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On this day in tango

30 July

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El último farol

Aníbal Troilo · Tito Reyes

Recorded 30 July 1969

On this day

  • 1946

    Enrique Lucero · Records Te espero en Rodríguez Peña with Francisco Canaro's orchestra for Odeon.

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  • 1895

    ✶ Born

    Juan Carlos Marambio Catán · Born in Bahía Blanca.

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  • 1957

    Jorge Caldara · Records No ves que nos queremos with Raúl Ledesma for RCA Victor.

    29 July 1957 · www.todotango.com

  • 1957

    Raúl Ledesma · Last Caldara recording, No ves que nos queremos, for RCA Victor.

    29 July 1957 · www.todotango.com

  • 1907

    ✶ Born

    Roberto Flores · Born in Buenos Aires.

    29 July 1907 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1908

    ✶ Born

    Raúl Fernández Siro · Born.

    29 July 1908 · www.wikidata.org

  • 1924

    Ángel Domingo Riverol · The Magaldi-Noda duo is formed at his home; he becomes one of its guitarists.

    29 July 1924 · www.todotango.com

  • 1956

    † Died

    Antonio Scatasso · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    29 July 1956 · www.todotango.com

  • 1980

    † Died

    Eduardo Rovira · Dies in La Plata.

    29 July 1980 · es.wikipedia.org

Recorded on this day

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

  1. El último farol · Aníbal Troilo · Tito Reyes · 1969
  2. Caricias · Rodolfo Biagi · Carlos Heredia · 1951
  3. Oiga · Osvaldo Fresedo · Juan Carlos Thorry · 1927
  4. Expresión campera · Enrique Rodríguez · 1942
  5. Me llaman el solitario · Francisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas · 1946
  6. Don Juan Malevo · Francisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar · 1937
  7. Jueves · Alfredo Gobbi · 1947
  8. Que digan lo que quieran · Héctor Varela · Carlos Yanel · 1958

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