Year
Tango in 1949
1949 falls in the Golden Age (1935–1954).
19351954
Our catalogue holds 193 recordings from 1949. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (22 recordings), Alfredo De Angelis (20 recordings), and Aníbal Troilo (14 recordings).
That year
Malandraca: Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.
Golden Age: Occurred at Argentina.
Golden Age: Occurred at Argentina.
Federico Scorticati: Played in Francisco Lomuto.
Mercedes Simone: La otra y yo, her last film, opens.
Adolfo Rivas moves to Buenos Aires.
Ignacio Corsini: Last regular performance, on the programme Argentinidad on Radio Belgrano.
Héctor de Rosas: First recording with Osmar Maderna, the vals Pequeña.
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What was playing?
The records of 1949
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.
75 of the 193 recordings from 1949 are danced on film.
691 filmed Dances to them. This counts the Performances in the videos we index, not all social dancing.
On the air: LR1 Radio El Mundo
Aníbal Troilo · Edmundo Rivero, Aldo Calderón
19 dancesAlfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante, Julio Martel
37 dances
The studio calendar
1949, day by day
179 sides dated to the day, across 82 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
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
- Milonga en lo de Balmaceda7 videos
- Viva La Pepa7 videos
- Bratislava Tango Festival6 videos
- Planetango5 videos
- Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival4 videos
- Milonga La Baldosa4 videos
- SULTANS OF ISTANBUL3 videos
- Łódź Tango Salon Festival3 videos
- Argentina Tango Salon Festival3 videos
- Belgrade Tango Encuentro3 videos
- Tango Salon Extremo3 videos
- Porteño y Bailarín3 videos
Dancers filmed to this year's music
- Noelia Hurtado25 videos
- Javier Rodríguez25 videos
- Marisol Morales21 videos
- Alejandro Larenas21 videos
- Carlitos Espinoza19 videos
- Maja Petrović17 videos
- Jonathan Saavedra15 videos
- Ariadna Naveira14 videos
- Clarisa Aragón14 videos
- Marko Miljevic14 videos
- Fernando Sanchez14 videos
- Octavio Fernández13 videos
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings14
Juan D'Arienzo — 22 recordings1949
Single sourceAníbal Troilo — 14 recordings1949
Single sourceOsvaldo Pugliese — 12 recordings1949
Single sourceMiguel Caló — 4 recordings1949
Single sourceLucio Demare — 2 recordings1949
Single sourceEnrique Rodríguez — 1 recordings1949
Single sourceAlfredo De Angelis — 20 recordings1949
Single sourceFrancisco Canaro — 9 recordings1949
Single sourceFrancisco Lomuto — 4 recordings1949
Single sourceJulio De Caro — 9 recordings1949
Single sourceCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo — 2 recordings1949
Single sourceDomingo Federico — 6 recordings1949
Single sourceDonato Racciatti — Recorded in Sondor.1949
Single sourceA unos ojos (Aníbal Troilo) — Recorded in Aníbal Troilo.Mar 31, 1949
Single sourceWhat happened55
Mercedes Simone: La otra y yo, her last film, opens.
Single sourceAdolfo Rivas moves to Buenos Aires.
Single sourceIgnacio Corsini: Last regular performance, on the programme Argentinidad on Radio Belgrano.
Single sourceHéctor de Rosas: First recording with Osmar Maderna, the vals Pequeña.
Single sourceRicardo Ruiz records with Basso and Francisco Fiorentino for Odeon.
Single sourceJorge Vidal records Puente Alsina for Odeon, his first record with Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra.
Supported · 2Emilio Balcarce joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra as a violinist; Pugliese records his Bien compadre.
Single sourceMario Bustos: First recording, Justo el 31, with Federico.
Single sourceJorge Falcón: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceOscar Ferrari joins José Basso, replacing Ricardo Ruiz; first catalogued Basso side, Patotero sentimental, for Odeon.
Single sourcePedro Datila records the vals Nube gris.
Single sourceMaria Nieves meets Juan Carlos Copes as a teenager at the Club Atlanta milonga in Villa Crespo.
Single sourceVíctor Lavallén: Around fourteen, debuts in Buenos Aires with Eduardo Serrano's group at the Picadilly.
