Our catalogue holds 13 recordings from 1923. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (11 recordings) and Juan Carlos Cobian (2 recordings).
That year
Eduardo Adrian: Born Carlos Alberto Eyherabide in Mar del Plata; raised in Avellaneda.
Julio Martel: Born Julio Pedro Harispe in Baigorrita, partido of General Viamonte.
Horacio Deval: Born in Buenos Aires.
Azucena Maizani sings Padre nuestro at the Teatro Nacional in a Vaccarezza sainete and is made to repeat it five times.
Pedro Datila is born.
Mario Melfi leaves for Spain with Los de la Raza, learning the bandoneon from Bachicha on the way.
Juan Bautista Deambroggio leaves for Spain with the company Los de la Raza.
Mercedes Simone marries the guitarist and singer Pablo Rodríguez, who accompanies her early performances.
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What was playing?
The records of 1923
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.
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Dancers filmed to this year's music
- Hugo Patyn1 video
- Jonathan Spitel1 video
- Celina Rotundo1 video
- Betsabet Flores1 video
What we don't know yet3 of 4 known
A day for any of the year's recordings.
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings2
Francisco Canaro — 11 recordings1923
Single sourceJuan Carlos Cobian — 2 recordings1923
Single sourceWhat happened56
Eduardo Adrian: Born Carlos Alberto Eyherabide in Mar del Plata; raised in Avellaneda.
Single sourceJulio Martel: Born Julio Pedro Harispe in Baigorrita, partido of General Viamonte.
Single sourceHoracio Deval: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceAzucena Maizani sings Padre nuestro at the Teatro Nacional in a Vaccarezza sainete and is made to repeat it five times.
Single sourcePedro Datila is born.
Single sourceMario Melfi leaves for Spain with Los de la Raza, learning the bandoneon from Bachicha on the way.
Single sourceJuan Bautista Deambroggio leaves for Spain with the company Los de la Raza.
Single sourceMercedes Simone marries the guitarist and singer Pablo Rodríguez, who accompanies her early performances.
Single sourceCatulo Castillo: Composed “Organito de la tarde” (1923).
Single sourceLuis Servidio: Composed “El bulín de la calle Ayacucho” (1923).
Single sourceManuel Jovés: Composed “Buenos Aires” (1923).
Supported · 2Ángel Vargas begins singing in neighbourhood cinemas.
Single sourceMiguel Bucino joins Francisco Canaro's orchestra on bandoneon and is let go after a few performances.
Single sourceJesús Fernández Blanco writes his first song, El gaucho se va, with Andrés Domenech.
Single sourceLito Bayardo begins singing and reciting on LT3 radio in Rosario.
Single sourceNolo López begins as an actor in Antonio Daglio's company.
Single sourceAgustin Magaldi settles in Buenos Aires and sings in cafés, sponsored by Rosita Quiroga.
Single sourceOsvaldo Sosa Cordero begins writing parodies and décimas.
Single sourceRamón Collazo joins the Troupe Ateniense and composes his first tango, Bolita.
Single sourceJulian Centeya: The family moves from San Francisco, Córdoba, to Buenos Aires and settles in Boedo.
Single sourceBenjamín Tagle Lara: Gardel and Razzano record his zamba Cocorocó with Enrique Delfino.
Single sourceAndrés Domenech moves to Buenos Aires and writes his first tango, El gaucho se va.
Single sourceCarlos Marcucci plays with Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores and tours Mexico and Cuba with the Vittone-Pomar company; Gardel records his Viejecita mía.
Single sourceCiriaco Ortiz moves to Buenos Aires with the pianist Nicolás Vaccaro.
Single sourceAntonio Rodio plays in Carlos Marcucci's quartet on Radio Sud América.
Single sourceAgustin Magaldi moves to Buenos Aires and sings in small cafés.
Single sourceRosita Quiroga: First records for Victor: Siempre criolla and the tango La tipa.
Single sourceCarlos Di Sarli moves to Buenos Aires with his brother Roque and joins Anselmo Aieta's group.
Single sourceCeledonio Flores writes Mano a mano with Gardel and Razzano, and La mariposa with Pedro Maffia.
Single sourceGerardo Matos Rodríguez recovers the rights to La cumparsita from the publisher Breyer with the help of fellow authors.
Single sourceEnrique Dizeo: Gardel records his Viejecita mía after Dizeo brings it to him at the Café de los Angelitos.
Single sourceAlfredo Bigeschi writes for the carnival comparsas of La Boca.
Single sourceJulio Navarrine travels to Spain with the company Los de la Raza.
Single sourceEduardo Escaris Méndez: Barajando, with Nicolás Vaccaro, is copyrighted.
Single sourceErnesto de la Cruz forms an orchestra for a German beer hall at the Balneario Municipal.
Single sourceJosé María Aguilar signs with Victor as soloist and lead accompanist.
Single sourceTita Merello: Vedette at the Teatro Maipo in Las modernas Scherezadas, singing her first tango.
