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On this day in tango

22 June

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Record of the day

Pensalo bien

Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

Recorded 22 June 1938

On this day

  • 1938

    Juan D'Arienzo · Biagi's last recording with the orchestra, Champagne tango; Juan Polito takes over the piano that July.

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  • 1938

    Rodolfo Biagi · Last recording with D'Arienzo, Champagne tango, after 71 sides together.

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  • 1890

    ✶ Born

    Rafael Canaro · Born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay.

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  • 1953

    † Died

    Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores · Dies at the home of the Count of Arcentales.

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  • 1968

    † Died

    Luis Visca · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Pensalo bien · Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe · 1938
  2. La novia del mar · Carlos Di Sarli · Oscar Serpa · 1948
  3. Mariposa nocturna · Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán · 1942
  4. Cuatro novios · Alfredo Gobbi · Tito Lando · 1954
  5. Intimas · Florindo Sassone · Rodolfo Galé · 1951
  6. Aguantalo si podés · Orquesta Típica Brunswick · 1929
  7. Tres esperanzas · Ases del Tango · Héctor Beltran · 1959
  8. Champagne tango · Juan D'Arienzo · 1938

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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