Year
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).
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
- Grato recuerdoFrancisco Canaro1924
- Sobre el puchoFrancisco Canaro1924
- ChinaFrancisco Canaro1924
- Talán talánFrancisco Canaro1924
- Ki-KiFrancisco Canaro1924
- Arabian smilesFrancisco Canaro1924
- CariciasFrancisco Canaro1924
- No le digas que la quieroFrancisco Canaro1924
- El borrachoFrancisco Canaro1924
- HollínFrancisco Canaro1924
- Así me dejasteFrancisco Canaro1924
- Sin consueloFrancisco Canaro1924
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