The Cabeceo

Skip to content

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.

every sentence cites a published fact

What was playing?

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.

  1. No vale la pena

    Miguel Caló · Carlos Dante

    Not danced on film yet
  2. Mi evocación

    Adolfo Carabelli · Luis Díaz

    Not danced on film yet
  3. Toda la vida

    Roberto Firpo · Carlos Varela

    8 dances
  4. Perro viejo

    Orquesta De Tangos Ingles · Instrumental

    Not danced on film yet
  5. El pensamiento

    Pedro Maffia · Rafael Cisca

    Recorded in 1931, the nearest year with a clip

    Not danced on film yet

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world · Wikidata

  • Jun 30Night of the Long Knives beginsWikidata

Tango By Year, the podcast

Dag Stenvoll plays the year's records and Michael Lavocah talks about them, by permission. Facts from the episodes cite the minute they are said.

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Events where this year's music was danced

Dancers filmed to this year's music

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

Events held that year.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings18

Miguel Caló — 3 recordings1934

Single source

Osvaldo Fresedo — 4 recordings1934

Single source

Edgardo Donato — 14 recordings1934

Single source

Francisco Canaro — 59 recordings1934

Single source

Francisco Lomuto — 23 recordings1934

Single source

Adolfo Carabelli — 2 recordings1934

Single source

Roberto Firpo — 11 recordings1934

Single source

Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) — 2 recordings1934

Single source

Mario Melfi — 1 recordings1934

Single source

Orquesta De Tangos Ingles — 1 recordings1934

Single source

Pedro Maffia — 1 recordings1934

Single source

Canto (Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz)) — Recorded in Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz).Jan 30, 1934

Single source

Fin de fiesta (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Feb 17, 1934

Single source

Ya vendrán tiempos mejores (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Feb 17, 1934

Single source

Ya no cantas más (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Apr 28, 1934

Single source

Mi evocación (Adolfo Carabelli) — Recorded in Adolfo Carabelli.May 7, 1934

Single source

Yo me llamo Juan te quiero (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.May 22, 1934

Single source

El mundo sigue al revés (Adolfo Carabelli) — Recorded in Adolfo Carabelli.Jul 6, 1934

Single source

What happened56

Antonio Maida: First record, Esto es el colmo, with Edgardo Donato for RCA Victor.

Single source

Juan Maglio records for the last time, for Odeón, on 17 April.

Single source

Teófilo Ibáñez: Back at Victor; records Derecho viejo with lyrics on 1 June.

Single source

Roberto Ray records 'Canto de amor' with Fresedo for RCA-Victor.

Single source

Maria Nieves: Born on 6 September in Saavedra, Buenos Aires.

Single source

Félix Gutiérrez records A través de los años with Pedro Maffia for RCA Victor.

Supported · 2

Ernesto Ponzio dies of a heart aneurysm.

Single source

Leonardo Lerman: Born in Buenos Aires.

Single source

Alberto Mancione: First paid job, in bandoneonist José Figueroa's trio, touring and playing on Radio Mitre.

Single source

Armando Guerrico sees Carlos Gardel perform at the Teatro Cristoforo Colombo in Quilmes.

Single source

Alfredo De Angelis plays briefly as pianist in Graciano De Leone's orchestra, after accompanying singers and playing with Anselmo Aieta.

Single source

Alberto Castillo sings with Julio De Caro's orchestra.

Single source

Roberto Lambertucci writes his first tango, Viejo farolito, to music by his father.

Single source

Luciano Leocata plays theatre seasons with José Tinelli at the Apolo, then the San Martín in 1936.

Single source

Maruja Pacheco Huergo acts in Galería de esperanzas, written by Enrique Cadícamo.

Single source

Angel Dominguez joins Ángel D'Agostino's orchestra.

Single source

José Libertella arrives in Argentina as a baby and grows up in Villa Lugano.

Single source

Ricardo Pedevilla plays in Daniel Álvarez's group with Armando Baliotti.

Single source

Félix Lipesker moves to Buenos Aires to join Julio De Caro's orchestra.

Single source

Ricardo Ruiz acts and sings on radio in Arsenio Mármol's Estampas porteñas.

Single source

Osvaldo Pugliese: Pianist for Pedro Laurenz, writing his first arrangements for him.

Single source

Horacio Salgan joins Radio Belgrano as a soloist, later playing on Radio Excelsior, Prieto and Stentor.

Single source

Francisco Fiorentino: With Roberto Zerrillo's orchestra, sings a full lyric on the record of Serenata de amor rather than just the refrain.

Single source

Mario César Gomila writes Farolero with Julio De Caro and Bibelot with Francisco De Caro.

Single source

Ricardo Tanturi: The orchestra plays at the Alvear Palace Hotel.

Single source

Enrique Rodríguez plays in a trio accompanying Francisco Fiorentino on Radio Belgrano.

Single source

Alfredo Malerba accompanies Francisco Fiorentino's debut as a soloist on LR3 Radio Nacional.

Single source

Antonio Polito writes Fiesta porteña with Juan Giliberti.

Single source

Roberto Arrieta joins the quartet Los Magos del Tango on Radio Ultra.

Single source

Juan D'Arienzo: Playing at the Chantecler cabaret on Paraná street with Luis Visca on piano; Carlos Di Sarli fills in for a month.

Single source

César Vedani: Adiós muchachos is used in the Hollywood film Wonder Bar.

Single source

José Luis Padula writes the vals Mi vida with Enrique Cadícamo.

Single source

José Dames forms the duo Las Dos D with the pianist Rolando Dodero.

Single source

Joaquín Mora writes Yo soy aquel muchacho with Vicente Russo and Máximo Orsi.

