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Our catalogue holds 48 recordings from 1975. The orchestras recorded most that year were Florindo Sassone (12 recordings), Hugo Diaz (11 recordings), and Los Solistas De D'Arienzo (7 recordings).

That year

Fernán Silva Valdés dies in Montevideo.

Alberto Echague records Vamos Topo todavía, his last recording with D'Arienzo.

Jorge Maciel dies in Buenos Aires during a hernia operation.

Miguel Montero dies in Buenos Aires.

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What was playing?

The records of 1975

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. Malena

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    Recorded in 1974, the nearest year with a clip

    23 dances
  2. Milonga de barrio

    Héctor Varela · Instrumental

    4 dances
  3. Orquídeas a la luz de la luna

    Florindo Sassone · Instrumental

    Recorded in 1974, the nearest year with a clip

    • Label: Carmusic
    Not danced on film yet
  4. Pa' mama

    Leopoldo Federico · Instrumental

    3 dances
  5. Mano a mano

    Hugo Diaz · Instrumental

    35 dances

Meanwhile

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Dancers filmed to this year's music

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings8

Juan D'Arienzo — 5 recordings1975

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 1 recordings1975

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Héctor Varela — 3 recordings1975

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Florindo Sassone — 12 recordings1975

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Fulvio Salamanca — 3 recordings1975

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Leopoldo Federico — 6 recordings1975

Single source

Hugo Diaz — 11 recordings1975

Single source

Los Solistas De D'Arienzo — 7 recordings1975

Single source

What happened27

Fernán Silva Valdés dies in Montevideo.

Single source

Alberto Echague records Vamos Topo todavía, his last recording with D'Arienzo.

Single source

Jorge Maciel dies in Buenos Aires during a hernia operation.

Single source

Miguel Montero dies in Buenos Aires.

Single source

Carlos Pesce dies.

Single source

Catulo Castillo dies in Buenos Aires.

Single source

Gabino Coria Peñaloza dies in Chilecito.

Single source

Maria Rivarola tours Peru, Colombia and Venezuela with Carlos in a show organised by Nélida y Nelson.

Single source

Miguel Angel Zotto: At 17, stopped by police near a stolen car that held political pamphlets and detained for about 20–28 days (accounts differ); says singing a tango he remembered got him moved out of the group being killed. Weeks later, at the milonga El Marabu, hears Alfredo De Angelis's orchestra live for the first time and resolves to learn to dance well.

Single source

Cucuza Castiello: As a child sings at the peña Luna de Buenos Aires beside Goyeneche and Rubén Juárez.

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Sandra Luna sings with the orchestras of Héctor Varela and Armando Cupo.

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El Chino Perico takes part in the 1970s tango 'resistance' milonga in Beccar (approximate).

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Elba Garcia becomes Nito's partner in life and dance; they later marry and move to Junín, then Mar del Plata.

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María Graña: First solo LP, La gran tanguista, on Codisco; tours Colombia.

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Carlos Rivarola: With María Rivarola, tours Peru, Colombia and Venezuela in a Nélida y Nelson show, and dances on 'La Botica del Tango'.

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Aníbal Arias plays in Troilo's last show, Simplemente Pichuco.

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Fulvio Salamanca tours Japan for nearly three months and records 24 tracks for Victor Japan.

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David Díaz plays Troilo's last performance at the Teatro Odeón, in May 1975.

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Hugo Diaz records a Carlos Gardel tribute album for Tonodisc.

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Nelly Vázquez: Only female voice at the Teatro Colón tribute for the 40th anniversary of Gardel's death.

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Ubaldo De Lío: Soloist in the Oratorio Carlos Gardel at the Teatro Atlantic in Mar del Plata.

Single source

Aníbal Troilo dies at the Hospital Italiano in Buenos Aires after a cerebral haemorrhage; buried at Chacarita.

Single source

Oscar Larroca: Final LP, on Alfa with Jorge Dragone's orchestra.

Single source

Florindo Sassone tours Colombia and Venezuela, playing in Caracas with Oscar Macri and Rodolfo Lemos.

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Eduardo Rovira: Last studio session, released as Que lo paren on Global Records.

Single source

Oscar Herrero appears with the Sexteto Tango in Lucas Demare's film Solamente ella.

Single source

Hugo Baralis: Back among Troilo's violins for the show Simplemente Pichuco at the Teatro Odeón.

Single source

Died10

Osvaldo Donato — Died.Jan 25, 1975

Single source

Jorge Maciel — Died.Feb 25, 1975

Single source

Nicolás Vaccaro — Died.May 13, 1975

Single source

Aníbal Troilo — Died.May 18, 1975, May 19, 1975

Supported · 3

Aníbal Troilo — Died.May 19, 1975

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Martin Podestá — Died.Jul 4, 1975

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Miguel Montero — Died.Aug 29, 1975

Supported · 2

Oscar Sabino — Died.Oct 13, 1975

Single source

Catulo Castillo — Died.Oct 19, 1975

Supported · 3

Armando Acquarone — Died.Dec 23, 1975

Single source

Singers1

Chavero soy (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Osvaldo Ramos.Jan 30, 1975

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Notes3

San Miguel de Tucumán — Operativo Independencia: The army begins counter-insurgency in Tucumán.Feb 5, 1975

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Teatro General San Martín — Velatorio y sepelio de Aníbal Troilo: Troilo's wake in May 1975 was at the Teatro San Martín, with a ring of mourners around the theatre;May 1975

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Buenos Aires — Rodrigazo: Economy minister Rodrigo's adjustment triggers a general strike.Jun 4, 1975

Single source

Dates1

Nuevo — Occurred at Teatro del Pueblo.Mar 1975

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Listen

  1. Vamos topo todaví­aJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1975
  2. Para vos querida pebetaJuan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos1975
  3. Dialogando con el rioJuan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos1975
  4. Chavero soyJuan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos1975
  5. Rio BambaJuan D'Arienzo1975
  6. Corrales viejosOsvaldo Pugliese · no clip yet1975
  7. Veinte tangos atrasFlorindo Sassone · Rodolfo Lemos · no clip yet1975
  8. Viejo malevoFlorindo Sassone · Rodolfo Lemos · no clip yet1975
  9. El último escalónFlorindo Sassone · Oscar Macri · no clip yet1975
  10. Siempre te nombraFlorindo Sassone · Oscar Macri · no clip yet1975
  11. Preñado de grisFlorindo Sassone · Rodolfo Lemos · no clip yet1975
  12. Aquella calesitaFlorindo Sassone · Rodolfo Lemos · no clip yet1975

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