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On this day in tango

26 May

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Record of the day

Sombras del puerto

Carlos Di Sarli · Alberto Podestá

Recorded 26 May 1942

On this day

Little in our sources is dated 26 May; the nearest days follow, each with its date.

  • 1900

    ✶ Born

    Ángel D'Agostino · Born in Buenos Aires into a family of musicians.

    25 May 1900 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1999

    † Died

    Fulvio Salamanca · Dies.

    25 May 1999 · www.todotango.com

  • 2000

    † Died

    Donato Racciatti · Dies in Montevideo.

    27 May 2000 · www.todotango.com

  • 1936

    Jorge Ortiz · Sings with Donato at an RCA-Victor festival at the Cine Ambassador.

    25 May 1936 · www.todotango.com

  • 1926

    ✶ Born

    Raúl Ledesma · Born in Junín.

    25 May 1926 · www.todotango.com

  • 1902

    ✶ Born

    José Mocciola · Born.

    25 May 1902 · www.wikidata.org

  • 1970

    † Died

    Alejandro Scarpino · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    27 May 1970 · www.todotango.com

  • 2001

    † Died

    Juancito Averna · Dies.

    25 May 2001 · www.todotango.com

  • 2010

    Ubaldo De Lío · Reunites with Salgán on Avenida 9 de Julio for the Bicentennial.

    25 May 2010 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 2022

    † Died

    Juan José Mosalini · Dies in France.

    27 May 2022 · www.todotango.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Sombras del puerto · Carlos Di Sarli · Alberto Podestá · 1942
  2. Su carta no llegó · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1944
  3. Enamorado estoy · Osvaldo Fresedo · Hugo Marcel · 1961
  4. Tabernero · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1941
  5. Milonga de mis amores · Francisco Canaro · 1937
  6. Noche de ronda · Francisco Lomuto · 1937
  7. Palomita · Típica Victor · 1926
  8. La rayuela · Astor Piazzolla · 1947

A word of tango

metejón

Passionate, obsessive love, especially fleeting

Hear it said · 51:45HORACIO FERRER Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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