Single source

Julio César Sanders: Adiós muchachos is used in Lloyd Bacon's film Wonder Bar.

Single source

Mario Melfi writes Remembranza with Mario Battistella.

Single source

Juan Bautista Abad Reyes begins writing for radio, on Belgrano, Fénix, Prieto and Argentina.

Single source

Raúl Kaplun: In Caló's orchestra, which records twelve discs for Odeon through 1938.

Single source

Tino García sings at bars on the Costanera Sur with Mariano Mores at the piano.

Single source

Pedro Laurenz debuts his own orchestra at the café Los 36 Billares, Corrientes 965, with Osvaldo Pugliese on piano.

Single source

Lito Bayardo settles in Buenos Aires.

Single source

Héctor María Artola: Contracted to accompany Libertad Lamarque, until 1937.

Single source

Ada Falcón appears in Ídolos de la radio.

Single source

Carlos Di Sarli leaves his orchestra and moves to Rosario, where he plays with Juan Cambareri.

Single source

Miguel Caló forms a new orchestra that records for Odeon, with Carlos Dante as main singer.

Single source

Ángel D'Agostino forms his first tango-only orchestra, with Aníbal Troilo on bandoneon and Alberto Echagüe as singer.

Single source

Alfredo Le Pera writes Cuesta abajo and Mi Buenos Aires querido for Gardel's films.

Single source

Ignacio Corsini appears in Ídolos de la radio.

Single source

Sofía Bozán begins her long run at the Teatro Maipo, to 1954.

Single source

Roberto Maida joins Francisco Canaro's orchestra in November.

Single source

Enrique Santos Discepolo writes Cambalache.

Single source

Emilio Fresedo: Vida mía is premiered by Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra with Roberto Ray at Radio Belgrano's Geniol dances.

Single source

Juan Bautista Deambroggio writes Avellaneda with Mario Girardi.

Single source

José María Aguilar: Recalled by Gardel to New York late in the year.

Single source

Horacio Pettorossi declines Gardel's tour of the Americas; Aguilar replaces him.

Single source

Carlos Gardel films Cuesta abajo, Mi Buenos Aires querido and Tango en Broadway for Paramount in New York.

Single source

Orchestras led1

Miguel Caló — Led Miguel Caló.1934

Single source

Played in7

Miguel Nijensohn — Played in Miguel Caló.1934

Single source

Lidio Fasoli — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934

Single source

Domingo Moro — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934

Single source

Juan Jose Visciglio — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934

Single source

Alfredo Mazzeo — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934

Single source

Rodolfo Duclós — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1934

Single source

Carlos Gardel — Played in Radio Rivadavia.1934

Single source

Performed at1

Osvaldo Fresedo — Performed at New York.1934

Single source

Dates1

Guardia Nueva — Occurred at Argentina.1934, Mar 4, 1934

Supported · 2

Published13

El pescante — 1934

Single source

Cuesta abajo — 1934

Single source

Mi Buenos Aires querido — 1934

Single source

Amores de estudiante — 1934

Single source

Golondrinas — 1934

Single source

Remembranza — 1934

Single source

Ya estamos iguales — 1934

Single source

Mi desdicha — 1934

Single source

Bibelot — 1934

Single source

Luna de arrabal — 1934

Single source

Avellaneda — 1934

Single source

Yo soy aquel muchacho — 1934

Single source

El Tigre Millán — 1934

Supported · 2

Notes5

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 source

Guardia 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 source

Raúl Bravo — Born in 1934 in Santa Fe province1934

Single source

Volver — Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera compose Volver in 1934.1934

Single source

Mi Buenos Aires querido — Mi Buenos Aires querido is composed in 1934.1934

Single source

Premiered at1

Cambalache — Premiered at Teatro Maipo.1934

Single source

Singers14

Esto es el colmo (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Antonio Maida.Jan 9, 1934

Single source

A tu memoria madrecita (Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz)) — Sung by Luis Díaz.Jan 30, 1934

Single source

Fin de fiesta (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 17, 1934

Single source

Diez años (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 21, 1934

Single source

Te quiero mucho mas (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 21, 1934

Single source

Mascarada (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Carlos Varela.Apr 16, 1934

Single source

El Tigre Millán (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Apr 30, 1934

Single source

Yo no sé por qué te quiero (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.May 4, 1934

Single source

Mi evocación (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Luis Díaz.May 7, 1934

Single source

Lirio blanco (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Jun 7, 1934

Single source

Churrasca (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Jun 7, 1934

Single source

Aparcero (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Jun 12, 1934

Single source

Canto de amor (Osvaldo Fresedo) — Sung by Roberto Ray.Jun 18, 1934

Single source

Y llego el amor (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Antonio Maida.Jun 28, 1934

Single source

Born3

Nestor Real — Born.Feb 26, 1934

Single source

Tito Lando — Born.May 8, 1934

Single source

Tito Lando — Born.May 8, 1934

Single source

Died1

Juan Maglio — Died.Jul 14, 1934

Single source

Listen

  1. Esto es el colmoEdgardo Donato · Antonio Maida1934
  2. No quiero verlo másFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
  3. Santa MilonguitaFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1934
  4. A tu memoria madrecitaOrquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) · Luis Díaz1934
  5. CantoOrquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) · Luis Díaz · no clip yet1934
  6. RuegoEdgardo Donato · Antonio Maida, Randona · no clip yet1934
  7. Ya vendrán tiempos mejoresFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá, Francisco Canaro1934
  8. Fin de fiestaFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
  9. Dímelo al oídoFrancisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz1934
  10. Decime adiósFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1934
  11. Diez añosFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
  12. Te quiero mucho masFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934

Ask Tangopedia

Answers only from cited facts, each with its source.