alhucema — 1944

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Arlette — 1944

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Como el hornero — 1944

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Parece un cuento — 1944

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Mas solo que nunca — 1944

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Lloran las campanas — 1944

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A suerte y verdad — 1944

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A mi me llaman Juan Tango — 1944

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No nos veremos nunca — 1944

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Cero al as — 1944

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Llueve otra vez — 1944

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Así era el tango — 1944

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Hoy al recordarla — 1944

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De seis a siete — 1944

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Pincelada — 1944

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Y sonó el despertador — 1944

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Mi tango es triste — 1944

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El barco María — 1944

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Clavel — 1944

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No comprendes — 1944

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Mas alla de mi rencor — 1944

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Que solo estoy — 1944

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Played in12

Julio Jorge Nelson — Played in Radio Mitre.1944

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Armando Cupo — Played in Enrique Rodríguez.1944

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Leopoldo Federico — Played in Juan Carlos Cobian.1944

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Roberto Guisado — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1944

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Ángel Goicoechea — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1944

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Alfredo Pérez — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1944

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Antonio Rossi — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1944

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Félix Verdi — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1944

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Domingo Sánchez — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1944

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Federico Scorticati — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1944

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Enrique Alessio — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1944

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Osvaldo Ruggiero — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1944

Supported · 2

Notes5

Radio Mitre — Julio Jorge Nelson's Gardel programme 'El bronce que sonríe' moved from Radio Callao to Radio Mitre in 1944; his 'El éxito de cada orquesta' also1944

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Golden Age — Chile: the bandoneonist Gabriel Clausi (El Chula) settled with his orchestra in Viña del Mar between 1944 and 1953 and composed 'En un rincón del1944

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Shusheta — In 1944 D'Agostino asked Cadícamo to adapt Shusheta because the government had banned lunfardo in tangos; it temporarily became El aristócrata1944

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Mano a mano — 1944 Lomuto recording with Alberto Rivera opens Te recuerdo en mi tristeza y al final veo que has sido / en mi existencia azarosa más1944

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Milonguita — In 1944 Osvaldo Fresedo recorded censored Milonguita as an instrumental under the title Esthercita1944

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Listen

  1. Vieja carreta · Francisco Canaro · Eduardo Adrián · tango · Jan 3, 1944 · Odeon
  2. Oiga rubia · Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán · milonga · Jan 3, 1944 · Odeon
  3. Después · Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte · tango · Jan 10, 1944 · Odeon
  4. El barco María · Lucio Demare · Raúl Berón · tango · Jan 12, 1944 · Odeon
  5. Como el hornero · Pedro Laurenz · Alberto Podestá · tango · Jan 14, 1944 · Odeon
  6. Milonga de mis amores · Pedro Laurenz · instrumental · milonga · Jan 14, 1944 · Odeon
  7. Cuna de tango · José Garcia · Alfredo Rojas · tango · Jan 17, 1944
  8. Farolito de papel · José Garcia · Alfredo Rojas · tango · Jan 17, 1944
  9. Anclao en Paris · Alberto Castillo · sung · tango · Jan 19, 1944
  10. Rey del tango · Ricardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos · tango · Jan 21, 1944 · RCA Victor
  11. Quién canta mejor que yo · Ricardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos · milonga · Jan 21, 1944 · RCA Victor
  12. Si yo pudiera comprender · Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte · tango · Jan 28, 1944 · Odeon

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