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Tango in 1962

Videos danced to the music of 1962 on TangoTubeThe records of 1962 on TangoCloud

Our catalogue holds 147 recordings from 1962. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (25 recordings), José Basso (15 recordings), and Los Señores Del Tango (12 recordings).

That year

Aníbal Troilo: Led Aníbal Troilo.

Elba Berón records four titles with Troilo for RCA Victor, including Coplas with Goyeneche.

Enrique Maciel dies.

Antonio Agri joins Astor Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango in April.

Horacio Palma records the milonga Malumba with Jorge Valdez for RCA Victor.

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What was playing?

The records of 1962

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.

  1. Prometedora

    Juan D'Arienzo · Horacio Palma

    10 dances

  2. Desencuentro

    Aníbal Troilo · Elba Berón

    108 dances

  3. De mi ciudad

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel

    30 dances

  4. Cambalache

    Miguel Caló · Roberto Luque

    Not danced on film yet

  5. Enamorado estoy

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Hugo Marcel

    Not danced on film yet

  6. Yo no merezco este castigo

    Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno

    Not danced on film yet

  7. Desagredecida

    Alfredo De Angelis · Lalo Martel

    Not danced on film yet

  8. Felicia

    Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · Instrumental

    Recorded in 1961, the nearest year with a clip

    Not danced on film yet

  9. Luto blanco

    Armando Pontier · Roberto Rufino

    • Label: CBS Columbia
    Not danced on film yet

  10. El motivo

    José Basso · Floreal Ruiz

    Not danced on film yet

  11. Luto blanco

    Florindo Sassone · Osvaldo De Santis

    Not danced on film yet

  12. Trenzas

    Horacio Salgan · Edmundo Rivero

    6 dances

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

  • Sep 211963 Argentine Navy RevoltWikidata

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.

Connected

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Dancers filmed to this year's music

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

Events held that year.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings29

Juan D'Arienzo — 25 recordings1962

Single source

Aníbal Troilo — 5 recordings1962

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 12 recordings1962

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Miguel Caló — 8 recordings1962

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Ángel D'Agostino — 3 recordings1962

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 5 recordings1962

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Enrique Rodríguez — 1 recordings1962

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Alfredo De Angelis — 10 recordings1962

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Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) — 7 recordings1962

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Armando Pontier — 6 recordings1962

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José Basso — 15 recordings1962

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Florindo Sassone — 12 recordings1962

Single source

De mi ciudad (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Recorded in Osvaldo Pugliese.1962

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Yo soy el tango señores (Ángel D'Agostino) — Recorded in Ángel D'Agostino.1962

Single source

Qué tenés que hablar de mi (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Héctor Varela.1962

Single source

Cachirliando (Aníbal Troilo) — Recorded in Aníbal Troilo.Jan 9, 1962

Supported · 2

Sólo quiero ser feliz (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.Apr 30, 1962

Single source

Desagredecida (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.Apr 30, 1962

Single source

Tango y turf (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.May 28, 1962

Single source

No tengo contra (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.May 28, 1962

Single source

No pediste perdón (Enrique Alessio) — Recorded in Enrique Alessio.Jun 12, 1962

Single source

Yo pequé (Miguel Caló) — Recorded in Miguel Caló.Aug 21, 1962

Single source

Prometedora (Juan D'Arienzo) — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.Sep 10, 1962

Single source

Quereme corazón (Los Señores Del Tango) — Recorded in Los Señores Del Tango.Sep 26, 1962

Single source

El victorioso (Juan D'Arienzo) — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.Sep 27, 1962

Single source

Hasta Callao no más (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.Oct 25, 1962

Single source

El sonsonete (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.Oct 25, 1962

Single source

Los hombres no lloran (Juan D'Arienzo) — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.Nov 15, 1962

Single source

Mon cherie (Alfredo De Angelis) — Recorded in Alfredo De Angelis.Dec 10, 1962

Single source

What happened25

Elba Berón records four titles with Troilo for RCA Victor, including Coplas with Goyeneche.

Single source

Enrique Maciel dies.

Single source

Antonio Agri joins Astor Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango in April.

Single source

Horacio Palma records the milonga Malumba with Jorge Valdez for RCA Victor.

Single source

Leopoldo Federico: First recording session with Julio Sosa for CBS Columbia: El rosal de los cerros and Madame Ivonne.

Single source

Juan José Mosalini wins Canal 13's Nace una estrella and plays in the channel's orchestra.

Single source

Ginamaría Hidalgo: Martín Fierro for Casino Phillips on Canal 13.

Single source

Chico Novarro joins RCA's El Club del Clan as Chico Novarro.

