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Tango in 1954

Videos danced to the music of 1954 on TangoTubeThe records of 1954 on TangoCloud

Our catalogue holds 257 recordings from 1954. The orchestras recorded most that year were Carlos Di Sarli (37 recordings), Juan D'Arienzo (29 recordings), and Alfredo De Angelis (21 recordings).

That year

Norberto Bernasconi: Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.

Aníbal Troilo: Led Aníbal Troilo.

Aníbal Troilo: Played in Aníbal Troilo.

Domingo Mattio: Played in Aníbal Troilo.

Alberto Morán makes his last Pugliese recording, closing 54 sides with the orchestra.

Enrique Camerano: Pugliese records his tango No quiero perderte, sung by Alberto Morán.

Carlos Yanel: First recording, Oración rante, with José Sala for CBS-Columbia.

Rodolfo Lesica records Canzoneta with Varela, one of his best sellers.

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What was playing?

The records of 1954

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. El vino triste

    Juan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde

    61 dances

  2. Una fija

    Carlos Di Sarli · Instrumental

    307 dances

  3. La cantina

    Aníbal Troilo · Jorge Casal

    17 dances

  4. La mentirosa

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán

    127 dances

  5. Un infierno

    Miguel Caló · Alberto Podestá

    44 dances

  6. Carnaval de mi barrio

    Ángel D'Agostino · Tino García, Ruben Cané

    Not danced on film yet

  7. Sangre de mi sangre

    Rodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval

    47 dances

  8. Perdóname

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Héctor Pacheco

    6 dances

  9. Fuegos artificiales

    Edgardo Donato · Instrumental

    4 dances

  10. Tu nombre es María

    Enrique Rodríguez · Omar Quirós

    Not danced on film yet

  11. Que lento corre el tren

    Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante

    21 dances

  12. Envidia

    Francisco Canaro · Mario Alonso

    4 dances

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

  • Nov 261954 Uruguayan 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

Recordings24

Juan D'Arienzo — 29 recordings1954

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Carlos Di Sarli — 37 recordings1954

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Aníbal Troilo — 12 recordings1954

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 14 recordings1954

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Miguel Caló — 10 recordings1954

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Ángel D'Agostino — 4 recordings1954

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Rodolfo Biagi — 4 recordings1954

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 2 recordings1954

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Edgardo Donato — 4 recordings1954

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Enrique Rodríguez — 2 recordings1954

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Alfredo De Angelis — 21 recordings1954

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Francisco Canaro — 7 recordings1954

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Rango Fujisawa — Recorded in Buenos Aires.1954

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Designio (Domingo Federico) — Recorded in Domingo Federico.Feb 11, 1954

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Cuando te fuiste (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.Mar 15, 1954

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Mi lamento (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Recorded in Osvaldo Pugliese.Mar 17, 1954

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Muy suave (Domingo Federico) — Recorded in Domingo Federico.Apr 7, 1954

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Buenos Aires yo te canto (Carlos Di Sarli) — Recorded in Carlos Di Sarli.Apr 21, 1954

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Un kilo de tango (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.Apr 21, 1954

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Ahí está (Juan D'Arienzo) — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.Apr 29, 1954

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El bazar de los juguetes (Miguel Caló) — Recorded in Miguel Caló.May 5, 1954

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En blanco y negro (Alberto Mancione) — Recorded in Alberto Mancione.Jul 5, 1954

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Un tango para Esthercita (Aníbal Troilo) — Recorded in Aníbal Troilo.Aug 27, 1954

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Un desolado corazón (Carlos Di Sarli) — Recorded in Carlos Di Sarli.Aug 31, 1954

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What happened48

Alberto Morán makes his last Pugliese recording, closing 54 sides with the orchestra.

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Enrique Camerano: Pugliese records his tango No quiero perderte, sung by Alberto Morán.

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Carlos Yanel: First recording, Oración rante, with José Sala for CBS-Columbia.

