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On this day in tango

15 July

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Bailemos

Carlos Di Sarli · Mario Pomar

Recorded 15 July 1955

On this day

  • 1943

    Osvaldo Pugliese · First recordings for Odeon: Farol, sung by Roberto Chanel, and the instrumental El rodeo.

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  • 1943

    Roberto Chanel · Sings "Farol" at the Pugliese orchestra's first Odeon recording session.

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  • 1925

    Ada Falcón · First recording, for Victor with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra.

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  • 1913

    ✶ Born

    Antonio Maida · Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in Balvanera.

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  • 1900

    ✶ Born

    Enrique Cadícamo · Born in General Rodríguez.

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  • 1906

    ✶ Born

    Gerónimo Sureda · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1938

    † Died

    Dante A. Linyera · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1943

    Enrique Camerano · First recordings with Pugliese, El rodeo and Farol.

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  • 1981

    Roberto Di Filippo · Piazzolla sends him a recorded message of praise from Paris on 15 July.

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  • 2019

    † Died

    Andrés Natale · Dies.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Bailemos · Carlos Di Sarli · Mario Pomar · 1955
  2. A los amigos · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1960
  3. Al volverte a ver · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1942
  4. Alma de bohemio · Pedro Laurenz · Alberto Podestá · 1943
  5. Besos brujos · Osvaldo Fresedo · Roberto Ray · 1937
  6. San Cristobal · Francisco Canaro · Charlo · 1931
  7. Elvira te quiero · Roberto Firpo · Ignacio Murillo · 1942
  8. El pañuelito · Armando Pontier · Oscar Ferrari · 1958

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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