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Tango in 1949

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Videos danced to the music of 1949 on TangoTubeThe records of 1949 on TangoCloud

1949 falls in the Golden Age (1935–1954).

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Key facts
Year
1949

Timeline

  1. 1949

    Juan D'Arienzo: 22 recordingsSingle source

  2. 1949

    Aníbal Troilo: 14 recordingsSingle source

  3. 1949

    Osvaldo Pugliese: 12 recordingsSingle source

  4. 1949

    Miguel Caló: 4 recordingsSingle source

  5. 1949

    Lucio Demare: 2 recordingsSingle source

  6. 1949

    Enrique Rodríguez: 1 recordingsSingle source

Related

  • Juan D'ArienzoOrchestra
  • Aníbal TroiloOrchestra
  • Osvaldo PuglieseOrchestra
  • Miguel CalóOrchestra
  • Lucio DemareOrchestra
  • Enrique RodríguezOrchestra
  • Alfredo De AngelisOrchestra
  • Francisco CanaroOrchestra

Our catalogue holds 193 recordings from 1949. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (22 recordings), Alfredo De Angelis (20 recordings), and Aníbal Troilo (14 recordings).

That year

Malandraca: Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.

Golden Age: Occurred at Argentina.

Golden Age: Occurred at Argentina.

Federico Scorticati: Played in Francisco Lomuto.

Mercedes Simone: La otra y yo, her last film, opens.

Adolfo Rivas moves to Buenos Aires.

Ignacio Corsini: Last regular performance, on the programme Argentinidad on Radio Belgrano.

Héctor de Rosas: First recording with Osmar Maderna, the vals Pequeña.

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What was playing?

The records of 1949

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.

75 of the 193 recordings from 1949 are danced on film.

691 filmed Dances to them. This counts the Performances in the videos we index, not all social dancing.

On the air: LR1 Radio El Mundo

  1. Farabute

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    • Label: RCA Victor
    102 dances
  2. A unos ojos

    Aníbal Troilo · Edmundo Rivero, Aldo Calderón

    • Label: RCA Victor
    • On the radio: LR1 Radio El Mundo
    19 dances
  3. Malandraca

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    • Label: Odeon
    86 dances
  4. La casa vacía

    Miguel Caló · Roberto Rufino

    • Label: Odeon
    Not danced on film yet
  5. La calle maldita

    Lucio Demare · Jorge Linares

    Not danced on film yet
  6. Te quiero igual

    Enrique Rodríguez · José Torres

    • Label: Odeon
    Not danced on film yet
  7. Mi cariñito

    Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante, Julio Martel

    • Label: Odeon
    • On the radio: LR1 Radio El Mundo
    37 dances
  8. Confesión

    Francisco Canaro · Mario Alonso

    • Label: Odeon
    6 dances
  9. Muñequita

    Francisco Lomuto · Miguel Montero

    • Label: RCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
  10. Anibal Troilo

    Julio De Caro · Instrumental

    39 dances
  11. La puñalada

    Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo ·

    • Label: Odeon
    Not danced on film yet
  12. Con el mayor gusto

    Domingo Federico · Instrumental

    • Label: RCA Victor
    1 dance

The studio calendar

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Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

  • Mar 31RCA Victor releases the 7-inch 45 rpm singleWikipedia
  • Dec 171949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakeWikidata

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.

  • Tango 1949 · episode 35

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Events where this year's music was danced

  • Milonga en lo de Balmaceda7 videos
  • Viva La Pepa7 videos
  • Bratislava Tango Festival6 videos
  • Planetango5 videos
  • Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival4 videos
  • Milonga La Baldosa4 videos
  • SULTANS OF ISTANBUL3 videos
  • Łódź Tango Salon Festival3 videos
  • Argentina Tango Salon Festival3 videos
  • Belgrade Tango Encuentro3 videos
  • Tango Salon Extremo3 videos
  • Porteño y Bailarín3 videos

Dancers filmed to this year's music

  • Noelia Hurtado25 videos
  • Javier Rodríguez25 videos
  • Marisol Morales21 videos
  • Alejandro Larenas21 videos
  • Carlitos Espinoza19 videos
  • Maja Petrović17 videos
  • Jonathan Saavedra15 videos
  • Ariadna Naveira14 videos
  • Clarisa Aragón14 videos
  • Marko Miljevic14 videos
  • Fernando Sanchez14 videos
  • Octavio Fernández13 videos
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings14

Juan D'Arienzo — 22 recordings1949

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Aníbal Troilo — 14 recordings1949

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 12 recordings1949

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Miguel Caló — 4 recordings1949

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Lucio Demare — 2 recordings1949

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Enrique Rodríguez — 1 recordings1949

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Alfredo De Angelis — 20 recordings1949

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Francisco Canaro — 9 recordings1949

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Francisco Lomuto — 4 recordings1949

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Julio De Caro — 9 recordings1949

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Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo — 2 recordings1949

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Domingo Federico — 6 recordings1949

Single source

Donato Racciatti — Recorded in Sondor.1949

Single source

A unos ojos (Aníbal Troilo) — Recorded in Aníbal Troilo.Mar 31, 1949

Single source

What happened55

Mercedes Simone: La otra y yo, her last film, opens.

