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Tango in 1924

Our catalogue holds 55 recordings from 1924. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (54 recordings) and Julio De Caro (1 recordings).

Our catalogue holds 55 recordings from 1924. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (54 recordings) and Julio De Caro (1 recordings).

That year

Casimiro Agustín Aín: dance_style: first serious tango dancer; introduced greater artistic wealth to dancing; danced for Pope Pius XI in 1924.

Julio De Caro: Led Julio De Caro.

Recuerdo: Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.

Jorge Arduch: Born in Las Junturas, Córdoba province.

Jorge Casal: Born in Buenos Aires to Italian parents; grows up in Villa Urquiza.

Ernesto Ponzio: Kills a man in Rosario and is sentenced to a long prison term.

Jorge Durán: Born in San Juan Province to Andalusian parents who grew fruit and ran a small winery.

Casimiro Aín: On 1 February dances the tango 'Ave María' with María Scotto before Pope Pius XI at the Vatican, by his own account.

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recorded in2

Francisco Canaro — recorded in Tango in 1924 (54 recordings)1924Single source

Julio De Caro — recorded in Tango in 1924 (1 recordings)1924Single source

What happened60

Jorge Arduch Born in Las Junturas, Córdoba province.Single source

Jorge Casal Born in Buenos Aires to Italian parents; grows up in Villa Urquiza.Single source

Ernesto Ponzio Kills a man in Rosario and is sentenced to a long prison term.Single source

Jorge Durán Born in San Juan Province to Andalusian parents who grew fruit and ran a small winery.Single source

Casimiro Aín On 1 February dances the tango 'Ave María' with María Scotto before Pope Pius XI at the Vatican, by his own account.Single source

Jorge Ledesma Born in Piñeyro.Single source

Carlos Mauricio Pacheco Died in Buenos Aires.Single source

Mario Bustos Born Mario Nazareno Álvarez in Almagro.Single source

Beba Bidart Born Eliane René Schianni Bidart in Boedo, Buenos Aires.Single source

Virgilio Expósito Born to anarchist parents; grows up in Zárate.Single source

Enrique Maroni Un programa de cabaret, written with Pascual Contursi, opens at the Teatro Apolo with the Si supieras lyric of La cumparsita; begins working as a radio announcer.Single source

Roberto Di Filippo Born in Peyrano, Santa Fe.Single source

Ebe Bedrune Born in Rosario.Single source

Ángel Domingo Riverol The Magaldi-Noda duo is formed at his home; he becomes one of its guitarists.Single source

Oscar Ferrari Born Oscar Samuel Rodríguez de Mendoza in Buenos Aires, on the edge of Balvanera and San Cristóbal.Single source

Jorge Caldara Born in the Abasto, Buenos Aires.Single source

Alberto Podestá Born Alejandro Washington Alé in San Juan.Single source

Lágrima Ríos Born in Durazno.Single source

Eduardo Arolas Died in París.Single source

Eduardo Arolas Dies in Paris.Single source

Vicente Greco Died in Buenos Aires.Single source

Vicente Greco Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source

Raúl de los Hoyos His first composition, Sonsa, is sung by Iris Marga in the revue ¿Quién dijo miedo? at the Teatro Maipo.Single source

Roberto Videla Born Antonio Genaro De Tomaso in Buenos Aires.Single source

Osvaldo Pugliese Composed “Recuerdo” (1924).Single source

Rafael Canaro Composed “Sentimiento gaucho” (1924).Single source

Osvaldo Fresedo Composed “El Once” (1924).Single source

Enrique Delfino Composed “Griseta” (1924).Single source

Ricardo Tanturi Starts playing piano at clubs and charity festivals and, with his brother Antonio, on LOY Radio Nacional (later Radio Belgrano).Single source

Astor Piazzolla His family moves to New York, where he grows up and gets his first bandoneón.Single source

Roberto Fugazot Sings on Uruguayan radio with Américo Chiriff and Ítalo Goyeche, then debuts at the Teatro Nacional in Buenos Aires.Single source

Mario Canaro Writes Así es el mundo, counted among the first tangos with a refrain singer.Single source

Luis Visca Debuts professionally at the Cine Colón on Avenida Entre Ríos.Single source

