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On this day in tango

4 June

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

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Vieja luna

Carlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán

Recorded 4 June 1945

On this day

  • 1916

    ✶ Born

    Domingo Federico · Born in Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires.

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  • 1889

    ✶ Born

    Abel Bedrune · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1898

    ✶ Born

    Aniceto Rossi · Born in Sarandí, Buenos Aires province.

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  • 1914

    ✶ Born

    Wenceslao Cinosi · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1980

    † Died

    Francisco Brancatti · Dies.

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  • 1983

    † Died

    Luis Riccardi · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1997

    † Died

    Ángel Cabral · Dies.

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  • 2000

    † Died

    Rodolfo Cieri · Dies on 4 June.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Vieja luna · Carlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán · 1945
  2. Marinera · Aníbal Troilo · Ángel Cardenas · 1959
  3. Para Eduardo Arolas · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1976
  4. Madre · Miguel Caló · Chola Luna · 1956
  5. Por aquí por allá · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1940
  6. Felicia · Francisco Canaro · 1929
  7. De tardecita · Francisco Lomuto · 1927
  8. Rodríguez Peña · Típica Victor · 1927

A word of tango

petitero

Upper-class, or following upper-class fashions (obsolete)

Hear it said · 15:48GABRIEL ANGIÓ Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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