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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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What was playing?

The records of 1924

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.

  1. Todo corazón

    Julio De Caro ·

    Not danced on film yet

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

A day for any of the year's recordings.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings3

Francisco Canaro — 54 recordings1924

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Julio De Caro — 1 recordings1924

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Esposito Genaro — Recorded in Columbia.1924

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What happened57

Jorge Arduch: Born in Las Junturas, Córdoba province.

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

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

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

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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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Jorge Ledesma: Born in Piñeyro.

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Carlos Mauricio Pacheco: Died in Buenos Aires.

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Mario Bustos: Born Mario Nazareno Álvarez in Almagro.

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

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

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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.

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Roberto Di Filippo: Born in Peyrano, Santa Fe.

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Ebe Bedrune: Born in Rosario.

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

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

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Jorge Caldara: Born in the Abasto, Buenos Aires.

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Alberto Podestá: Born Alejandro Washington Alé in San Juan.

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Lágrima Ríos: Born in Durazno.

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Eduardo Arolas: Died in París.

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Vicente Greco: Died in Buenos Aires.

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

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Roberto Videla: Born Antonio Genaro De Tomaso in Buenos Aires.

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Osvaldo Pugliese: Composed “Recuerdo” (1924).

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Rafael Canaro: Composed “Sentimiento gaucho” (1924).

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Osvaldo Fresedo: Composed “El Once” (1924).

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Enrique Delfino: Composed “Griseta” (1924).

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

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

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

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

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Luis Visca debuts professionally at the Cine Colón on Avenida Entre Ríos.

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Julio César Sanders publishes his first work, the tango Inglesita.

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

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

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Principe Azul: Professional singing debut with the pianist José Tinelli.

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Lucio Demare plays in Eleuterio Iribarren's band at the Ta-Ba-Rís.

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Charlo debuts on Radio Cultura, where he first uses the name Charlo.

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

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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).

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Agustin Magaldi takes part in the opening broadcasts of LOY Radio Nacional in July.

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

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

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

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Dante A. Linyera writes lunfardo poems in the magazine El Canta Claro.

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Modesto Papavero scores the revue A vestirse caballeros at the Teatro Cosmopolita.

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

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

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

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

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Rosita Quiroga sings on LOX Radio Cultura, the first woman to sing tango there.

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Francisco García Jiménez writes Suerte loca and La mentirosa with Anselmo Aieta.

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

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Alfredo Bigeschi publishes his first tango, Tenorios de mi barrio.

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

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José María Aguilar performs in Montevideo with the group Los Incógnitos in March.

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

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Juan Andrés Caruso writes Sentimiento gaucho with Francisco and Rafael Canaro, and Cascabelito with José Bohr.

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Notes6

Casimiro Agustín Aín — dance_style: first serious tango dancer; introduced greater artistic wealth to dancing; danced for Pope Pius XI in 19241924

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Radio Splendid — Gardel and Razzano's first radio appearance took place on 30 September 1924 on Radio Gran Splendid (LOW), at Av. Santa Fe 1876 in the Gran1924

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Radio Cultura — LOX Radio Cultura, where Di Sarli's trio with Scarpino and Olivari backed singers c.1924.1924

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Guardia Nueva — Istanbul: English Wikipedia: tango arrived in Turkey soon after the Republic was formed in 19241924

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Recuerdo — Recuerdo is published in 1924 and premiered by Juan Fava's quartet at the Café Mitre in Villa Crespo.1924

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Sentimiento gaucho — The Canaro brothers' Sentimiento gaucho is premiered in 1924.1924

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Orchestras led1

Julio De Caro — Led Julio De Caro.1924

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Composer1

Recuerdo — Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.1924

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Published10

A media luz — 1924

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La mina del Ford — 1924

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Organito de la tarde — 1924

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Suerte loca — 1924

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Griseta — 1924

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No le digas que la quiero — 1924

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Cascabelito — 1924

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Sombras — 1924

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El olivo — 1924

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Recuerdo — 1924

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Played in3

Carlos Di Sarli — Played in Radio Cultura.1924

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Carlos Gardel — Played in Radio Splendid.1924

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Francisco Canaro — Played in Radio Splendid.1924

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Dates1

Guardia Nueva — Occurred at New York.1924

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Born12

Jorge Arduh — Born.Jan 5, 1924

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Jorge Casal — Born.Jan 14, 1924

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Jorge Durán — Born.Jan 19, 1924

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Jorge Ledesma — Born.Feb 3, 1924

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Mario Bustos — Born.Mar 21, 1924

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Beba Bidart — Born.Apr 3, 1924

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Virgilio Expósito — Born.May 3, 1924

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Aldo Calderón — Born.May 16, 1924

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Aldo Calderón — Born.May 16, 1924

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Aldo Calderón — Born.May 16, 1924

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Olga Lamas — Born.Jun 3, 1924

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Olga Lamas — Born.Jun 3, 1924

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Premiered at1

Muchachita loca — Premiered at Teatro Apolo.Apr 15, 1924

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Listen

  1. Grato recuerdoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  2. Sobre el puchoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  3. ChinaFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  4. Talán talánFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  5. Ki-KiFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  6. Arabian smilesFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  7. CariciasFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  8. No le digas que la quieroFrancisco Canaro1924
  9. El borrachoFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  10. HollínFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  11. Así me dejasteFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924
  12. Sin consueloFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1924

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