Our catalogue holds 131 recordings from 1934. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (59 recordings), Francisco Lomuto (23 recordings), and Edgardo Donato (14 recordings).
That year
Miguel Caló: Led Miguel Caló.
Miguel Nijensohn: Played in Miguel Caló.
Osvaldo Fresedo: Performed at New York.
Guardia Nueva: Occurred at Argentina.
Antonio Maida: First record, Esto es el colmo, with Edgardo Donato for RCA Victor.
Juan Maglio records for the last time, for Odeón, on 17 April.
Teófilo Ibáñez: Back at Victor; records Derecho viejo with lyrics on 1 June.
Roberto Ray records 'Canto de amor' with Fresedo for RCA-Victor.
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The records of 1934
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.
Francisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá
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Events where this year's music was danced
- Planetango3 videos
- Viva La Pepa3 videos
- Gavito Tango Festival2 videos
- TanGo To Istanbul2 videos
- Milonguero Nights2 videos
- El bailongo2 videos
- White Tango Festival1 video
- La Boca Tango Festival1 video
- El Motivo Tango1 video
- Porteño y Bailarín1 video
- Muy Martes1 video
- Floreal Milonga1 video
Dancers filmed to this year's music
- Oscar Mandagaran23 videos
- Georgina Vargas18 videos
- Giselle Anne13 videos
- Gustavo Naveira13 videos
- Noelia Hurtado12 videos
- Pablo Rodriguez9 videos
- Sebastián Arce7 videos
- Mariana Montes7 videos
- Bruno Tombari6 videos
- Carlitos Espinoza6 videos
- Rocio Lequio6 videos
What we don't know yet3 of 4 known
Events held that year.
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings18
Miguel Caló — 3 recordings1934
Single sourceOsvaldo Fresedo — 4 recordings1934
Single sourceEdgardo Donato — 14 recordings1934
Single sourceFrancisco Canaro — 59 recordings1934
Single sourceFrancisco Lomuto — 23 recordings1934
Single sourceAdolfo Carabelli — 2 recordings1934
Single sourceRoberto Firpo — 11 recordings1934
Single sourceOrquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) — 2 recordings1934
Single sourceMario Melfi — 1 recordings1934
Single sourceOrquesta De Tangos Ingles — 1 recordings1934
Single sourcePedro Maffia — 1 recordings1934
Single sourceCanto (Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz)) — Recorded in Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz).Jan 30, 1934
Single sourceFin de fiesta (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Feb 17, 1934
Single sourceYa vendrán tiempos mejores (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Feb 17, 1934
Single sourceYa no cantas más (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Apr 28, 1934
Single sourceMi evocación (Adolfo Carabelli) — Recorded in Adolfo Carabelli.May 7, 1934
Single sourceYo me llamo Juan te quiero (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.May 22, 1934
Single sourceEl mundo sigue al revés (Adolfo Carabelli) — Recorded in Adolfo Carabelli.Jul 6, 1934
Single sourceWhat happened56
Antonio Maida: First record, Esto es el colmo, with Edgardo Donato for RCA Victor.
Single sourceJuan Maglio records for the last time, for Odeón, on 17 April.
Single sourceTeófilo Ibáñez: Back at Victor; records Derecho viejo with lyrics on 1 June.
Single sourceRoberto Ray records 'Canto de amor' with Fresedo for RCA-Victor.
Single sourceMaria Nieves: Born on 6 September in Saavedra, Buenos Aires.
Single sourceFélix Gutiérrez records A través de los años with Pedro Maffia for RCA Victor.
Supported · 2Ernesto Ponzio dies of a heart aneurysm.
Single sourceLeonardo Lerman: Born in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceAlberto Mancione: First paid job, in bandoneonist José Figueroa's trio, touring and playing on Radio Mitre.
Single sourceArmando Guerrico sees Carlos Gardel perform at the Teatro Cristoforo Colombo in Quilmes.
Single sourceAlfredo De Angelis plays briefly as pianist in Graciano De Leone's orchestra, after accompanying singers and playing with Anselmo Aieta.
Single sourceAlberto Castillo sings with Julio De Caro's orchestra.
Single sourceRoberto Lambertucci writes his first tango, Viejo farolito, to music by his father.
