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Our catalogue holds 264 recordings from 1951. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (20 recordings), Carlos Di Sarli (20 recordings), and Francisco Canaro (15 recordings).

That year

Carlos Di Sarli: return after commercial withdrawal.

Carlos Di Sarli: Led Carlos Di Sarli.

Simón Bajour: Played in Carlos Di Sarli.

Claudio González: Played in Carlos Di Sarli.

Mario Pomar: Di Sarli's new orchestra, with Pomar and Oscar Serpa, opens at Radio El Mundo.

Adolfo Rivas records Los mareados and Mimí Pinsón at Osmar Maderna's last session, for RCA Victor.

Osmar Maderna makes his last Víctor recording on 29 March, his 52nd title for the label.

Jorge Ledesma: First recording with Mancione, Sorbos amargos, for RCA Victor.

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What was playing?

The records of 1951

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.

On the air: LR1 Radio El Mundo

  1. Un momento

    Aníbal Troilo · Raúl Berón

    36 dances
  2. Barro

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán

    105 dances
  3. Pasional

    Miguel Caló · Juan Carlos Fabri

    3 dances
  4. Bailarín compadrito

    Ángel D'Agostino · Tino García

    Recorded in 1952, the nearest year with a clip

    1 dance
  5. Adoración

    Rodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval, Carlos Heredia

    139 dances
  6. Jueves

    Enrique Rodríguez · Instrumental

    Not danced on film yet

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

  • Oct 17Channel 7 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)Wikidata
  • Nov 111951 Argentine general electionWikidata

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.

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings12

Juan D'Arienzo — 20 recordings1951

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Carlos Di Sarli — 20 recordings1951

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Aníbal Troilo — 15 recordings1951

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 10 recordings1951

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Miguel Caló — 8 recordings1951

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Ángel D'Agostino — 2 recordings1951

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Lucio Demare — 4 recordings1951

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Rodolfo Biagi — 4 recordings1951

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 10 recordings1951

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Edgardo Donato — 8 recordings1951

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Enrique Rodríguez — 4 recordings1951

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Alfredo De Angelis — 14 recordings1951

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What happened51

Mario Pomar: Di Sarli's new orchestra, with Pomar and Oscar Serpa, opens at Radio El Mundo.

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Adolfo Rivas records Los mareados and Mimí Pinsón at Osmar Maderna's last session, for RCA Victor.

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Osmar Maderna makes his last Víctor recording on 29 March, his 52nd title for the label.

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Jorge Ledesma: First recording with Mancione, Sorbos amargos, for RCA Victor.

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Oscar Larroca debuts with Alfredo De Angelis on Radio El Mundo's Glostora Tango Club.

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Enrique Carrera Sotelo dies in San Telmo.

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Juan Velich dies in Buenos Aires.

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Homero Manzi dies of cancer in Buenos Aires; Troilo writes Responso in his memory.

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Hugo Baralis directs Alberto Marino's orchestra; their first Odeon record, Margot, is cut on 21 May.

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Rodolfo Galé: First record with Florindo Sassone, Testamento de arrabal, for RCA Victor.

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Victor D'Amario records for the first time, for Pathé: Griseta with Alberto Santillán and the instrumental Jueves.

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Antonio Sureda dies in Buenos Aires.

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Enrique Campos: Back with Rotundo, records 'Llorando la carta'; in December he records 'El viejo vals' in duet with Floreal Ruiz.

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Mario Bustos: First recording with Eduardo Del Piano, Margot; seasons at the confitería Adlón on Florida.

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Héctor de Rosas: First recording with Eduardo Del Piano, No me pregunten por qué.

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Juanjo Dominguez: Born in Junín; the family moves to Lanús.

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Carlos Di Sarli returns with recordings for the Music Hall label, with Oscar Serpa and Mario Pomar.

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Juan Carlos Copes wins first prize with Nieves at a Luna Park contest of about 300 couples (15 November).

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Armando Garrido: Last recording with Fresedo, Sombra de humo.

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Ricardo Pedevilla records El Cachafaz for Pampa.

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José María Aguilar dies at Hospital Álvarez after being hit by a car.

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Enrique Santos Discepolo dies in Balvanera.

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Ginamaría Hidalgo plays Amelia in Corazón fiel.

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Osvaldo Requena y Leopoldo Federico: Pianist in Raúl Kaplún's orchestra; writes his first arrangement.

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Roberto Florio: First recordings with Lorenzo Barbero's Orquesta de la Argentinidad.

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Orlando Tripodi takes the piano of the Orquesta Símbolo Osmar Maderna, led by Aquiles Roggero, and arranges for it.

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Víctor Lavallén joins Miguel Caló's orchestra until 1954, touring Brazil.

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Arturo Penón joins Julio De Caro's orchestra; records for Odeon in June and July and plays on Radio El Mundo.

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Ernesto Franco replaces Leopoldo Federico in Osmar Maderna's orchestra until Maderna's death on 28 April.

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Osvaldo Ramos wins a contest at the confitería La Armonía on Corrientes.

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Armando Laborde joins Héctor Varela's re-formed orchestra, recording 24 sides for Pampa.

