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On this day in tango

6 May

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

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Milonga del corazón

Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

Recorded 6 May 1938

On this day

  • 1927

    Alejandro Scarpino · Deposits Canaro en París at the Biblioteca Nacional, with lyrics by his brother José.

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  • 1980

    † Died

    Enrique Dizeo · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1992

    Petróleo · Interviewed by Sergio Criscolo for the magazine La Maga (6 May 1992).

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  • 2014

    Corina Herrera · Dances in the Fiesta X costume show at Anchorena 647.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Milonga del corazón · Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe · 1938
  2. Fueye · Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Goyeneche · 1971
  3. Para dos · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1952
  4. La serenata · Ricardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo · 1941
  5. Gil a rayas · Ángel D'Agostino · 1963
  6. Soy del 90 · Lucio Demare · Raúl Berón · 1943
  7. Partir lejos · Osvaldo Fresedo · Oscar Serpa · 1943
  8. La cumparsita · Edgardo Donato · 1935

A word of tango

berretín

Infatuation, a pet obsession

Hear it said · 57:25HORACIO FERRER Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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