Single sourceLuciano Leocata plays theatre seasons with José Tinelli at the Apolo, then the San Martín in 1936.
Single sourceMaruja Pacheco Huergo acts in Galería de esperanzas, written by Enrique Cadícamo.
Single sourceAngel Dominguez joins Ángel D'Agostino's orchestra.
Single sourceJosé Libertella arrives in Argentina as a baby and grows up in Villa Lugano.
Single sourceRicardo Pedevilla plays in Daniel Álvarez's group with Armando Baliotti.
Single sourceFélix Lipesker moves to Buenos Aires to join Julio De Caro's orchestra.
Single sourceRicardo Ruiz acts and sings on radio in Arsenio Mármol's Estampas porteñas.
Single sourceOsvaldo Pugliese: Pianist for Pedro Laurenz, writing his first arrangements for him.
Single sourceHoracio Salgan joins Radio Belgrano as a soloist, later playing on Radio Excelsior, Prieto and Stentor.
Single sourceFrancisco Fiorentino: With Roberto Zerrillo's orchestra, sings a full lyric on the record of Serenata de amor rather than just the refrain.
Single sourceMario César Gomila writes Farolero with Julio De Caro and Bibelot with Francisco De Caro.
Single sourceRicardo Tanturi: The orchestra plays at the Alvear Palace Hotel.
Single sourceEnrique Rodríguez plays in a trio accompanying Francisco Fiorentino on Radio Belgrano.
Single sourceAlfredo Malerba accompanies Francisco Fiorentino's debut as a soloist on LR3 Radio Nacional.
Single sourceAntonio Polito writes Fiesta porteña with Juan Giliberti.
Single sourceRoberto Arrieta joins the quartet Los Magos del Tango on Radio Ultra.
Single sourceJuan D'Arienzo: Playing at the Chantecler cabaret on Paraná street with Luis Visca on piano; Carlos Di Sarli fills in for a month.
Single sourceCésar Vedani: Adiós muchachos is used in the Hollywood film Wonder Bar.
Single sourceJosé Luis Padula writes the vals Mi vida with Enrique Cadícamo.
Single sourceJosé Dames forms the duo Las Dos D with the pianist Rolando Dodero.
Single sourceJoaquín Mora writes Yo soy aquel muchacho with Vicente Russo and Máximo Orsi.
Single sourceJulio César Sanders: Adiós muchachos is used in Lloyd Bacon's film Wonder Bar.
Single sourceMario Melfi writes Remembranza with Mario Battistella.
Single sourceJuan Bautista Abad Reyes begins writing for radio, on Belgrano, Fénix, Prieto and Argentina.
Single sourceRaúl Kaplun: In Caló's orchestra, which records twelve discs for Odeon through 1938.
Single sourceTino García sings at bars on the Costanera Sur with Mariano Mores at the piano.
Single sourcePedro Laurenz debuts his own orchestra at the café Los 36 Billares, Corrientes 965, with Osvaldo Pugliese on piano.
Single sourceLito Bayardo settles in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceHéctor María Artola: Contracted to accompany Libertad Lamarque, until 1937.
Single sourceAda Falcón appears in Ídolos de la radio.
Single sourceCarlos Di Sarli leaves his orchestra and moves to Rosario, where he plays with Juan Cambareri.
Single sourceMiguel Caló forms a new orchestra that records for Odeon, with Carlos Dante as main singer.
Single sourceÁngel D'Agostino forms his first tango-only orchestra, with Aníbal Troilo on bandoneon and Alberto Echagüe as singer.
Single sourceAlfredo Le Pera writes Cuesta abajo and Mi Buenos Aires querido for Gardel's films.
Single sourceIgnacio Corsini appears in Ídolos de la radio.
Single sourceSofía Bozán begins her long run at the Teatro Maipo, to 1954.
Single sourceRoberto Maida joins Francisco Canaro's orchestra in November.
Single sourceEnrique Santos Discepolo writes Cambalache.
Single sourceEmilio Fresedo: Vida mía is premiered by Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra with Roberto Ray at Radio Belgrano's Geniol dances.
Single sourceJuan Bautista Deambroggio writes Avellaneda with Mario Girardi.