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Rodolfo Lesica records Canzoneta with Varela, one of his best sellers.

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Angel Dominguez directs Roberto Chanel's orchestra in its first RCA Victor recording, his own Fatal y tanguera.

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Roberto Arrieta: Back with Caló, records Boca Juniors.

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Miguel Montero: First recording with Osvaldo Pugliese, A la luz del candil.

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Lorenzo Barbero records Noche de locura with Osvaldo Ribó.

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Osvaldo Ribo records Noche de locura with Lorenzo Barbero's orchestra.

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Luis Rubistein dies in Buenos Aires.

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Jorge Maciel: Last recording with Gobbi, 'Un regalo de reyes'.

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Jorge Casal: Last Troilo recording, Los cosos de al lao.

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Mario Pomar: Back on RCA Victor with Di Sarli, records Discépolo's Tormenta.

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Manuel Romero dies in Buenos Aires.

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Maria de la Fuente records live in Tokyo with Juan Canaro's orchestra during the Japan tour.

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Héctor Pacheco: Latest catalogued Fresedo recording, Perdóname.

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Alfredo Del Rio joins Alfredo Gobbi, replacing Jorge Maciel; records El hijo cruel.

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Maria Cieri: With Rodolfo, invited to dance in Troilo's El Patio de la Morocha; he declines.

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Raúl Garello joins the house orchestra of Radio Belgrano at about eighteen, where he meets Leopoldo Federico.

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Horacio Ferrer: With friends from the Selección de Tangos radio programme founds the Club de la Guardia Nueva in Montevideo, staging concerts by Troilo, Salgán and Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires.

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Finito marries María Teresa, who becomes his dance partner.

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Roberto Florio joins Francini-Pontier; records Los cosos de al lao for RCA Victor.

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Carlos Olmedo sings briefly with Osvaldo Pugliese.

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Francisco Lauro: Los Mendocinos record Luna de arrabal with Alberto Ortiz.

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Arturo Penón tours Japan with Juan Canaro's orchestra, the first tango tour there.

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Federico Silva writes Sin estrellas with Racciatti.

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Joaquin Do Reyes ends his TK period, with 24 recordings made since 1950.

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Osvaldo Manzi joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra as pianist, replacing Carlos Figari; stays until 1957.

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Roberto Pansera scores the film Se necesita un hombre con cara de infeliz.

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Enrique Díaz: By this year Troilo and Piazzolla have written Contrabajeando as a showcase for him.

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Armando Garrido records Dónde with Lucio Demare's orchestra for Art-Fono.

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Alejandro Scarpino accompanies Ángel Vargas on record with two guitarists.

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Mario Demarco joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra as bandoneonist and arranger in June.

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Ernesto Franco directs the orchestra on Roberto Rufino's Orfeo recordings Lo siento en el alma and Mi pobre novia.

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Mario Bustos leaves Del Piano late in the year; vocal-cord problems halt his career until surgery.

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Alberto Marino records for Odeon with his orchestra under Osvaldo Manzi.

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Roberto Chanel records his own "Oración rante" with Ángel Domínguez's orchestra for Victor.

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Jorge Caldara leaves Pugliese and moves to Japan, playing on Radio Tokio, NHK and in theatres.

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Astor Piazzolla studies with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.

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Ricardo Pedevilla: Singer Carlos Paiva makes his professional debut with the orchestra.

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Hugo Baralis tours Japan with Juan Canaro's orchestra; on his return he writes the tango Anoné.

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Tita Merello records Se dice de mí, El choclo and Arrabalera with Canaro.

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Tino García: Back with D'Agostino for carnival at Club Lanús, beside Rubén Cané.

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Alfredo Gobbi singers Alfredo Del Río and Tito Landó join the orchestra.

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Carlos Di Sarli returns to Victor, recording until 1958.

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Julio De Caro retires from leading his orchestra.

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Juan Canaro tours Japan with singers María de la Fuente and Héctor Insúa.

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Manuel Buzon dies in Buenos Aires.