Single source

Adolfo Rivas moves to Buenos Aires.

Single source

Ignacio Corsini: Last regular performance, on the programme Argentinidad on Radio Belgrano.

Single source

Héctor de Rosas: First recording with Osmar Maderna, the vals Pequeña.

Single source

Ricardo Ruiz records with Basso and Francisco Fiorentino for Odeon.

Single source

Jorge Vidal records Puente Alsina for Odeon, his first record with Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra.

Supported · 2

Emilio Balcarce joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra as a violinist; Pugliese records his Bien compadre.

Single source

Mario Bustos: First recording, Justo el 31, with Federico.

Single source

Jorge Falcón: Born in Buenos Aires.

Single source

Oscar Ferrari joins José Basso, replacing Ricardo Ruiz; first catalogued Basso side, Patotero sentimental, for Odeon.

Single source

Pedro Datila records the vals Nube gris.

Single source

Maria Nieves meets Juan Carlos Copes as a teenager at the Club Atlanta milonga in Villa Crespo.

Single source

Víctor Lavallén: Around fourteen, debuts in Buenos Aires with Eduardo Serrano's group at the Picadilly.

Single source

Antonio Todaro wins a dance contest at Club Marplatense in Lanús and turns to dancing and teaching.

Single source

Julio Sosa arrives in Buenos Aires in June and sings at the café Los Andes, at Jorge Newbery and Córdoba.

Single source

ABEL AZNAR: Y volvemos a querernos, with Luciano Leocata, is introduced by Jorge Casal with Florindo Sassone's orchestra at the bar Armonía.

Single source

Osvaldo Manzi leads an orchestra for the first time, briefly, at Café Marzotto.

Single source

Julian Plaza joins Miguel Caló's orchestra and forms a bandoneon quartet with Alfredo Marcucci.

Single source

Jorge Arduch forms his own orquesta típica late in the year.

Single source

Carlos Lafuente: By the end of the 1940s has gradually withdrawn from performing (decade only in the source).

Single source

Virginia Luque: First lead role, in Manuel Romero's La historia del tango.

Single source

Luis Stazo: Soloist in Argentino Galván's orchestra.

Single source

Osvaldo Ruggiero: Pugliese's orchestra records his Catuzo.

Single source

Eduardo Rovira leads the orchestra accompanying Alberto Castillo.

Single source

Roberto Di Filippo joins Julio De Caro's orchestra in mid-year.

Single source

Oscar Larroca records El metejón and Che bandoneón with Roberto Caló for Orfeo (1949 per Wikipedia, about 1950 per Todo Tango).

Single source

Rodolfo Galé arrives in Buenos Aires; sings with guitars in cinema shows.

Single source

Alberto Mancione hires Jorge Ledesma after an audition at Radio Splendid; the orchestra plays the Cote D'Azur cabaret at 25 de Mayo 536.

Single source

Alberto Marino records for Odeon with Roberto Grela's guitar ensemble.

Single source

José Rótulo writes three songs for the film Con los mismos colores.

Single source

Oscar Rubens writes Triste comedia with Héctor Stamponi.

Single source

Luciano Leocata: Y volvemos a querernos, with Abel Aznar, is published.

Single source

Raúl Hormaza writes Testamento de arrabal with Oscar Castagniaro.

Single source

Simón Bajour wins a place in the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional.

Single source

Jorge Ledesma joins Alberto Mancione as Jorge Ledesma; debuts at the cabaret Cote D'Azur, then on Radio Splendid.

Single source

Francisco Rotundo hires Mario Corrales in March and Floreal Ruiz from Aníbal Troilo, who debuts in October.

Single source

Donato Racciatti begins recording for Sondor, the label he stays with into the 1980s.

Single source

Roberto Chanel starts recording for Victor with Florindo Sassone's orchestra, 16 titles including "Ríe payaso" and "Flor de fango".

Single source

Alberto Mastra: Troilo records Miriñaque with Edmundo Rivero and Aldo Calderón.

Single source

Carlos Figari: Troilo records his instrumental A la parrilla in June.

Single source

Hugo Diaz forms his first group and plays on Radio Belgrano.

Single source

Miguel Montero joins Francisco Lomuto, debuting on Radio Belgrano; records Muñequita for Victor.

Single source

Juan Carlos Casas sings in Paris at L'Aiglon and then the Moulin Rouge.

Single source

José Basso signs with Odeon after unreleased RCA-Victor tests; first release pairs Claveles blancos and El bulín de la calle Ayacucho, sung by Fiorentino.

Single source

Raúl Iriarte: Pianist Armando Lacava leads his accompanying group on Radio Belgrano.

Single source

Francisco García Jiménez: Co-writes the scripts of Se llamaba Carlos Gardel and La historia del tango.

Single source

Enrique Alessio records four sides for Odeon with his own orchestra, among them Tiny and El recodo.

