Year
Tango in 1968
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Our catalogue holds 190 recordings from 1968. The orchestras recorded most that year were Florindo Sassone (28 recordings), Armando Pontier (20 recordings), and Aníbal Troilo (20 recordings).
That year
Luis Visca: Dies in Buenos Aires.
Carlos García: Starts recording with Oscar Alonso for Odeon.
Sexteto Tango: Records Tema otoñal for RCA Victor.
Mario Battistella: Dies.
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Recorded in12
Florindo Sassone — recorded in Tango in 1968 (28 recordings)1968Single source
Armando Pontier — recorded in Tango in 1968 (20 recordings)1968Single source
Aníbal Troilo — recorded in Tango in 1968 (20 recordings)1968Single source
Fulvio Salamanca — recorded in Tango in 1968 (13 recordings)1968Single source
Juan D'Arienzo — recorded in Tango in 1968 (12 recordings)1968Single source
Osvaldo Fresedo — recorded in Tango in 1968 (12 recordings)1968Single source
José Basso — recorded in Tango in 1968 (12 recordings)1968Single source
Roberto Goyeneche — recorded in Tango in 1968 (12 recordings)1968Single source
Pedro Laurenz — recorded in Tango in 1968 (11 recordings)1968Single source
Sexteto Tango — recorded in Tango in 1968 (8 recordings)1968Single source
Baffa-Berlingieri — recorded in Tango in 1968 (6 recordings)1968Single source
Donato Racciatti — recorded in Tango in 1968 (5 recordings)1968Single source
What happened39
Luis Visca Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Carlos García Starts recording with Oscar Alonso for Odeon.Single source
Sexteto Tango Records Tema otoñal for RCA Victor.Single source
Mario Battistella Dies.Single source
Cayetano Puglisi Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
José Colangelo Debuts with Aníbal Troilo at Relieve, replacing Osvaldo Berlingieri.Single source
Héctor María Artola Premieres Como el incienso, a tango-style piece for church, at San Juan Bosco.Single source
José Horacio Staffolani Dies.Single source
Amelita Baltar First solo LP wins the top prize at the Festival del Disco in Mar del Plata.Single source
Sexteto Tango In October six Pugliese musicians found the sextet; debut at Caño 14.Single source
Daniel Binelli Joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra after the Sexteto Tango split; stays fourteen years.Single source
Amelita Baltar Cast by Piazzolla as the lead of María de Buenos Aires.Single source
Abel Córdoba Stays when Jorge Maciel and six musicians leave to form Sexteto Tango; becomes the sole male singer.Single source
Osvaldo Tarantino Leads the orchestra behind singer Alberto Marino on a North American tour, into 1969.Single source
Osvaldo Ruggiero In October co-founds the Sexteto Tango with Pugliese colleagues; debut at Caño 14.Single source
Osvaldo Requena y Leopoldo Federico Becomes music director of the Microfón label, a post he keeps about fourteen years.Single source
Víctor Lavallén Co-founds the Sexteto Tango, staying nineteen years.Single source
Antonio Agri Solo violin in Piazzolla and Ferrer's María de Buenos Aires.Single source
Osvaldo Berlingieri Records eleven tangos and a milonga for Victor with Troilo's quartet alongside Ubaldo De Lío and Rafael Del Bagno.Single source
Alberto Morán Reunites with Armando Cupo for 24 more titles, recorded through 1970.Single source
Emilio Balcarce Leaves Pugliese and co-founds Sexteto Tango.Single source
Ernesto Baffa | Ubaldo De Lío Wins the Lira de Oro at the Medellín festival.Single source
Carlos Lázzari Composes La pista está que arde.Single source
Arturo Penón Becomes Pugliese's first bandoneon after the founders of Sexteto Tango leave.Single source
Alcides Rossi Co-founds the Sexteto Tango in March.Single source
Nelly Vázquez Starts a solo career; sings at El Estaño de Pepe Basso.Single source
Juan Carlos Lamas Appears in Leopoldo Torre Nilsson's Martín Fierro.Single source
Alberto Echague Begins his third stage with D'Arienzo and tours Japan with the orchestra.Single source
Julian Plaza Co-founds the Sexteto Tango, playing piano.Single source
Ernesto Franco Tours Japan with D'Arienzo's orchestra under Juan Polito; again in 1970.Single source
Juan Carlos Godoy Records with José Basso's orchestra.Single source
Aníbal Troilo Forms a quartet with Ubaldo de Lío, Osvaldo Berlingieri and Rafael del Bagno and records for Victor.Single source
Alberto Mancione Leads a quartet and accompanies Argentino Ledesma in 23 carnival shows.Single source
Jorge Maciel Co-founds Sexteto Tango with Julián Plaza, Osvaldo Ruggiero, Víctor Lavallén, Emilio Balcarce, Oscar Herrero and Alcides Rossi.Single source
Ubaldo De Lío Plays in Aníbal Troilo's quartet; replaced by Aníbal Arias in 1969.Single source
Oscar Herrero Co-founds the Sexteto Tango, which debuts at Caño 14.Single source
Francisco Rotundo In the late 1960s opens La Casa de Rotundo in Liniers, later moved to Villa Luro, with a new orchestra.Single source
Eduardo Rovira Records Sónico with his trio for Show Records.Single source
Héctor de Rosas Two recordings with the Orquesta Símbolo Osmar Maderna under Aquiles Roggero.Single source
Timeline
1968
Recorded in Florindo SassoneSingle source
1968
Recorded in Armando PontierSingle source
1968
Recorded in Aníbal TroiloSingle source
1968
Recorded in Fulvio SalamancaSingle source
1968
Recorded in Juan D'ArienzoSingle source
1968
Recorded in Osvaldo FresedoSingle source
1968
Recorded in José BassoSingle source
1968
Recorded in Roberto GoyenecheSingle source