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Played in5

Norberto Bernasconi — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1954

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Domingo Mattio — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1954

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Fernando Tell — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1954

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David Díaz — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1954

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Osvaldo Manzi — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1954

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Orchestras led2

Aníbal Troilo — Led Aníbal Troilo.1954

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Francisco Canaro — Led Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro).Aug 2, 1954

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Dates2

Carlos Di Sarli — returned to RCA Victor1954

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Golden Age — 7-inch 45 rpm singles delivered to radio stations instead of 78s1954

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Performed at1

Elsa Rivas — Performed at Radio El Mundo.1954

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Published2

Sin estrellas — 1954

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Mi madre tierra — 1954

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Notes3

Golden Age — Japan: the first Argentine orchestra to play in Japan was Juan Canaro's; by the 1950s more than twenty tango orchestras existed in Japan, the most1954

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Paris — Paris: in 1954 Piazzolla and his wife left their two children with his parents and travelled to Paris, where (after winning a composition prize) he1954

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Lalo Bello — Lalo Bello and his wife were the first Argentines to dance tango in Japan, with Juan Canaro's orchestra, debuting in Tokyo in 19541954

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Singers23

La canción más triste (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Oscar Serpa.Jan 4, 1954

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Porque no te tengo más (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alberto Morán.Jan 5, 1954

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Patotero sentimental (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Mario Pomar.Jan 26, 1954

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Designio (Domingo Federico) — Sung by Armando Moreno.Feb 8, 1954

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La mentirosa (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alberto Morán.Mar 17, 1954

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Soy una fiera (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Oscar Larroca.Apr 21, 1954

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Buenos Aires yo te canto (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Oscar Serpa.Apr 21, 1954

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Tu boca mintió (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Armando Laborde.Apr 29, 1954

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Un infierno (Miguel Caló) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.May 5, 1954

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Te aconsejo que me olvides (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Juan Carlos Cobos.May 13, 1954

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La cantina (Miguel Caló) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.Jun 15, 1954

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Cómo le digo a la vieja (Miguel Caló) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.Jun 15, 1954

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Noche de locura (Miguel Caló) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.Jun 23, 1954

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Boca Juniors (Miguel Caló) — Sung by Roberto Arrieta.Jun 23, 1954

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Cómo le digo a la vieja (Francisco Rotundo) — Sung by Floreal Ruiz.Jul 8, 1954

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A la luz del candil (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Miguel Montero.Jul 14, 1954

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Pedime lo que querés (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Alberto Arenas.Jul 19, 1954

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No te engañes corazón (Alberto Morán) — Sung by Alberto Morán.Aug 26, 1954

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Un regalo de Reyes (Alfredo Gobbi) — Sung by Jorge Maciel.Aug 26, 1954

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Un desolado corazón (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Oscar Serpa.Aug 31, 1954

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El vino triste (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Armando Laborde.Sep 1, 1954

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La sonrisa de mamá (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Armando Laborde.Sep 1, 1954

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Mentira (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Oscar Larroca.Sep 7, 1954

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Died2

José Rial — Died.Jul 8, 1954

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Manuel Buzon — Died.Jul 14, 1954

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Listen

  1. Royal PigallCarlos Di Sarli1954
  2. La misma tardeCarlos Di Sarli · Oscar Serpa1954
  3. La canción más tristeCarlos Di Sarli · Oscar Serpa1954
  4. Cuidado con los cincuentaCarlos Di Sarli1954
  5. EnvidiaFrancisco Canaro · Mario Alonso1954
  6. Toma estas monedasFrancisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas1954
  7. Noches de amorQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1954
  8. CaraduraQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1954
  9. PicaneaoOsvaldo Pugliese · Juan Carlos Cobos · no clip yet1954
  10. Porque no te tengo másOsvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán1954
  11. Caricias perdidasOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Mario Lagos · no clip yet1954
  12. Tengo un amigoOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Pablo Moreno1954

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