Single source

Héctor Mayoral: First prize for dance at the Termas de Río Hondo international folk festival; then five years with Mariano Mores.

Single source

Osvaldo Tarantino founds the trio Los Tres de Buenos Aires with guitarist Ernesto Báez and bandoneonist Toto Rodríguez.

Single source

Raúl Lavié joins El Club del Clan on Canal 13, signed by RCA Victor.

Single source

José Colangelo: Pianist for Julio Sosa and Leopoldo Federico until Sosa's death in 1964.

Single source

Juan Carlos Copes dances on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York.

Single source

Carlos Yanel: As Siro San Román, releases his first LP, Inolvidable, on Music Hall.

Single source

Alejandro Scarpino devotes himself to teaching the bandoneon and to business.

Single source

Julian Plaza registers Nostálgico.

Single source

Maria de la Fuente records with Orlando Trípodi's quartet for Discofonía.

Single source

Rodolfo Sciammarella moves to Spain.

Single source

Armando Tagini dies in San Andrés.

Single source

Eduardo Adrian lives in Uruguay until 1968, singing and working as a journalist.

Single source

Roberto Florio records Por qué la quise tanto with José Basso for Music Hall, an unexpected hit.

Single source

Roberto Rufino becomes Aníbal Troilo's singer, until 1965.

Single source

Tino García sings with Joaquín Do Reyes on Radio El Mundo; records with D'Agostino's quartet.

Single source

Jorge Durán rejoins José Basso's orchestra.

Single source

Francisco Canaro tours Japan near the end of his career.

Single source

Orchestras led2

Aníbal Troilo — Led Aníbal Troilo.1962

Single source

Francisco Canaro — Led Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro).Dec 17, 1962

Single source

Played in10

Domingo Mattio — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1962

Single source

Ernesto Baffa — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1962

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Raúl Garello — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1962

Single source

David Díaz — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1962

Single source

Osvaldo Berlingieri — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1962

Single source

Rafael del Bagno — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1962

Single source

Aníbal Troilo — Played in Troilo-Grela.1962

Single source

Roberto Grela — Played in Troilo-Grela.1962

Single source

Ernesto Báez — Played in Troilo-Grela.1962

Supported · 2

Eugenio Pro — Played in Troilo-Grela.1962

Supported · 2

Published2

Desencuentro — 1962

Single source

Hasta Callao no más — 1962

Single source

Notes3

Nuevo — Finland: 'Musta ruusu' (Black Rose), recorded by Veikko Tuomi and written by Pentti Viherluoto, is held to have started the tango fever, as the first1962

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Raúl Bravo — In 1962 he debuted as a solo dancer in a show a few metres from the Obelisco on Corrientes1962

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Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires — Coup against Frondizi: Military ousts Frondizi.Mar 29, 1962

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Singers10

Garúa (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Roberto Goyeneche.Jan 9, 1962

Single source

Desencuentro (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Elba Berón.Feb 9, 1962

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El vino triste (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alfredo Belusi.May 1, 1962

Single source

El pescante (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alfredo Belusi.Jun 1, 1962

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Desencuentro (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alfredo Belusi.Aug 1, 1962

Single source

De mi ciudad (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Jorge Maciel.Sep 1, 1962

Single source

Vos y yo corazón (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Jorge Valdez.Sep 3, 1962

Single source

Prometedora (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Horacio Palma.Sep 10, 1962

Single source

Callejera (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Héctor Millán.Sep 27, 1962

Single source

Ave de paso (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Jorge Valdez.Oct 3, 1962

Single source

Dates1

Nuevo — Occurred at Argentina.Mar 29, 1962, Mar 30, 1962, Oct 5, 1962

Supported · 2

Died1

Armando Tagini — Died.Jul 12, 1962

Supported · 3

Listen

  1. GarúaAníbal Troilo · Roberto Goyeneche1962
  2. CoplasAníbal Troilo · Roberto Goyeneche, Elba Berón1962
  3. Y a mi quéAníbal Troilo · Elba Berón1962
  4. DesencuentroAníbal Troilo · Elba Berón1962
  5. CachirliandoAníbal Troilo · Elba Berón1962
  6. Mano cruelJosé Basso · Roberto Florio · no clip yet1962
  7. El motivoJosé Basso · Floreal Ruiz1962
  8. No me pregunten por quéOsvaldo Pugliese · Alfredo Belusi · no clip yet1962
  9. CabuleroOsvaldo Pugliese1962
  10. De gran copeteArmando Pontier · no clip yet1962
  11. Buen amigoArmando Pontier · no clip yet1962
  12. Luto blancoArmando Pontier · Roberto Rufino1962

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