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On this day in tango

26 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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Record of the day

Buenos Aires

Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio

Recorded 26 April 1956

On this day

  • 1956

    Jorge Durán · Returns to Carlos Di Sarli's orchestra for a second spell lasting to 1958, with 19 recordings.

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  • 1920

    ✶ Born

    Alberto Marino · Born in Verona.

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  • 1923

    ✶ Born

    Alberto Marino · Born.

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  • 1913

    ✶ Born

    Roberto Caló · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1985

    † Died

    Roberto Caló · Dies, on the date given by his biographers.

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  • 1951

    † Died

    Juan Velich · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 2009

    † Died

    Clara Raquel Lamdan · Dies.

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  • 2014

    Sexteto Fantasma · Launches La Ventanita de Arrabal at Club Cultural Matienzo on 26 April.

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  • 2026

    Gaston Torelli · Dances with Gri Montanaro at Alsina tango club.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Buenos Aires · Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio · 1956
  2. Toda mi vida · Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Goyeneche · 1971
  3. Llueve otra vez · Pedro Laurenz · Carlos Bermúdez · 1944
  4. El entrerriano · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1944
  5. Langosta · Enrique Rodríguez · Ricardo Herrera · 1951
  6. La brisa · Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante · 1946
  7. Novia · Francisco Canaro · Roberto Maida · 1937
  8. Cuerpo y alma · José Basso · Floreal Ruiz · 1960

A word of tango

piba

Chick, lass (colloquial)

Hear it said · 1:2670 años en el baile de tango social, entrevista y baile de Jorge Garcia de Buenos Aires 2011

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