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Tango in 1998

Our catalogue holds 72 recordings from 1998. The orchestras recorded most that year were Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) (33 recordings), Orquesta Forever Tango (27 recordings), and Orquesta El Arranque (12 recordings).

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Our catalogue holds 72 recordings from 1998. The orchestras recorded most that year were Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) (33 recordings), Orquesta Forever Tango (27 recordings), and Orquesta El Arranque (12 recordings).

That year

Jorge Omar: Dies in February.

Alcides Rossi: Interviewed at his home in Bernal by Hernán Volpe.

Mingo Pugliese: More than 700 people attend a free gala at Salón El Pial on 12 June marking his 50 years in tango.

Ryota Komatsu: Major-label debut on Sony Records in July; concerts with Ziegler, Suárez Paz and Malvicino.

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Recorded in3

Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) — recorded in Tango in 1998 (33 recordings)1998Single source

Orquesta Forever Tango — recorded in Tango in 1998 (27 recordings)1998Single source

Orquesta El Arranque — recorded in Tango in 1998 (12 recordings)1998Single source

What happened46

Jorge Omar Dies in February.Single source

Alcides Rossi Interviewed at his home in Bernal by Hernán Volpe.Single source

Mingo Pugliese More than 700 people attend a free gala at Salón El Pial on 12 June marking his 50 years in tango.Single source

Ryota Komatsu Major-label debut on Sony Records in July; concerts with Ziegler, Suárez Paz and Malvicino.Single source

Antonio Agri Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source

Alicia Pons Begins teaching tango in Buenos Aires.Single source

Javier Rodríguez Begins touring international tango festivals (per festival biographies).Single source

Marcela Duran Dances "A Evaristo Carriego" with Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall (Forever Tango).Single source

Mariana Montes Begins dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce.Single source

Natalia Hills Dances Derecho viejo with Oscar Mandagarán in Forever Tango.Single source

Carlitos Espinoza Begins teaching in Argentina and Chile.Single source

Ruben Veliz Lead couple of Milonga Boulevard (Nueva Compañía Tangueros) at its US premiere.Single source

Sabrina Veliz Lead couple of Milonga Boulevard (Nueva Compañía Tangueros) at its US premiere.Single source

Cecilia Berra Begins dancing tango.Single source

Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro Forms as the Orquesta Típica Fernández Branca, mostly graduates of the Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda.Single source

Adrian Veredice Begins dancing professionally with Alejandra Hobert.Single source

Clara Raquel Lamdan Photographed with Tito Palumbo at La Trastienda in April.Single source

Miriam Larici Forever Tango's dancers are nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography.Single source

Sebastián Arce Begins dancing and teaching with Mariana Montes.Single source

Ariel Ardit Starts singing tango at the Boliche de Roberto; professional debut with Norberto Pereyra's guitar trio.Single source

Orquesta El Arranque Clarín prize as breakthrough group of the year.Single source

Esther Pugliese Mingo's 50 years of dancing celebrated at Salón El Pial, Buenos Aires, with tributes by their children.Single source

Johanna Copes Plays a dance teacher in Carlos Saura's Tango.Single source

Juanjo Dominguez Records Más tango with Adriana Varela.Single source

Pablo Verón American Choreography Award for outstanding achievement in a feature film, for The Tango Lesson.Single source

Rebecca Shulman TangoMujer performs at the Podewil Theatre in Berlin; she teaches at the Montreal festival and in Istanbul.Single source

María Estela Monti Sings with the trio Alma Bohemia at the Centro Cultural San Martín and Recoleta, to 2000.Single source

Orquesta Forever Tango Tony and Drama Desk nominations for choreography; Lisandro Adrover nominated for the Drama Desk award for orchestrations.Single source

Mariano Chicho Frúmboli Moves to Europe with Victoria Vieyra in October, settling in France and then Belgium to teach.Single source

Osvaldo Zotto El Firulete lists him among dancers who name Mingo Pugliese as an inspirational master.Single source

Cecilia Narova Plays Laura Fuentes in Carlos Saura's Tango; dances with Mía Maestro and with Juan Carlos Copes.Single source

Luis Castro Shares Forever Tango's Tony nomination for Best Choreography.Single source

Mora Godoy Stars with Zotto in "Perfumes de tango".Single source

Oscar Mandagaran Dances Derecho viejo with Natalia Hills in Forever Tango.Single source

Lisandro Adrover His orchestra records the Forever Tango music in Hollywood; nominated for a Drama Desk award for the show's orchestrations.Single source

Walter Ríos Musical director of the Cosquín festival.Single source

Adriana varela Two open-air shows at Barcelona's Grec festival in July.Single source

Cacho Dante Writes 'The Tango and Trapeze Acts' in Buenos Aires, November.Single source

Julio Balmaceda Joins the Broadway production 'Forever Tango' with Corina.Single source

Lorenzo Barbero Presents Fiebre de tango at the Teatro Real in Córdoba.Single source

Daniel Binelli Co-founds the Tango Metrópolis company with Pilar Álvarez and Claudio Hoffmann.Single source

Juan Carlos Copes Choreographs Carlos Saura's film 'Tango'.Single source

Alberto Mancione Dies at 82.Single source

Antonio Agri Appears in Carlos Saura's film Tango, no me dejes nunca.Single source

Carlos Rivarola Principal dancer with Eleonora Cassano in Tangokinesis; appears in Carlos Saura's 'Tango'.Single source

Horacio Salgan Appears with the Nuevo Quinteto Real in Carlos Saura's film Tango.Single source

Timeline

  1. 1998

    Recorded in Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Single source

  2. 1998

    Recorded in Orquesta Forever TangoSingle source

  3. 1998

    Recorded in Orquesta El ArranqueSingle source

  4. 1998

    Alicia Pons: Begins teaching tango in Buenos Aires.Single source

  5. 1998

    Javier Rodríguez: Begins touring international tango festivals (per festival biographies).Single source

  6. 1998

    Marcela Duran: Dances "A Evaristo Carriego" with Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall (Forever Tango).Single source

  7. 1998

    Mariana Montes: Begins dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce.Single source

  8. 1998

    Natalia Hills: Dances Derecho viejo with Oscar Mandagarán in Forever Tango.Single source