Year
Tango in 1915
Our catalogue holds 5 recordings from 1915. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (5 recordings).
That year
Alberto Talián: Born in Buenos Aires.
Olavi Virta: Born in Sysmä.
Félix Laurenz: Born in Argentina.
Evita Lauri: Born in Buenos Aires.
Reinaldo Yiso: Born on Pola street in Liniers.
Jorge Argentino Fernández: Born in Buenos Aires.
Eugenio Cárdenas: The magazine El Hogar publishes his décimas, Versos.
Roberto Arrieta: Born Pedro Rosa Arrieta in Rosario.
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What was playing?
The records of 1915
One record per orchestra, in the order tango remembers them, each its most danced take that plays. The bar shows how much dancers still use it in the videos we index.
Meanwhile
In Argentina, Uruguay and the world
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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known
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Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings1
Francisco Canaro — 5 recordings1915
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Alberto Talián: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceOlavi Virta: Born in Sysmä.
Single sourceFélix Laurenz: Born in Argentina.
Single sourceEvita Lauri: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceReinaldo Yiso: Born on Pola street in Liniers.
Single sourceJorge Argentino Fernández: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceEugenio Cárdenas: The magazine El Hogar publishes his décimas, Versos.
Single sourceRoberto Arrieta: Born Pedro Rosa Arrieta in Rosario.
Single sourceLuciano Leocata: Born in Buenos Aires to a Sicilian family.
Single sourceAlberto Mancione: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceJosé Bragato: Born in Údine.
Single sourceAlberto San Miguel: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceCarlos Acuña: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceRicardo Pedevilla: Born in Almagro, Buenos Aires.
Single sourceToivo Kärki: Born in Pirkkala.
Single sourceArmando Lacava: Born in Bahía Blanca.
Single sourceJosé Canet: Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in La Paternal.
Single sourceAdolfo Berón: Born in Zárate.
Single sourceHéctor Stamponi: Born in Campana.
Single sourceManuel Buzon: As a child sings at a Club Social América show at the Cine Teatro Excelsior.
Single sourceJulio De Caro plays second violin in a zarzuela company at the Teatro Lorea, against his father's wishes.
Single sourceManuel Meaños publishes his first poems in Avellaneda papers.
Single sourcePeregrino Paulos: El distinguido ciudadano is written for the comedy of that name staged by Roberto Casaux at the Teatro Apolo.
Single sourceEnrique Maciel: First professional appearances.
Single sourceLuis Riccardi plays at the café El Caburé with Brignolo and Tuegols.
Single sourceJulio Navarrine: Professional debut at the Teatro San Martín with Gardel and Razzano in Juan Moreira.
Single sourceHoracio Pettorossi plays in a twenty-guitar ensemble for a revival of Juan Moreira, where he meets Gardel.
Single sourceMinotto Di Cicco: Now on bandoneon, forms a trio with Alberto Alonso and Luciano Aturaola at the Bar Trianón.
Single sourceRafael Rossi tours country towns with the guitarist Pedro Lafourcade; writes his first tango, Don Leandro.
Single sourceManuel Jovés writes Una más with Antonio Viergol.
Single sourceALFREDO NAVARRINE appears in Juan Moreira at the Teatro San Martín with Gardel and Razzano.
Single sourceJuan Carlos Marambio Catán sings as Carlos Núñez in a duo with Saúl Salinas.
Single sourceSamuel Linnig: His first play, written with Luis Rodríguez Acasuso, premieres and is banned.
Single sourceJosé Giambuzzi: His reputation as a dancer starts to grow (peaking around 1940, per Pinsón).
Single sourceJuan de Dios Filiberto writes his first tango, Guaymallén, in Mendoza.
Single sourceJuan Canaro: His first tango, Mano brava, is premiered in Montevideo, where he plays in Pascual Cardarópoli's trio at the Cabaret Pigall.
Single sourceJosé González Castillo: His company stages Juan Moreira, Santos Vega and Martín Fierro at the Teatro San Martín with Gardel and Razzano; he recommends the duo to the Glücksmann firm.
Single sourceTito Roccatagliata records with Arolas for the Tocasolo Sin Rival label.
Single sourceJuan Maglio plays a December season at the café Au Bon Marché in Montevideo.
Single sourceGraciano de Leone: Trio with Juan Carlos Cobián at the Tigre Hotel.
Single sourceNotes2
Guardia Vieja — Helsinki: the music-hall singer Iivari Kainulainen mocked the tango craze with his recorded 'Tanko-laulu', the first Finnish tango parody1915, Jul 1915, Aug 9, 1915
Supported · 3Estación Retiro, Buenos Aires — Retiro railway station opens: The Mitre terminus is inaugurated.1915
Single sourceBorn10
Carmelo Santiago — Born.Jan 26, 1915
Single sourceEnrique Mora — Born.Feb 8, 1915
Single sourceEnrique Mora — Born.Feb 8, 1915
Single sourceTito Ribero — Born.May 16, 1915
Single sourceJorge Fernández — Born.Jun 18, 1915
Single sourceJorge Fernández — Born.Jun 18, 1915
Single sourceRoberto Arrieta — Born.Sep 12, 1915
Supported · 2Alberto Mancione — Born.Oct 8, 1915
Single sourceCarlos Acuña — Born.Nov 4, 1915
Supported · 2Ricardo Pedevilla — Born.Nov 22, 1915
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