Single sourceAntonio Todaro wins a dance contest at Club Marplatense in Lanús and turns to dancing and teaching.
Single sourceJulio Sosa arrives in Buenos Aires in June and sings at the café Los Andes, at Jorge Newbery and Córdoba.
Single sourceABEL AZNAR: Y volvemos a querernos, with Luciano Leocata, is introduced by Jorge Casal with Florindo Sassone's orchestra at the bar Armonía.
Single sourceOsvaldo Manzi leads an orchestra for the first time, briefly, at Café Marzotto.
Single sourceJulian Plaza joins Miguel Caló's orchestra and forms a bandoneon quartet with Alfredo Marcucci.
Single sourceJorge Arduch forms his own orquesta típica late in the year.
Single sourceCarlos Lafuente: By the end of the 1940s has gradually withdrawn from performing (decade only in the source).
Single sourceVirginia Luque: First lead role, in Manuel Romero's La historia del tango.
Single sourceLuis Stazo: Soloist in Argentino Galván's orchestra.
Single sourceOsvaldo Ruggiero: Pugliese's orchestra records his Catuzo.
Single sourceEduardo Rovira leads the orchestra accompanying Alberto Castillo.
Single sourceRoberto Di Filippo joins Julio De Caro's orchestra in mid-year.
Single sourceOscar Larroca records El metejón and Che bandoneón with Roberto Caló for Orfeo (1949 per Wikipedia, about 1950 per Todo Tango).
Single sourceRodolfo Galé arrives in Buenos Aires; sings with guitars in cinema shows.
Single sourceAlberto Mancione hires Jorge Ledesma after an audition at Radio Splendid; the orchestra plays the Cote D'Azur cabaret at 25 de Mayo 536.
Single sourceAlberto Marino records for Odeon with Roberto Grela's guitar ensemble.
Single sourceJosé Rótulo writes three songs for the film Con los mismos colores.
Single sourceOscar Rubens writes Triste comedia with Héctor Stamponi.
Single sourceLuciano Leocata: Y volvemos a querernos, with Abel Aznar, is published.
Single sourceRaúl Hormaza writes Testamento de arrabal with Oscar Castagniaro.
Single sourceSimón Bajour wins a place in the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional.
Single sourceJorge Ledesma joins Alberto Mancione as Jorge Ledesma; debuts at the cabaret Cote D'Azur, then on Radio Splendid.
Single sourceFrancisco Rotundo hires Mario Corrales in March and Floreal Ruiz from Aníbal Troilo, who debuts in October.
Single sourceDonato Racciatti begins recording for Sondor, the label he stays with into the 1980s.
Single sourceRoberto Chanel starts recording for Victor with Florindo Sassone's orchestra, 16 titles including "Ríe payaso" and "Flor de fango".
Single sourceAlberto Mastra: Troilo records Miriñaque with Edmundo Rivero and Aldo Calderón.
Single sourceCarlos Figari: Troilo records his instrumental A la parrilla in June.
Single sourceHugo Diaz forms his first group and plays on Radio Belgrano.
Single sourceMiguel Montero joins Francisco Lomuto, debuting on Radio Belgrano; records Muñequita for Victor.
Single sourceJuan Carlos Casas sings in Paris at L'Aiglon and then the Moulin Rouge.
Single sourceJosé Basso signs with Odeon after unreleased RCA-Victor tests; first release pairs Claveles blancos and El bulín de la calle Ayacucho, sung by Fiorentino.
Single sourceRaúl Iriarte: Pianist Armando Lacava leads his accompanying group on Radio Belgrano.
Single sourceFrancisco García Jiménez: Co-writes the scripts of Se llamaba Carlos Gardel and La historia del tango.
Single sourceEnrique Alessio records four sides for Odeon with his own orchestra, among them Tiny and El recodo.
Single sourceHugo del Carril directs his first film, Historia del 900.
Single sourceAlberto Arenas: Canaro's musical comedy Con la música en el alma.
Single sourceMariano Mores appears in the films Corrientes, calle de ensueños and La doctora quiere tangos.
Single sourceOrlando Goñi: Alfredo Gobbi composes the tango Orlando Goñi in his memory.
Single sourceOscar Serpa sings with Horacio Salgán's orchestra alongside Ángel Díaz; no recordings.