Single sourcePedro Maffia plays in the Julio De Caro sextet until 1926, at venues including L'Aiglón, Café Colón, Palais de Glace, Chantecler and Select Lavalle, and on Radio Sudamérica.
Single sourceElvino Vardaro joins Roberto Firpo's orchestra, where he meets violinist Cayetano Puglisi.
Single sourceManuel Romero travels to Europe with Luis Bayón Herrera and works in theatre in Paris.
Single sourceSebastián Piana: Sobre el pucho, with José González Castillo, wins a contest of the Tango cigarette brand and leads to his friendship with Gardel.
Single sourceJuan Velich organises the first radio-drama company, on Radio Cultura.
Single sourceGabino Coria Peñaloza helps found the magazine Nativa.
Single sourceJuan Carlos Marambio Catán joins Pepe Podestá's company in La Plata; later records for Victor with Alfredo Pelaia.
Single sourceLuis Petrucelli plays and records for Victor with Juan Carlos Cobián; leads groups at the Abdullah Club and the Café Los Andes.
Single sourceHoracio Pettorossi debuts in Madrid at the Teatro Prince with Los de la Raza.
Single sourceFrancisco Lomuto forms his first orchestra, which plays the Teatro Empire and starts recording for Odeon.
Single sourceJulio De Caro plays in Juan Carlos Cobián's orchestra at the Abdulla Club in the Galería Güemes.
Single sourceEduardo Pereyra plays at the café Los Andes in Luis Petrucelli's group with Pedro Maffia.
Single sourceFrancisco Bastardi: Azucena Maizani introduces La cabeza del italiano.
Single sourceTeófilo Lespés performs in Manuelita Rosas at the Marconi, 150 performances.
Single sourceGuillermo Barbieri travels to Spain with Gardel and the Rivera-De Rosas company in November.
Single sourceMinotto Di Cicco rejoins Francisco Canaro, replacing Anselmo Aieta and pairing with Juan Canaro; becomes the orchestra's first bandoneon for years and plays in the Quinteto Pirincho.
Single sourceJosé González Castillo: Sobre el pucho, with Sebastián Piana, wins the Tango cigarette contest.
Single sourceJosé Razzano tours Spain with Gardel and the Rivera-De Rosas company, playing the Apolo and Price theatres in Madrid; writes Mano a mano with Gardel and Celedonio Flores.
Single sourceJuan Carlos Cobian leaves for the United States; in New York he leads a band at the McAlpin Hotel.
Single sourcePublished6
Buenos Aires — 1923
Single sourceAromas — 1923
Single sourceSobre el pucho — 1923
Single sourcePadre nuestro — 1923
Single sourceMidinette porteña — 1923
Single sourceLa cabeza del italiano — 1923
Single sourceNotes4
Radio Splendid — The station began on 23 May 1923 on the building's first floor as 'Grand Splendid Theatre' and took its traditional name in 1929.1923
Single sourceTeatro Smart — Between 1923 and 1928 eight tangos were first staged here in revues and plays, including "Muchachita" (Azucena Maizani, 1923) and "Por tu culpa" (Juan Ferrari,1923
Single sourcePalacio Barolo, Buenos Aires — Palacio Barolo inaugurated: The Dantean skyscraper on Avenida de Mayo.1923
Single sourcePolo Grounds, New York — Firpo-Dempsey fight: The Wild Bull of the Pampas knocks Dempsey out of the ring.Sep 14, 1923
Single sourcePlayed in1
Ignacio Corsini — Played in Teatro Apolo.1923
Single sourceDates1
Guardia Nueva — Occurred at Teatro Ópera.1923, Feb 24, 1923
Single sourceBorn12
Eduardo Adrian — Born.Feb 4, 1923
Supported · 2Héctor Insua — Born.Feb 23, 1923
Single sourceOsvaldo Bazán — Born.Mar 3, 1923
Single sourceAlberto Marino — Born.Apr 26, 1923
Supported · 2Alberto Marino — Born.Apr 26, 1923
Single sourceOsvaldo Cordo — Born.May 7, 1923
Single sourceJulio Martel — Born.May 14, 1923
Single sourcePedro Datila — Born.Aug 2, 1923
Supported · 2Orlando Verri — Born.Sep 25, 1923
Single sourceMarcelino Hernández — Born.Oct 29, 1923
Single sourceJuan Carlos Caviello — Born.Dec 21, 1923
Single sourceJuan Carlos Caviello — Born.Dec 21, 1923
Single sourcePremiered at2
Mujer — Premiered at Teatro Maipo.Jul 7, 1923
Single sourceSe acuerdan muchachos — Premiered at Teatro Maipo.Sep 22, 1923
Single sourceListen
- PeleleFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- Pobre madrecitaFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- La ratoneraFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- Sacate la caretitaFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- Padre nuestroFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- Nubes de humoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- La chacareraFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- ParamountFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- Ave MaríaFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- La argentinitaFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- La última citaFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1923
- ShushetaJuan Carlos Cobian1923
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