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On this day in tango

31 March

Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.

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A unos ojos

Aníbal Troilo · Edmundo Rivero, Aldo Calderón

Recorded 31 March 1949

On this day

  • 1992

    † Died

    Alfredo De Angelis · Dies in Buenos Aires; buried in the SADAIC pantheon.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1921

    ✶ Born

    Jorge Garré · Born.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1930

    Rodolfo Biagi · Records with Carlos Gardel for Odeon as part of his accompanying group.

    1 April 1930 · www.todotango.com

  • 1946

    Alfredo De Angelis · His orchestra opens the Glostora Tango Club on Radio El Mundo, a daily programme that runs for 22 years.

    1 April 1946 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1920

    ✶ Born

    Raúl Berón · Born in Zárate into a family of musicians and singers.

    30 March 1920 · www.todotango.com

  • 1920

    ✶ Born

    Mario Pomar · Born Mario Celestino Corrales in Buenos Aires.

    1 April 1920 · www.todotango.com

  • 1946

    Carlos Dante · Opens the Glostora Tango Club programme on Radio El Mundo with De Angelis.

    1 April 1946 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1993

    † Died

    Roberto Maida · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    30 March 1993 · www.ecured.cu

  • 1951

    Oscar Larroca · Debuts with Alfredo De Angelis on Radio El Mundo's Glostora Tango Club.

    1 April 1951 · www.todotango.com

  • 1918

    ✶ Born

    Orlando Medina · Born Orlando Luis Giustino; grows up in San Martín.

    30 March 1918 · www.todotango.com

  • 1951

    Jorge Ledesma · First recording with Mancione, Sorbos amargos, for RCA Victor.

    30 March 1951 · www.todotango.com

  • 1886

    ✶ Born

    Alberto Vacarezza · Born in Almagro.

    1 April 1886 · www.todotango.com

  • 1933

    José Pascual · Pianist and arranger of Elvino Vardaro's new sextet, which opens at the café Germinal on 1 April.

    1 April 1933 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 2008

    Mariela Sametband · Desafíos Maestros at Práctica X with Pablo Inza.

    1 April 2008 · practicax.blogspot.com

  • 2017

    † Died

    Osvaldo Centeno · Dies on 30 March.

    30 March 2017 · sites.google.com

  • 2017

    Luis Ramirez · Stars in 'TANGO: A Century of Rejection and Embrace' at ACROS Fukuoka (1 April). Gives a masterclass on sacadas. 'Tango Story', the couple's show, is staged in São Paulo.

    1 April 2017 · tiempo.jp

Recorded on this day

The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.

  1. A unos ojos · Aníbal Troilo · Edmundo Rivero, Aldo Calderón · 1949
  2. Recuerdo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1944
  3. Caserón de tejas · Pedro Laurenz · Alberto del Campo · 1942
  4. Un tropezón · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1942
  5. Al compás del corazón · Francisco Canaro · Juan Carlos Rolon · 1955
  6. Dónde estás corazón · Francisco Lomuto · Charlo · 1928
  7. Federación · Roberto Firpo · 1927
  8. Sentimiento criollo · Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo · 1939

A word of tango

chabón

Dude, guy

Hear it said · 33:04Entrevista Javier Rodriguez - ¡Que noche tan clara!, Veladas Tangueras

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