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On this day in tango

22 July

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El ingeniero

Carlos Di Sarli

Recorded 22 July 1952

On this day

  • 1908

    ✶ Born

    José García · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1948

    Carlos Saavedra · Last recording, the milonga Por la güeya, with Biagi.

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  • 1907

    ✶ Born

    Teófilo Ibáñez · Born in Pamplona, Spain; brought to Barracas as a baby.

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  • 1892

    ✶ Born

    Carmelo Mutarelli · Born.

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  • 1912

    ✶ Born

    Enrique Munné · Born in Rosario.

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  • 2002

    Ernesto Balmaceda · Photographed with Carlos Gavito and other milongueros after Gavito's show at La Trastienda (22 July).

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  • 2002

    Julio Duplaa · Dances with Elsa in 'La Noche de Gavito y sus Amigos' at La Trastienda.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. El ingeniero · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952
  2. Selección de Julio de Caro · Aníbal Troilo · 1949
  3. Por la huella · Rodolfo Biagi · Carlos Saavedra · 1948
  4. Ti pi tin · Francisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar · 1938
  5. Canto de amor · Roberto Firpo · 1929
  6. En carne propia · Domingo Federico · Carlos Vidal · 1946
  7. Bésame mi amor · Armando Pontier · Oscar Ferrari · 1957
  8. Pa' que te oigan bandoneón · Héctor Varela · 1956

A word of tango

tano

An Italian person (slang)

Hear it said · 9:05GABRIEL ANGIÓ Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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