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On this day in tango

4 January

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Yunta brava

Juan D'Arienzo

Recorded 4 January 1939

On this day

  • 1938

    Alberto Echagüe · First recording with Juan D'Arienzo, Indiferencia; with the orchestra he plays the Chantecler cabaret and Radio El Mundo.

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  • 2002

    † Died

    Ada Falcón · Dies at a nursing home in Molinari, Córdoba.

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  • 1888

    ✶ Born

    Manuel Aróztegui · Born in Montevideo.

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  • 1919

    ✶ Born

    Toto Rodríguez · Born in Buenos Aires.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Yunta brava · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939
  2. La canción más triste · Carlos Di Sarli · Oscar Serpa · 1954
  3. Mensaje · Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Rufino · 1965
  4. Envidia · Francisco Canaro · Mario Alonso · 1954
  5. El amanecer · Roberto Firpo · 1938
  6. Indiferencia · Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe · 1938
  7. El esquinazo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1938
  8. Pico blanco · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939

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boliche

Disco, club, nightclub

Hear it said · 9:16Entrevista Javier Rodriguez - ¡Que noche tan clara!, Veladas Tangueras

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