Year
Tango in 1926
Our catalogue holds 153 recordings from 1926. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (69 recordings), Julio De Caro (16 recordings), and Roberto Firpo (14 recordings).
That year
Julio De Caro: Performed at Uruguay.
Julio De Caro: Led Julio De Caro.
Pedro Laurenz: Played in Julio De Caro.
Guardia Nueva: Occurred at Buenos Aires.
Roberto Goyeneche: Born in Buenos Aires and raised in Saavedra.
Julio Sosa: Born in Las Piedras, Canelones, Uruguay.
Alberto Morán: Arrives in Argentina with his family and settles in Buenos Aires.
Rosita Quiroga: Makes Argentina's first electrical recordings for Victor, beginning with La musa mistonga.
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Recorded in8
Francisco Canaro — recorded in Tango in 1926 (69 recordings)1926Single source
Julio De Caro — recorded in Tango in 1926 (16 recordings)1926Single source
Roberto Firpo — recorded in Tango in 1926 (14 recordings)1926Single source
Francisco Lomuto — recorded in Tango in 1926 (5 recordings)1926Single source
Osvaldo Fresedo — recorded in Tango in 1926 (4 recordings)1926Single source
Eduardo Bianco - Bachicha — recorded in Tango in 1926 (1 recordings)1926Single source
TRtlrcaa — recorded in Tango in 1926 (1926)1926Single source
Recuerdo — recorded in Tango in 1926 (first recording by the Julio De Caro orchestra, 9 December 1926)1926-12-09Single source
What happened60
Roberto Goyeneche Born in Buenos Aires and raised in Saavedra.Single source
Julio Sosa Born in Las Piedras, Canelones, Uruguay.Single source
Alberto Morán Arrives in Argentina with his family and settles in Buenos Aires.Single source
Rosita Quiroga Makes Argentina's first electrical recordings for Victor, beginning with La musa mistonga.Single source
Raúl Ledesma Born in Junín.Single source
Raúl de los Hoyos Tita Merello introduces Del barrio de las latas in En el Maipo no hace frío.Single source
Atilio Stampone Born in San Cristóbal, Buenos Aires.Single source
Ernesto de la Cruz Premieres El ciruja at El Nacional on 12 August, sung by Pablo Gómez.Single source
Ramón Collazo The Troupe Ateniense debuts in Buenos Aires at the Teatro de la Ópera; he writes Pato.Single source
Virulazo Born in Haedo, Buenos Aires Province.Single source
Adolfo Rivas Born in Pehuajó.Single source
Roberto Fugazot Introduces Viejo ciego at the Teatro Nuevo in Patadas y serenatas en el barrio de las latas.Single source
Pedro Maffia Leaves De Caro and debuts his own sextet, with Elvino Vardaro and Osvaldo Pugliese, at the Café Colón on Avenida de Mayo.Single source
José Garcia Forms a youth orchestra from the pupils of his own conservatory in Lanús.Single source
Miguel Caló Plays in the bandoneon section of Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra.Single source
Enrique Rodríguez Debuts in Joaquín Mora's sextet; soon after plays briefly in Edgardo Donato's orchestra.Single source
Rodolfo Sciammarella Ignacio Corsini introduces his first tango, No te engañes corazón, in La vida comienza mañana at the Teatro Apolo.Single source
Armando Tagini Debuts as a singer with Anselmo Aieta's orchestra in January; sings on radio until 1932.Single source
César Vedani Writes his first song, Vieja escuela de mi barrio, with Rodolfo Nasso.Single source
Alberto Mastra Crosses to Buenos Aires and tours the Argentine interior.Single source
Juan Polito Joins Juan Maglio's orchestra at Bar Domínguez, staying nearly three years.Single source
Raúl Kaplun Joins the jazz band of the new Astral cinema on Corrientes, then Miguel Caló's sextet there.Single source
Libertad Lamarque Joins the Teatro Nacional company and debuts on Radio Prieto.Single source
Sofía Bozán Singing debut with the Muiño-Alippi company, premiering Canillita.Single source
Agustin Irusta Records for Victor in a duo with Roberto Fugazot, with Humberto Correa on guitar.Single source
Mercedes Simone Debuts at Los Dos Chinos in Bahía Blanca with her husband's guitar, then tours provincial towns.Single source
Homero Manzi Viejo ciego, with music by Sebastián Piana and Cátulo Castillo, wins a prize in the contest of the magazine El Alma que Canta.Single source
Enrique Cadícamo Publishes his first book of poems, Canciones grises.Single source
Ivo Pelay His play Judío opens.Single source
Antonio Polito Writes Chola with Enrique Maroni, recorded by Gardel.Single source
Luis Visca Joins the D'Arienzo-Visca-Mazzeo orchestra.Single source
Gabriel Clausi Season at the Teatro Astral with Francisco Pracánico's orchestra.Single source
Libertad Lamarque First Victor recordings, Gaucho sol and Chilenito (26 September per Todo Tango, 8 September per Wikipedia).Single source