Single sourceJosé María Aguilar: Recalled by Gardel to New York late in the year.
Single sourceHoracio Pettorossi declines Gardel's tour of the Americas; Aguilar replaces him.
Single sourceCarlos Gardel films Cuesta abajo, Mi Buenos Aires querido and Tango en Broadway for Paramount in New York.
Single sourceOrchestras led1
Miguel Caló — Led Miguel Caló.1934
Single sourcePlayed in7
Miguel Nijensohn — Played in Miguel Caló.1934
Single sourceLidio Fasoli — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934
Single sourceDomingo Moro — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934
Single sourceJuan Jose Visciglio — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934
Single sourceAlfredo Mazzeo — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934
Single sourceRodolfo Duclós — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934
Single sourceCarlos Gardel — Played in Radio Rivadavia.1934
Single sourcePerformed at1
Osvaldo Fresedo — Performed at New York.1934
Single sourceDates1
Guardia Nueva — Occurred at Argentina.1934, Mar 4, 1934
Supported · 2Published13
El pescante — 1934
Single sourceCuesta abajo — 1934
Single sourceMi Buenos Aires querido — 1934
Single sourceAmores de estudiante — 1934
Single sourceGolondrinas — 1934
Single sourceRemembranza — 1934
Single sourceYa estamos iguales — 1934
Single sourceMi desdicha — 1934
Single sourceBibelot — 1934
Single sourceLuna de arrabal — 1934
Single sourceAvellaneda — 1934
Single sourceYo soy aquel muchacho — 1934
Single sourceEl Tigre Millán — 1934
Supported · 2Notes5
Radio Rivadavia — On 5 March 1934 Gardel's guitarists Barbieri, Riverol and Vivas played from Rivadavia in the link-up with Splendid and NBC New York.Jan 1, 1934
Single sourceGuardia Nueva — Warsaw: at the 1934 'Latarnia' ball of the Society for Blinded War Victims in the Hotel Europejski, a tango competition was held; second prize went1934
Single sourceRaúl Bravo — Born in 1934 in Santa Fe province1934
Single sourceVolver — Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera compose Volver in 1934.1934
Single sourceMi Buenos Aires querido — Mi Buenos Aires querido is composed in 1934.1934
Single sourcePremiered at1
Cambalache — Premiered at Teatro Maipo.1934
Single sourceSingers14
Esto es el colmo (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Antonio Maida.Jan 9, 1934
Single sourceA tu memoria madrecita (Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz)) — Sung by Luis Díaz.Jan 30, 1934
Single sourceFin de fiesta (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 17, 1934
Single sourceDiez años (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 21, 1934
Single sourceTe quiero mucho mas (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 21, 1934
Single sourceMascarada (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Carlos Varela.Apr 16, 1934
Single sourceEl Tigre Millán (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Apr 30, 1934
Single sourceYo no sé por qué te quiero (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.May 4, 1934
Single sourceMi evocación (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Luis Díaz.May 7, 1934
Single sourceLirio blanco (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Jun 7, 1934
Single sourceChurrasca (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Jun 7, 1934
Single sourceAparcero (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Jun 12, 1934
Single sourceCanto de amor (Osvaldo Fresedo) — Sung by Roberto Ray.Jun 18, 1934
Single sourceY llego el amor (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Antonio Maida.Jun 28, 1934
Single sourceBorn3
Nestor Real — Born.Feb 26, 1934
Single sourceTito Lando — Born.May 8, 1934
Single sourceTito Lando — Born.May 8, 1934
Single sourceDied1
Juan Maglio — Died.Jul 14, 1934
Single sourceListen
- Esto es el colmoEdgardo Donato · Antonio Maida1934
- No quiero verlo másFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
- Santa MilonguitaFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1934
- A tu memoria madrecitaOrquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) · Luis Díaz1934
- CantoOrquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) · Luis Díaz · no clip yet1934
- RuegoEdgardo Donato · Antonio Maida, Randona · no clip yet1934
- Ya vendrán tiempos mejoresFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá, Francisco Canaro1934
- Fin de fiestaFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
- Dímelo al oídoFrancisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz1934
- Decime adiósFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1934
- Diez añosFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
- Te quiero mucho masFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
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