Year
Tango in 1980
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Our catalogue holds 55 recordings from 1980. The orchestras recorded most that year were Donato Racciatti (12 recordings), Roberto Goyeneche (12 recordings), and Alfredo De Angelis (10 recordings).
That year
Mario Bustos: Dies at the Hospital Italiano.
Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires: Created by the city culture office for the 400th anniversary of Buenos Aires; first concert on 2 February.
Hugo del Carril: Sings for 57 minutes at his debut at Caño 14 on 6 March.
Julio De Caro: Dies in Mar del Plata; buried at Chacarita.
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Recorded in7
Donato Racciatti — recorded in Tango in 1980 (12 recordings)1980Single source
Roberto Goyeneche — recorded in Tango in 1980 (12 recordings)1980Single source
Alfredo De Angelis — recorded in Tango in 1980 (10 recordings)1980Single source
Osvaldo Fresedo — recorded in Tango in 1980 (9 recordings)1980Single source
Osvaldo Pugliese — recorded in Tango in 1980 (6 recordings)1980Single source
Raúl Garello — recorded in Tango in 1980 (5 recordings)1980Single source
Sexteto Tango — recorded in Tango in 1980 (1 recordings)1980Single source
What happened23
Mario Bustos Dies at the Hospital Italiano.Single source
Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires Created by the city culture office for the 400th anniversary of Buenos Aires; first concert on 2 February.Single source
Hugo del Carril Sings for 57 minutes at his debut at Caño 14 on 6 March.Single source
Julio De Caro Dies in Mar del Plata; buried at Chacarita.Single source
Enrique Dizeo Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Sebastián Arce Born in Santiago del Estero.Single source
Francisco Brancatti Dies.Single source
Eduardo Rovira Dies in La Plata.Single source
Alberto Suárez Villanueva Dies.Single source
Milena Plebs Joins the contemporary dance group of the Teatro San Martín, Buenos Aires (to 1986).Single source
Rodolfo Dinzel Teaches tango at the Bar Unión in San Telmo.Single source
Olga Delgrossi Begins appearing on Grandes valores del tango on Argentine television.Single source
Eladia Blázquez Records the album Si te viera Garay for EMI Odeón.Single source
Chico Novarro Records his only tango album, Por fin al tango.Single source
Aníbal Arias Founding member of the Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires.Single source
Leopoldo Díaz Vélez Sings with Armando Pontier at the dances of the Centro Lucense.Single source
Raúl Garello Becomes founding co-director of the Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires with Carlos García.Single source
Carlos García Co-director with Raúl Garello of the new Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires.Single source
Juan José Mosalini Forms a quartet that becomes a trio with Gustavo Beytelmann and Patrice Caratini.Single source
Antonio Rodio Dies in Viña del Mar.Single source
Roberto Grela Joins the Canal 11 television orchestra directed by Osvaldo Requena.Single source
Alberto Arenas Tours Colombia with Roberto Maida and Ernesto Famá.Single source
Argentino Ledesma Records as a guest with Osvaldo Fresedo.Single source
Timeline
1980
Recorded in Donato RacciattiSingle source
1980
Recorded in Roberto GoyenecheSingle source
1980
Recorded in Alfredo De AngelisSingle source
1980
Recorded in Osvaldo FresedoSingle source
1980
Recorded in Osvaldo PuglieseSingle source
1980
Recorded in Raúl GarelloSingle source
1980
Recorded in Sexteto TangoSingle source
1980
Milena Plebs: Joins the contemporary dance group of the Teatro San Martín, Buenos Aires (to 1986).Single source