Agustin Irusta Sings the Glucksmann contest winners with Francisco Canaro's orchestra.Single source
Carlos Di Sarli Plays the opening of the Fénix theatre in Flores as pianist with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra.Single source
Lucio Demare Goes to Paris, called by Francisco Canaro, and plays with the Canaro orchestra at the Les Ambassadeurs cabaret.Single source
Adolfo Carabelli Victor hires him as artistic director to form an orchestra for both jazz and tango; he also directs the studio-only Orquesta Típica Victor.Single source
Miguel Bucino Writes his first tango, Pa' que bronquen.Single source
Jesús Fernández Blanco Writes El abrojito with Luis Bernstein and the words of the Boca Juniors march.Single source
Enrique Dizeo Pan comido, with Ismael Gómez, is introduced at the café El Nacional.Single source
Antonio Sureda Ignacio Corsini records his vals A su memoria, lyric by Homero Manzi.Single source
Benjamín Tagle Lara Magaldi introduces Trapo viejo in Pascual Contursi's sainete Maldito cabaret.Single source
Eduardo Escaris Méndez Rosita Quiroga introduces En la vía.Single source
Roberto Díaz Records with Francisco Canaro in February; Canaro calls him his first refrain singer.Single source
Antonio Buglione As Julio Pollero's violinist, begins singing as Antonio Reyes at the Folies Bergère cabaret.Single source
Pedro Laurenz Becomes first bandoneon of the De Caro sextet after Maffia leaves.Single source
Elvino Vardaro Joins Pedro Maffia's new sextet, which debuts at the Café Colón; around the same time begins thirteen years of studio work for Victor.Single source
Manuel Romero Writes Tiempos viejos with Francisco Canaro.Single source
Francisco García Jiménez Writes Siga el corso with Aieta and Barrio pobre with Vicente Belvedere.Single source
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez Mocosita, with Víctor Soliño's words, appears and is spread by Rosita Quiroga's record.Single source
Eugenio Cárdenas Writes Una lágrima with Nicolás Verona.Single source
José María Rizzuti Writes Bésame en la boca with Eduardo Calvo, recorded by Gardel.Single source
Gabino Coria Peñaloza Caminito wins first prize in the Buenos Aires municipal song contest; Gardel records it.Single source
Francisco Brancatti Writes El tatuaje with Iriarte.Single source
Pedro Numa Córdoba Writes Comandante Franco with Francisco Canaro.Single source
Agustin Magaldi Writes Allá en el bajo with Noda.Single source
Víctor Soliño Writes Mocosita with Gerardo Matos Rodríguez.Single source
Julio Navarrine Oro muerto, with Juan Raggi, wins a prize in a contest at the Teatro 18 de Julio, Montevideo.Single source
Roberto Lino Cayol Writes Anoche a las dos and Noches de Colón with Raúl de los Hoyos.Single source
Anselmo Aieta Writes Siga el corso, Bajo Belgrano and Tus besos fueron míos.Single source
Performed at3
Julio De Caro — performed at Tango in 1926 (Performed at Uruguay.)1926Single source
Osvaldo Fresedo — performed at Tango in 1926 (Performed at Bar Fresedo.)1926Single source
Francisco Lomuto — performed at Tango in 1926 (Performed at Mar del Plata.)1926Single source
Took place at3
Guardia Nueva — took place at Tango in 1926 (Occurred at Buenos Aires.)1926-01Single source
Guardia Nueva — took place at Tango in 1926 (Argentina)1926-03Single source
Guardia Nueva — took place at Tango in 1926 (Argentina)1926-11Single source
Led2
Julio De Caro — led Tango in 1926 (Led Julio De Caro.)1926Single source
Francisco Lomuto — led Tango in 1926 (Led Francisco Lomuto.)1926Single source
Played in9
Pedro Laurenz — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Julio De Caro.)1926Single source
Osvaldo Fresedo — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Osvaldo Fresedo.)1926Single source
Miguel Caló — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Osvaldo Fresedo.)1926Single source
Daniel Alvarez — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Francisco Lomuto.)1926Single source
Ángel Danesi — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Francisco Lomuto.)1926Single source
Ricardo Brignolo — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Francisco Lomuto.)1926Single source
Eduardo Armani — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Francisco Lomuto.)1926Single source
Alberto Castellanos — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Francisco Lomuto.)1926Single source
Eduardo Bianco — played in Tango in 1926 (Played in Eduardo Bianco - Bachicha.)1926Single source
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