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On this day in tango

7 September

Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.

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Surprise meA well-told page at random, the canon first

Record of the day

Quemá esas cartas

Juan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez

Recorded 7 September 1960

On this day

  • 1942

    Antonio Sureda · Records for Odeon at the head of an orquesta típica.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1972

    Amelita Baltar · Records Los paraguas de Buenos Aires with Piazzolla's nonet; premieres La primera palabra in Caracas.

    www.todotango.com

  • 2026

    Raúl Lavié · Named Personalidad Emérita de la Cultura at Palacio Libertad.

    www.argentina.gob.ar

  • 1893

    ✶ Born

    Adolfo Carabelli · Born.

    8 September 1893 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1938

    † Died

    Agustin Magaldi · Dies.

    8 September 1938 · www.todotango.com

  • 1888

    ✶ Born

    Juan Sarcione · Born.

    8 September 1888 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1891

    ✶ Born

    Eugenio Cárdenas · Born.

    6 September 1891 · www.todotango.com

  • 1906

    ✶ Born

    Dora Davis · Born.

    6 September 1906 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1917

    ✶ Born

    Dante Amicarelli · Born.

    8 September 1917 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1918

    ✶ Born

    Lorenzo Barbero · Born.

    6 September 1918 · www.todotango.com

  • 1934

    ✶ Born

    Maria Nieves · Born.

    6 September 1934 · en.wikipedia.org

  • 1992

    † Died

    Roberto Grela · Dies.

    6 September 1992 · www.todotango.com

  • 2000

    † Died

    Enrique Alessio · Dies.

    6 September 2000 · www.todotango.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Quemá esas cartas · Juan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez · 1960
  2. Tristeza marina · Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino · 1943
  3. El abandono · Miguel Caló · Trío Palacio-Riverol-Cabral · 1953
  4. Saturnia · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1927
  5. El escondite de Hernando · Alfredo De Angelis · 1954
  6. Cuando llora la milonga · Francisco Canaro · Agustin Irusta · 1927
  7. Como se muere de amor · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · 1933
  8. Dejame vivir · Típica Victor · Mariano Balcarce · 1937

A word of tango

boliche

Disco, club, nightclub

Hear it said · 9:16Entrevista Javier Rodriguez - ¡Que noche tan clara!, Veladas Tangueras

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