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Lorenzo Barbero starts recording for Odeon in October, with Roberto Florio singing.

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Mario Demarco forms his own orchestra late in the year, recording 18 titles for Pathé until mid-1953.

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Alberto Podestá starts a solo career on Radio Splendid and sings at the Maipú Pigall cabaret.

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Eduardo Rovira forms his own orchestra for Radio Splendid.

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Roberto Di Filippo joins the Radio Splendid house orchestra, later switching to oboe there.

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Jorge Vidal starts his solo recording career; six sides with Argentino Galván's orchestra for Pampa.

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Francisco Fiorentino joins pianist José Puglia and bandoneonist Edgardo Pedroza in Uruguay and makes his last three recordings in November.

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Angel Dominguez spends most of the year in Florindo Sassone's orchestra.

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Andrés Falgás sings with Julio De Caro's orchestra, without recording.

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Nelly Omar records for RCA Victor with Domingo Marafioti's orchestra.

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Juan Sanchez Gorio signs with the new Orfeo label and records Rodríguez Peña in September.

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Sofía Bozán plays herself in El patio de la morocha.

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Alberto Arenas: With Canaro on Radio El Mundo's Glostora Tango Club; tours of Brazil and the interior through 1954.

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Alfredo De Angelis appears in the film 'El cantor del pueblo'; Oscar Larroca sings beside Dante around this time.

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Roberto Caló: First records for Orfeo: El metejón with Oscar Larroca and a Troilo selection.

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Carlos Marcucci joins the Radio Splendid house orchestra under Francisco Trópoli, until 1957.

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Oscar Serpa returns to Di Sarli, sharing the vocals with Mario Pomar.

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Ángel Vargas begins recording with Armando Lacava's orchestra, his most recorded accompaniment after D'Agostino.

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José Tinelli records piano duets with César Zagnoli for RCA Victor.

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Julio Martel leaves De Angelis after the carnival dances at Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.

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Dates2

Carlos Di Sarli — return after commercial withdrawal1951

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Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1951, Apr 28, 1951

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Orchestras led3

Carlos Di Sarli — Led Carlos Di Sarli.1951

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Osvaldo Pugliese — Led Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Osmar Maderna — Led Osmar Maderna.Mar 29, 1951

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Played in13

Simón Bajour — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1951

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Claudio González — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1951

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Federico Scorticati — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1951

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Ángel Ramos — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1951

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Osvaldo Ruggiero — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Jorge Caldara — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Esteban Gilardi — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Roberto Peppe — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Enrique Camerano — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Oscar Herrero — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Emilio Balcarce — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Julio Carrasco — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Aniceto Rossi — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1951

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Published1

Aquí parado en la esquina — 1951

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Notes2

Golden Age — Tokyo: the singer Ranko Fujisawa, nicknamed the Queen of Tango, made her first record for Victor, as singer of Shimpei Hayakawa's Orquesta Típica Tokyo1951

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Buenos Aires — First Pan American Games: Buenos Aires hosts the first Pan American Games.Feb 25, 1951

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Died2

Mariano Balcarce — Died.1951

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Osmar Maderna — Died.Apr 28, 1951

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Performed at1

Carlos Di Sarli — Performed at Radio El Mundo.Mar 16, 1951

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Singers10

Los mareados (Osmar Maderna) — Sung by Adolfo Rivas.Mar 29, 1951

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Cualquier cosa (Domingo Federico) — Sung by Enzo Valentino.Apr 10, 1951

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Bailongo de los domingos (Lucio Demare) — Sung by Héctor Alvarado.May 9, 1951

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Llevátelo todo (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Oscar Larroca.May 10, 1951

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Barro (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alberto Morán.May 22, 1951

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Mi virgencita de Luján (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Hugo Roca.Jun 6, 1951

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Discepolín (Osvaldo Fresedo) — Sung by Héctor Pacheco.Jun 12, 1951

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La vieja serenata (Alberto Castillo) — Sung by Alberto Castillo.Jun 15, 1951

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Calor de hogar (Alfredo Gobbi) — Sung by Jorge Maciel.Jun 26, 1951

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La número cinco (Alfredo Gobbi) — Sung by Jorge Maciel.Jun 27, 1951

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Listen

  1. El arranqueJulio De Caro1951
  2. Mimí PinsónOsmar Maderna · Adolfo Rivas1951
  3. Los mareadosOsmar Maderna · Adolfo Rivas1951
  4. El motivoAlberto Mancione · Francisco Fiorentino · no clip yet1951
  5. Sorbos amargosAlberto Mancione · Jorge Ledesma · no clip yet1951
  6. Estampa de matónDomingo Federico · Carlos Valdez1951
  7. Cualquier cosaDomingo Federico · Enzo Valentino1951
  8. A dos puntasOrquesta Francini-Pontier · no clip yet1951
  9. Mi sentenciaOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Julio Sosa · no clip yet1951
  10. JuevesEnrique Rodríguez1951
  11. Estrellita del surAlfredo Gobbi · Jorge Maciel, Héctor Coral1951
  12. La catreraAlfredo Gobbi1951

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