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Tango in 1961

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).

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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

  1. 1961

    Recorded in Juan D'ArienzoSingle source

  2. 1961

    Recorded in Osvaldo PuglieseSingle source

  3. 1961

    Recorded in Francisco CanaroSingle source

  4. 1961

    Recorded in José BassoSingle source

  5. 1961

    Recorded in Osvaldo FresedoSingle source

  6. 1961

    Recorded in Alfredo De AngelisSingle source

  7. 1961

    Recorded in Domingo FedericoSingle source

  8. 1961

    Recorded in Astor PiazzollaSingle source