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Tango in 1969

Videos danced to the music of 1969 on TangoTubeThe records of 1969 on TangoCloud

Our catalogue holds 148 recordings from 1969. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (36 recordings), Osvaldo Pugliese (16 recordings), and Aníbal Troilo (12 recordings).

That year

Cucuza Castiello: Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in Villa Ortúzar.

Salvador Merico dies.

Ruben Juarez records Para vos canilla for Odeon, his first record, after his start at Caño 14.

Roberto Firpo dies in Buenos Aires; buried in the SADAIC pantheon.

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What was playing?

The records of 1969

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. Las cuarenta

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    14 dances

  2. Che Buenos Aires

    Aníbal Troilo · Instrumental

    15 dances

  3. Tu angustia y mi dolor

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba

    30 dances

  4. Tierra querida

    Miguel Caló · Instrumental

    2 dances

  5. Tengo

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Osvaldo Arana

    • Label: Show Records
    Not danced on film yet

  6. Felicia

    Alfredo De Angelis · Instrumental

    1 dance

  7. Tomo y obligo

    Francisco Canaro · Argentino Ledesma

    1 dance

  8. Mansa

    Domingo Federico · Carlos Vidal

    • Label: Embassy
    2 dances

  9. Solamente ella

    Armando Pontier · Roberto Goyeneche

    Recorded in 1968, the nearest year with a clip

    13 dances

  10. Milonga del siglo quince

    José Basso · Luis Correa

    Recorded in 1968, the nearest year with a clip

    Not danced on film yet

  11. La casita de mis viejos

    Horacio Salgan · Edmundo Rivero

    Not danced on film yet

  12. Balada para un loco

    Astor Piazzolla · Roberto Goyeneche

    70 dances

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

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

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Dancers filmed to this year's music

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings29

Juan D'Arienzo — 36 recordings1969

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Aníbal Troilo — 12 recordings1969

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 16 recordings1969

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Miguel Caló — 8 recordings1969

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 3 recordings1969

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Alfredo De Angelis — 6 recordings1969

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Francisco Canaro — 8 recordings1969

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Domingo Federico — 6 recordings1969

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Armando Pontier — 3 recordings1969

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José Basso — 2 recordings1969

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Horacio Salgan — 8 recordings1969

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Astor Piazzolla — 11 recordings1969

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Zorro Gris (Osvaldo Pugliese) — 1969

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El pensamiento (Osvaldo Pugliese) — 1969

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Bando (Osvaldo Pugliese) — 1969

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Gente de teatro (Osvaldo Pugliese) — 1969

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La última cita (Osvaldo Pugliese) — 1969

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El marne (Osvaldo Pugliese) — 1969

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Fuegos artificiales (Alfredo De Angelis) — July 10, 1969

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El apache argentino (Alfredo De Angelis) — August 1, 1969

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Che Buenos Aires (Aníbal Troilo) — August 12, 1969

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La trilla (Aníbal Troilo) — August 12, 1969

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Felicia (Alfredo De Angelis) — August 22, 1969

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Loca bohemia (Alfredo De Angelis) — August 22, 1969

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Pico blanco (Aníbal Troilo) — September 12, 1969

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Tigre viejo (Juan D'Arienzo) — September 18, 1969

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La chiflada (Juan D'Arienzo) — September 18, 1969

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El arranque (Juan D'Arienzo) — September 18, 1969

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Tallador (Aníbal Troilo) — October 10, 1969

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What happened30

Cucuza Castiello: Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in Villa Ortúzar.

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Salvador Merico dies.

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Ruben Juarez records Para vos canilla for Odeon, his first record, after his start at Caño 14.

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Roberto Firpo dies in Buenos Aires; buried in the SADAIC pantheon.

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Hugo Duval sings at Biagi's last performance, at Club Hurlingham.

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Rodolfo Biagi gives his last performance, at the Hurlingham Club.

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Oscar Mandagaran: Born in Posadas, Misiones.

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Amelita Baltar premieres Balada para un loco.

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Carlos Bórquez: Member of the Instrumental Ballet of Mayoral y Elsa María at the first Festival del Tango in Santiago de Chile.

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Eladia Blázquez writes Por qué amo a Buenos Aires.

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Julio Pane: Edmundo Rivero brings him to El Viejo Almacén to replace Ciriaco Ortiz; he forms a trio.

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Aníbal Arias joins Aníbal Troilo's quartet, replacing Ubaldo De Lío in Troilo 69 at the Teatro Dante.

