On this day in tango
Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.
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- 1971
- 1899
- 1906
✶ Born
Lucio Demare · Born in Buenos Aires, near the Abasto market; his father, a violinist, becomes his first teacher.
9 August 1906 · es.wikipedia.org
- 1956
Jorge Vidal · Lead role in El tango en París, premiered at Cine Suipacha.
9 August 1956 · www.todotango.com
- 1945
Roberto Arrieta · First recordings with Miguel Caló: Quedó en venir a las nueve and Cimarrón de ausencia.
7 August 1945 · www.todotango.com
- 1941
Francisco Amor · Premieres En esta tarde gris.
9 August 1941 · www.todotango.com
- 1924
✶ Born
Oscar Ferrari · Born Oscar Samuel Rodríguez de Mendoza in Buenos Aires, on the edge of Balvanera and San Cristóbal.
9 August 1924 · www.todotango.com
- 1940
- 1958
✶ Born
Miguel Ángel Zotto · Born on 7 August in Vicente López; raised in Villa Ballester.
7 August 1958 · es.wikipedia.org
- 1994
- 2012
Virginia Pandolfi · Opens the seventh Desafíos Maestros at Práctica X with Javier Rodríguez.
7 August 2012 · practicax.blogspot.com
Recorded on this day
The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.
- Estampa de varónJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
- La última curdaAníbal TroiloEdmundo Rivero
- La última citaÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas
- Levantate y andaEdgardo DonatoOscar Peralta
- AngélicaAlfredo De AngelisJuan Carlos Godoy
- Aquí me pongo a cantarFrancisco LomutoAlberto Rivera
- MalaTípica Victor
- El chamuyoDomingo Federico
A word of tango
Spree, a party with some abandon
Hear it said · 19:2512 NOTAS Canal 12 ENTREVISTA Completa Georgina Vargas