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On this day in tango

5 September

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Elegante papirusa

Miguel Caló

Recorded 5 September 1966

On this day

  • 1886

    ✶ Born

    Juan Velich · Born in Villa Constitución, Santa Fe.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1963

    ✶ Born

    Roberto Herrera · Born 5 September in San Salvador de Jujuy.

    en.wikipedia.org

  • 1971

    † Died

    Enrique Rodríguez · Dies; Orlando Perry later takes over the orchestra.

    4 September 1971 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1954

    Jorge Casal · Last Troilo recording, Los cosos de al lao.

    6 September 1954 · www.todotango.com

  • 1891

    ✶ Born

    Eugenio Cárdenas · Born Acencio Eugenio Rodríguez in Carmen de Areco.

    6 September 1891 · www.todotango.com

  • 1906

    ✶ Born

    Dora Davis · Born in Buenos Aires.

    6 September 1906 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1918

    ✶ Born

    Lorenzo Barbero · Born in James Craik, Córdoba province.

    6 September 1918 · www.todotango.com

  • 1933

    ✶ Born

    Chico Novarro · Born in Santa Fe.

    4 September 1933 · www.todotango.com

  • 1934

    ✶ Born

    Maria Nieves · Born on 6 September in Saavedra, Buenos Aires.

    6 September 1934 · en.wikipedia.org

  • 1992

    † Died

    Roberto Grela · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    6 September 1992 · www.todotango.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Elegante papirusa · Miguel Caló · 1966
  2. Noche de tango · Ricardo Tanturi · Roberto Videla · 1946
  3. La vida es una milonga · Pedro Laurenz · Martin Podestá · 1941
  4. Cantando · Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante, Oscar Larroca · 1957
  5. Triste memoria · Roberto Firpo · Teófilo Ibáñez · 1929
  6. Ivón · Ricardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos · 1945
  7. Cuatro recuerdos · Ricardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos · 1945
  8. Orgullo criollo · Pedro Laurenz · 1941

A word of tango

bagayo

Baggage

Hear it said · 7:19CARLOS COPELLO Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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