Single sourceOsmar Maderna records the waltz Pequeña with Héctor de Rosas, his biggest hit.
Single sourceHéctor Mauré travels to France with Juan Canaro, but they part before the debut; studies with a Paris Opera teacher.
Single sourceJosé Dames writes Tú with José María Contursi.
Single sourceComposer1
Malandraca — Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.1949
Single sourceDates1
Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1949, Mar 11, 1949, Mar 16, 1949
Supported · 4Played in30
Federico Scorticati — Played in Francisco Lomuto.Jan 1949
Single sourceAlfredo Cordisco — Played in Francisco Lomuto.Jan 1949
Single sourceHéctor Stamponi — Played in Radio Belgrano.1949
Single sourceEmilio Balcarce — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1949
Single sourceMarcos Madrigal — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949
Single sourceErnesto Gianni — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949
Single sourceCarlos Taverna — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949
Single sourceOtelo Gasparini — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949
Single sourceJuan Carlos Howard — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949
Single sourceAlberto Celenza — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949
Single sourceAníbal Troilo — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceDomingo Mattio — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceEduardo Marino — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceFernando Tell — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceAlberto García — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceJuan Alzina — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceDavid Díaz — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceNicolás Albero — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceReynaldo Nichele — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceCarlos Figari — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949
Single sourceBernardo Weber — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourceJosé Nieso — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourceManlio Francia — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourcePedro Sapochnik — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourceLuis Cuervo — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourceCarlos Marcucci — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourceÁngel Genta — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourcePedro Belluati — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourceAlfredo Marcucci — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourceFrancisco De Caro — Played in Julio De Caro.1949
Single sourcePublished6
Nací en Pompeya — 1949
Single sourceTriste comedia — 1949
Single sourceY volvemos a querernos — 1949
Single sourceEmbrujo de mi ciudad — 1949
Single sourceTestamento de arrabal — 1949
Single sourceTú — 1949
Single sourceNotes9
Palacio del Congreso, Buenos Aires — Constitution of 1949: A new Peronist constitution is sanctioned.1949
Single sourceBuenos Aires — Peronist Women's Party: Eva Perón founds the party.1949
Single sourceAeropuerto de Ezeiza — Ezeiza airport opened: The international airport opens.1949
Single sourceSaverio Perre — He arrived in Buenos Aires in 1949, aged nearly 121949
Single sourceOrlando Goñi — Alfredo Gobbi composes Orlando Goñi in 1949, in memory of Orlando Goñi.1949
Single sourceCarlos Di Sarli — dissolved1949
Supported · 3Mi noche triste — The 1949 version replaces the encurdelo line with para mí ya no hay consuelo / y es por eso que yo quiero / olvidarme de1949, Feb 15, 1949
Single sourceEl ciruja — Wikipedia says that after 25 March 1949 El ciruja could return to its former name and lyricMar 25, 1949
Single sourceAl pie de la Santa Cruz — Wikipedia says that after the 1949 lifting, Al pie de la Santa Cruz and Milonga del 900 kept being performed with changes in passages thatMar 25, 1949
Single sourcePerformed at1
Francisco Lomuto — Performed at Brazil.1949
Single sourceSingers3
Mi noche triste (Francisco Rotundo) — Sung by Floreal Ruiz.Feb 21, 1949
Single sourceEl último organito (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Edmundo Rivero.Mar 31, 1949
Single sourceMilonga en negro (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Edmundo Rivero.Mar 31, 1949
Single sourceListen
- Mano cruelAlberto Marinosungtango
- DesveloAlberto Marinosungtango
- RencorFlorindo SassoneJorge CasaltangoRCA Victor
- Y volvemos a querernosFlorindo SassoneJorge CasaltangoRCA Victor
- Para ti madreOsmar MadernaPedro Datila, Mario CorralesvalsRCA Victor
- El pilleteOsmar MadernainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
- Te quiero igualEnrique RodríguezJosé TorrestangoOdeon
- A José Manuel MorenoOrquesta Francini-Pontiertango
- El apache argentinoOrquesta Francini-Pontiertango
- Cuatro líneas para el cieloOrquesta Francini-PontierRoberto Rufinotango
- Puro apronteAlfredo Gobbitango
- La vieja serenataAlfredo GobbiJorge Macielvals
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