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On this day in tango

8 July

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

Record of the day

Nada más

Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

Recorded 8 July 1938

On this day

  • 1999

    † Died

    Juan Carlos Miranda · Dies.

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  • 1908

    ✶ Born

    Luis Rubistein · Born at the family home on Catamarca street, San Cristóbal (Todo Tango gives 8 July; Wikipedia 2 July).

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  • 1911

    ✶ Born

    Juan Larenza · Born.

    www.wikidata.org

  • 1932

    † Died

    Samuel Castriota · Dies in Buenos Aires, 49 days after Contursi.

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  • 1999

    † Died

    Elvira Santamaría · Dies in July (8 July per English Wikipedia, 11 July per Spanish Wikipedia).

    en.wikipedia.org

  • 2006

    Elba Biscay · The only milonguera interviewed in Solo Tango's Códigos de Milongas.

    jantango.wordpress.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Nada más · Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe · 1938
  2. Lagrimitas de mi corazon · Aníbal Troilo · Floreal Ruiz, Edmundo Rivero · 1948
  3. Después · Osvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba · 1981
  4. Cimarrón de ausencia · Miguel Caló · Roberto Arrieta · 1945
  5. Soy del 90 · Rodolfo Biagi · Carlos Acuña · 1943
  6. Destellos · Francisco Canaro · Charlo · 1930
  7. Loca · Típica Victor · 1941
  8. Cómo le digo a la vieja · Francisco Rotundo · Floreal Ruiz · 1954

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Hear it said · 41:24GLORIA Y EDUARDO ARQUIMBAU. Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

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