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On this day in tango

12 August

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Claudinette

Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

Recorded 12 August 1942

On this day

  • 1924

    ✶ Born

    Jorge Vidal · Born.

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  • 1955

    Nina Miranda · Moves to Buenos Aires; signs with Radio Belgrano and Odeon; first records with Graciano Gómez.

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  • 1926

    Ernesto de la Cruz · Premieres El ciruja at El Nacional on 12 August, sung by Pablo Gómez.

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  • 1960

    ✶ Born

    Gustavo Naveira · Born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut.

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  • 1960

    † Died

    Francisco Lauro · Dies.

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  • 1995

    † Died

    Orlando Tripodi · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 2018

    † Died

    Gloria Dinzel · Dies on 12 August.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Claudinette · Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré · 1942
  2. Decime qué pasó · Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino · 1942
  3. Che Buenos Aires · Aníbal Troilo · 1969
  4. Camino · Osvaldo Fresedo · Carlos Mayel · 1941
  5. Qué sapa señor · Francisco Canaro · Charlo · 1931
  6. Quiero verte una vez más · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · 1940
  7. Mienten · Roberto Firpo · Teófilo Ibáñez · 1929
  8. El amanecer · Armando Pontier · 1958

A word of tango

laburante

Worker

Hear it said · 0:42Musical Calles de tango, Mario Morales entrevista por Elena Fernandez de Barcelona

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