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On this day in tango

23 April

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Surprise meA well-told page at random, the canon first

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Soy el cantor de la orquesta

Carlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán

Recorded 23 April 1945

On this day

  • 1960

    † Died

    Rafael Tuegols · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    www.todotango.com

  • 2010

    Adrian Veredice · Filmed with Hobert at the Bucharest Tango Encuentro (23 April).

    www.youtube.com

  • 2007

    † Died

    Tino García · Dies.

    22 April 2007 · www.todotango.com

  • 1890

    ✶ Born

    Arturo de Bassi · Born in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.

    24 April 1890 · www.todotango.com

  • 1903

    ✶ Born

    Maruca Pérez · Born in Ciudad de México.

    22 April 1903 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1911

    ✶ Born

    César Zagnoli · Born in Durazno.

    24 April 1911 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1953

    David Díaz · Plays in the large orchestra of El patio de la morocha, premiered on 24 April.

    24 April 1953 · www.todotango.com

  • 2012

    † Died

    Ubaldo De Lío · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    24 April 2012 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 2021

    † Died

    Ernesto Franco · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    24 April 2021 · es.wikipedia.org

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Soy el cantor de la orquesta · Carlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán · 1945
  2. Frente al mar · Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Rufino · 1963
  3. Soy milonguero · Miguel Caló · Raúl Berón · 1963
  4. Tiene razón amigazo · Ricardo Tanturi · Roberto Videla · 1946
  5. Entre copa y copa · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1942
  6. A su memoria · Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante · 1947
  7. Cogote · Francisco Canaro · Roberto Maida · 1935
  8. Dos rosas para ti · Francisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar · 1936

A word of tango

peringundín

A dance of Genoese immigrants in La Boca, Buenos Aires, in the 19th century

Hear it said · 15:10Programa 4 con la entrevista a Andrés "Tanguito" Cejas

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