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Antonio Todaro opens a joint academy with Raúl Bravo (they met around 1964).

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Rodolfo Mederos joins Osvaldo Pugliese's rebuilt orchestra.

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Juan José Mosalini: In Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra, writing some of its arrangements, until March 1977.

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Raúl Garello: Troilo's orchestra premieres his tango "Che Buenos Aires".

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Dante Amicarelli records Adiós Nonino with Piazzolla's quintet; forms a piano duo with Horacio Salgán.

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Horacio Ferrer: Balada para un loco, with Piazzolla, is released.

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Juan Cambareri tours Japan with his quartet.

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Roberto Goyeneche records "Balada para un loco" and "Chiquilín de Bachín" with Astor Piazzolla's orchestra for RCA.

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Antonio Agri appears in Simón Feldman's film Tango argentino.

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Edmundo Rivero opens his own tango house, El Viejo Almacén, at Independencia and Carlos Calvo in San Telmo.

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Julian Centeya publishes La musa del barro and records poems for RCA Victor.

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Roberto Pansera records with Roberto Florio and Carlos Dante for Alanicky.

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Enrique Díaz appears in Simón Feldman's film Tango argentino.

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Ciriaco Ortiz plays at the opening of El Viejo Almacén.

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Eduardo Adrian records a 12-track LP with a quartet including Máximo Mori and Lucio Demare.

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Alfredo Belusi: Solo at Caño 14 with Héctor Stamponi's quartet.

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Enrique Campos records as a soloist for the Magenta label.

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Osvaldo Fresedo: Last dance performance, at the Sociedad Rural Argentina.

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Singers10

Mansa (Domingo Federico) — Sung by Carlos Vidal.1969

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El encopao (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Abel Córdoba.May 1, 1969

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Manon (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Abel Córdoba.Jul 1, 1969

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El último farol (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Tito Reyes.Jul 30, 1969

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Milonga para un viejo amor (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Armando Laborde.Aug 1, 1969

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Tu angustia y mi dolor (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Abel Córdoba.Sep 1, 1969

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La milonga y yo (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Tito Reyes.Oct 10, 1969

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A tu lado (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Osvaldo Ramos.Oct 20, 1969

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Te quiero como te quiero (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Abel Córdoba.Nov 1, 1969

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Mi Buenos Aires querido (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Argentino Ledesma.Nov 18, 1969

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Dates1

Nuevo — Occurred at Juan Carlos Onganía.1969

Supported · 2

Notes3

Buenos Aires — Buenos Aires: the 1969 Festival de la Canción de Buenos Aires at the Luna Park was the high point of the controversy over renewal; Astor1969

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Barrio Clínicas, Córdoba — Cordobazo: General strike and uprising in Córdoba.May 1969

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El Viejo Almacén — El Viejo Almacén, a traditional tanguería at Balcarce 793 in San Telmo, was founded on 9 May 1969 by the singer Edmundo Rivero in aMay 9, 1969

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Orchestras led1

Horacio Salgan — Led Horacio Salgan y Dante Amicarelli.1969

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Born3

Cardenal Dominguezz — Born.1969

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Hernan cucuza Castiello — Born.Feb 27, 1969

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Junior Cervila — Born.May 6, 1969

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Died6

Alfonso Lacueva — Died.Jan 2, 1969

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Patrocinia Diaz — Died.Jan 16, 1969

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Antonio Botta — Died.May 10, 1969

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José Servidio — Died.Jun 6, 1969

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Roberto Firpo — Died.Jun 14, 1969

Supported · 2

Rodolfo Biagi — Died.Sep 24, 1969

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Listen

  1. Andate con ellaAlfredo De Angelis · Carlos Aguirre · no clip yet1969
  2. Vals de veranoAlfredo De Angelis · Alberto Cuello · no clip yet1969
  3. Aquel lugar queridoMiguel Caló · no clip yet1969
  4. El amanecerMiguel Caló · no clip yet1969
  5. Notas para el cieloMiguel Caló · no clip yet1969
  6. Tierra queridaMiguel Caló1969
  7. Che colectiveroOsvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba · no clip yet1969
  8. El pensamientoOsvaldo Pugliese1969
  9. El encopaoOsvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba1969
  10. En fa menorMiguel Caló1969
  11. A VilloldoMiguel Caló · no clip yet1969
  12. Canción desesperadaMiguel Caló1969

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