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On this day in tango

12 May

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

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Ni triste ni solo

Osvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba

Recorded 12 May 1972

On this day

  • 1946

    Miguel Caló · Begins a tour of Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador with singers Roberto Arrieta and Raúl Iriarte.

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  • 1976

    † Died

    Héctor Mauré · Dies of a heart attack at home in Ituzaingó, three days after his last show.

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  • 1938

    Juan Carlos Casas · First recording with Pedro Laurenz, Vieja amiga, for RCA Victor.

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  • 1891

    ✶ Born

    José Pécora · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1920

    Juan Bautista Deambroggio · Plays in Firpo's orchestra at the Teatro Ópera when Milonguita is introduced.

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  • 1920

    Enrique Delfino · Milonguita premiered at the Teatro Ópera on 12 May.

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  • 1920

    Bachicha · Plays with Firpo at the old Teatro Ópera for "Delikatessen House", where María Esther Podestá first sings "Milonguita".

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  • 1920

    Samuel Linnig · María Esther Podestá introduces Milonguita in his sainete Delikatessen Hauss at the Teatro Ópera.

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  • 1922

    Ignacio Corsini · Premieres Patotero sentimental in the sainete El bailarín del cabaret.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Ni triste ni solo · Osvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba · 1972
  2. Vieja amiga · Pedro Laurenz · Juan Carlos Casas · 1938
  3. No quiero verte llorar · Osvaldo Fresedo · Roberto Ray · 1937
  4. Esto es puro compas · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1941
  5. Mi cariñito · Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante, Julio Martel · 1949
  6. Como las flores · Francisco Canaro · Roberto Maida · 1936
  7. Rinconada de mis tiempos · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · 1933
  8. La cumparsita · Típica Victor · 1926

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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