Year
Tango in 1961
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Our catalogue holds 217 recordings from 1961. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (52 recordings), Osvaldo Pugliese (25 recordings), and Francisco Canaro (22 recordings).
That year
José Giambuzzi: Dies.
Rafael Iriarte: Dies.
Roberto Díaz: Dies in Chile.
Lalo Martel: Records Yira yira with De Angelis.
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Recorded in12
Juan D'Arienzo — recorded in Tango in 1961 (52 recordings)1961Single source
Osvaldo Pugliese — recorded in Tango in 1961 (25 recordings)1961Single source
Francisco Canaro — recorded in Tango in 1961 (22 recordings)1961Single source
José Basso — recorded in Tango in 1961 (20 recordings)1961Single source
Osvaldo Fresedo — recorded in Tango in 1961 (20 recordings)1961Single source
Alfredo De Angelis — recorded in Tango in 1961 (13 recordings)1961Single source
Domingo Federico — recorded in Tango in 1961 (11 recordings)1961Single source
Astor Piazzolla — recorded in Tango in 1961 (9 recordings)1961Single source
Trío Los Modernos — recorded in Tango in 1961 (6 recordings)1961Single source
Aníbal Troilo — recorded in Tango in 1961 (6 recordings)1961Single source
Fulvio Salamanca — recorded in Tango in 1961 (5 recordings)1961Single source
Rodolfo Biagi — recorded in Tango in 1961 (4 recordings)1961Single source
What happened31
José Giambuzzi Dies.Single source
Rafael Iriarte Dies.Single source
Roberto Díaz Dies in Chile.Single source
Lalo Martel Records Yira yira with De Angelis.Single source
Milena Plebs Born in Lomas de Zamora.Single source
Susana Rinaldi Martín Fierro as revelation after singing on Canal 13's El teatro y sus éxitos.Single source
Gloria Arquimbau Tours Japan as the only dance couple with Francisco Canaro's orchestra.Single source
Eduardo Arquimbau Tours Japan as the only dance couple with Francisco Canaro's orchestra.Single source
Néstor Marconi Octeto de Buenos Aires Joins José Basso's orchestra on tour; plays the Marabú cabaret and Teatro Maipo with it.Single source
Antonio Agri Founds the Quinteto de Arcos de Antonio Agri.Single source
Nelly Vázquez Records Viejo Madrid with Mariano Mores's Orquesta Lírica del Tango for Odeon.Single source
Armando Guerrico Last four recordings with Salamanca, including Quereme corazón.Single source
Horacio Ferrer The Teatro Circular in Montevideo stages his play El tango del alba, written with Hugo Mazza.Single source
Gerónimo Bongioni Registers the tangos Flor de reo and La curda.Single source
Orlando Tripodi Joins Miguel Caló's re-formed orchestra as pianist; it records for Odeon in 1963.Single source
Alberto Di Paulo RCA Victor releases the LP Alberto Di Paulo, su bandoneón y su orquesta.Single source
Elba Berón Joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra in February, beside Roberto Goyeneche.Single source
Fulvio Salamanca Tours inland Uruguay and Chile and records eleven titles for Philips.Single source
Hugo Marcel Leaves Fresedo's orchestra a few months after his September marriage.Single source
Ernesto de la Cruz Retires.Single source
Roberto Di Filippo Wins a place as oboist in the Teatro Colón orchestra, staying until about 1980.Single source
Ubaldo De Lío Salgán and De Lío release Buenos Aires at 3 AM on Verve.Single source
Domingo Federico Tours Japan as a bandoneonist in Francisco Canaro's orchestra.Single source
Armando Baliotti The Sexteto Argentino de Tango records for Pathé.Single source
Eduardo Rovira The Agrupación de Tango Moderno records Tangos en una nueva dimensión for Record.Single source
Julio Sosa First LP for Columbia, 'El Varón del Tango', named by the label's press chief Ricardo Gaspari.Single source
Alfredo Del Rio Records Volver and two other sides with José Basso.Single source
Simón Bajour Original violinist of Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango, then concertmaster of Cuba's national symphony in Havana.Single source
Carlos Acuña Sings at the Festival of Argentine Song in Italy; afterwards settles in Spain.Single source
Carlos Varela Settles in Rosario.Single source
Miguel Caló Reunites Pontier, Federico, Francini, Berón and Podestá as the Orchestra of the Stars on Radio El Mundo.Single source
Timeline
1961
Recorded in Juan D'ArienzoSingle source
1961
Recorded in Osvaldo PuglieseSingle source
1961
Recorded in Francisco CanaroSingle source
1961
Recorded in José BassoSingle source
1961
Recorded in Osvaldo FresedoSingle source
1961
Recorded in Alfredo De AngelisSingle source
1961
Recorded in Domingo FedericoSingle source
1961
Recorded in Astor PiazzollaSingle source