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On this day in tango

1 April

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

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Mentías

Juan D'Arienzo

Recorded 1 April 1937

On this day

  • 1930

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

    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.

    es.wikipedia.org

  • 1920

    ✶ Born

    Mario Pomar · Born Mario Celestino Corrales in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1946

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

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  • 1951

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

    www.todotango.com

  • 1886

    ✶ Born

    Alberto Vacarezza · Born in Almagro.

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  • 1933

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

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  • 2008

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

    practicax.blogspot.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.

    tiempo.jp

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Mentías · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937
  2. Sombras nada mas · Aníbal Troilo · Nelly Vázquez · 1966
  3. El adiós · Osvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel · 1963
  4. Moneda de cobre · Lucio Demare · Raúl Berón · 1943
  5. Sueño azul · Osvaldo Fresedo · Roberto Ray · 1937
  6. Quereme un poco más · Francisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar · 1936
  7. Tango te cambiaron la pinta · Roberto Firpo · 1929
  8. En las sombras · Armando Pontier · Alberto Marino · 1968

A word of tango

chamuyo

The act or result of chamuyar (smooth talk)

Hear it said · 27:23PEPA PALAZON, Interview von Arlenka Klas, Tangofestival Innsbruck 2015

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