Single source

Hugo del Carril directs his first film, Historia del 900.

Single source

Alberto Arenas: Canaro's musical comedy Con la música en el alma.

Single source

Mariano Mores appears in the films Corrientes, calle de ensueños and La doctora quiere tangos.

Single source

Orlando Goñi: Alfredo Gobbi composes the tango Orlando Goñi in his memory.

Single source

Oscar Serpa sings with Horacio Salgán's orchestra alongside Ángel Díaz; no recordings.

Single source

Osmar Maderna records the waltz Pequeña with Héctor de Rosas, his biggest hit.

Single source

Héctor Mauré travels to France with Juan Canaro, but they part before the debut; studies with a Paris Opera teacher.

Single source

José Dames writes Tú with José María Contursi.

Single source

Composer1

Malandraca — Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.1949

Single source

Dates1

Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1949, Mar 11, 1949, Mar 16, 1949

Supported · 4

Played in30

Federico Scorticati — Played in Francisco Lomuto.Jan 1949

Single source

Alfredo Cordisco — Played in Francisco Lomuto.Jan 1949

Single source

Héctor Stamponi — Played in Radio Belgrano.1949

Single source

Emilio Balcarce — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1949

Single source

Marcos Madrigal — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949

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Ernesto Gianni — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949

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Carlos Taverna — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949

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Otelo Gasparini — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949

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Juan Carlos Howard — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949

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Alberto Celenza — Played in Francisco Lomuto.1949

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Aníbal Troilo — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Domingo Mattio — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Eduardo Marino — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Fernando Tell — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Alberto García — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Juan Alzina — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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David Díaz — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Nicolás Albero — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Reynaldo Nichele — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

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Carlos Figari — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1949

Single source

Bernardo Weber — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

José Nieso — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

Manlio Francia — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

Pedro Sapochnik — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

Luis Cuervo — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

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Carlos Marcucci — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

Ángel Genta — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

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Pedro Belluati — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

Alfredo Marcucci — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

Francisco De Caro — Played in Julio De Caro.1949

Single source

Published6

Nací en Pompeya — 1949

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Triste comedia — 1949

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Y volvemos a querernos — 1949

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Embrujo de mi ciudad — 1949

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Testamento de arrabal — 1949

Single source

Tú — 1949

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Notes9

Palacio del Congreso, Buenos Aires — Constitution of 1949: A new Peronist constitution is sanctioned.1949

Single source

Buenos Aires — Peronist Women's Party: Eva Perón founds the party.1949

Single source

Aeropuerto de Ezeiza — Ezeiza airport opened: The international airport opens.1949

Single source

Saverio Perre — He arrived in Buenos Aires in 1949, aged nearly 121949

Single source

Orlando Goñi — Alfredo Gobbi composes Orlando Goñi in 1949, in memory of Orlando Goñi.1949

Single source

Carlos Di Sarli — dissolved1949

Supported · 3

Mi noche triste — The 1949 version replaces the encurdelo line with para mí ya no hay consuelo / y es por eso que yo quiero / olvidarme de1949, Feb 15, 1949

Single source

El ciruja — Wikipedia says that after 25 March 1949 El ciruja could return to its former name and lyricMar 25, 1949

Single source

Al pie de la Santa Cruz — Wikipedia says that after the 1949 lifting, Al pie de la Santa Cruz and Milonga del 900 kept being performed with changes in passages thatMar 25, 1949

Single source

Performed at1

Francisco Lomuto — Performed at Brazil.1949

Single source

Singers3

Mi noche triste (Francisco Rotundo) — Sung by Floreal Ruiz.Feb 21, 1949

Single source

El último organito (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Edmundo Rivero.Mar 31, 1949

Single source

Milonga en negro (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Edmundo Rivero.Mar 31, 1949

Single source

Listen

  1. Mano cruel · Alberto Marino · sung · tango · Jan 13, 1949
  2. Desvelo · Alberto Marino · sung · tango · Jan 13, 1949
  3. Rencor · Florindo Sassone · Jorge Casal · tango · Jan 25, 1949 · RCA Victor
  4. Y volvemos a querernos · Florindo Sassone · Jorge Casal · tango · Jan 25, 1949 · RCA Victor
  5. Para ti madre · Osmar Maderna · Pedro Datila, Mario Corrales · vals · Jan 26, 1949 · RCA Victor
  6. El pillete · Osmar Maderna · instrumental · tango · Jan 26, 1949 · RCA Victor
  7. Te quiero igual · Enrique Rodríguez · José Torres · tango · Jan 27, 1949 · Odeon
  8. A José Manuel Moreno · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · tango · Jan 28, 1949
  9. El apache argentino · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · tango · Jan 28, 1949
  10. Cuatro líneas para el cielo · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · Roberto Rufino · tango · Jan 28, 1949
  11. Puro apronte · Alfredo Gobbi · tango · Jan 31, 1949
  12. La vieja serenata · Alfredo Gobbi · Jorge Maciel · vals · Jan 31, 1949

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