Julio César Sanders Publishes his first work, the tango Inglesita.Single source

Juan Sanchez Gorio His family emigrates to Argentina and settles in San Nicolás, where he begins the bandoneon.Single source

Gabriel Clausi First paid work in Andrés Dáquila's quintet at the cafés Benigno and La Fratinola.Single source

Principe Azul Professional singing debut with the pianist José Tinelli.Single source

Lucio Demare Plays in Eleuterio Iribarren's band at the Ta-Ba-Rís.Single source

Charlo Debuts on Radio Cultura, where he first uses the name Charlo.Single source

Catulo Castillo Organito de la tarde wins third prize in the Max Glücksmann contest for Nacional records.Single source

Carlos Lenzi A media luz, with music by Edgardo Donato, is premiered in a Montevideo revue (1924 at the Teatro Albéniz according to Ferrer and AGADU; 1925 at the Teatro Catalunya according to other authors).Single source

Agustin Magaldi Takes part in the opening broadcasts of LOY Radio Nacional in July.Single source

Alejandro Scarpino Plays the Café Nacional and, in a trio with Carlos Di Sarli, on Radio Cultura.Single source

Enrique Carrera Sotelo Juan Maglio introduces him to Carlos Gardel, who records their tango Congojas.Single source

José Bohr Debuts as a chansonnier at the Teatro Porteño in De Puente Alsina a Montmartre; writes Cascabelito with Caruso.Single source

Dante A. Linyera Writes lunfardo poems in the magazine El Canta Claro.Single source

Modesto Papavero Scores the revue A vestirse caballeros at the Teatro Cosmopolita.Single source

Benjamín Tagle Lara Por el camino, with Geroni Flores, is premiered by Ítalo-Feria at a song contest in Montevideo.Single source

Mario Melfi Called to Paris by Eduardo Bianco; plays in the Bianco-Bachicha orchestra.Single source

Eduardo Bianco In Paris, plays six months at the Capitol restaurant.Single source

Agustin Magaldi Joins Victor through Rosita Quiroga; sings on the first broadcasts of LOY Radio Nacional.Single source

Rosita Quiroga Sings on LOX Radio Cultura, the first woman to sing tango there.Single source

Francisco García Jiménez Writes Suerte loca and La mentirosa with Anselmo Aieta.Single source

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez Contursi and Maroni's lyric Si supieras is sung in Un programa de cabaret at the Teatro Apolo, without his consent.Single source

Alfredo Bigeschi Publishes his first tango, Tenorios de mi barrio.Single source

Rafael Canaro Sentimiento gaucho, written with Francisco Canaro, wins the Nacional label's first tango contest.Single source

Ernesto de la Cruz Debuts at the Café El Nacional on Corrientes, following Juan Maglio; starts on radio LOY, later Radio Belgrano.Single source

José María Aguilar Performs in Montevideo with the group Los Incógnitos in March.Single source

Pascual Contursi With Enrique Maroni writes the Si supieras lyric for La cumparsita.Single source

Juan Andrés Caruso Writes Sentimiento gaucho with Francisco and Rafael Canaro, and Cascabelito with José Bohr.Single source

Described as1

Casimiro Agustín Aín — described as Tango in 1924 (dance_style: first serious tango dancer; introduced greater artistic wealth to dancing; danced for Pope Pius XI in 1924)1924Single source

Led1

Julio De Caro — led Tango in 1924 (Led Julio De Caro.)1924Single source

Composed by1

Recuerdo — composed by Tango in 1924 (Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.)1924Single source

Listen

  1. Grato recuerdoFrancisco Canaro1924
  2. Sobre el puchoFrancisco Canaro1924
  3. ChinaFrancisco Canaro1924
  4. Talán talánFrancisco Canaro1924
  5. Ki-KiFrancisco Canaro1924
  6. Arabian smilesFrancisco Canaro1924
  7. CariciasFrancisco Canaro1924
  8. No le digas que la quieroFrancisco Canaro1924
  9. El borrachoFrancisco Canaro1924
  10. HollínFrancisco Canaro1924
  11. Así me dejasteFrancisco Canaro1924
  12. Sin consueloFrancisco Canaro1924

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