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Tango in 2001

Our catalogue holds 45 recordings from 2001. The orchestras recorded most that year were Miguel Villasboas (22 recordings), Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro (12 recordings), and Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De Lio (11 recordings).

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Our catalogue holds 45 recordings from 2001. The orchestras recorded most that year were Miguel Villasboas (22 recordings), Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro (12 recordings), and Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De Lio (11 recordings).

That year

Alfredo Belusi: Dies in Buenos Aires after surgery at the Hospital Penna.

Juancito Averna: Dies.

Rosa Cove: Photographed dancing with Pocho at Mundo Latino.

Orquesta Escuela de Tango: First class of trained musicians graduates in December.

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Recorded in3

Miguel Villasboas — recorded in Tango in 2001 (22 recordings)2001Single source

Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro — recorded in Tango in 2001 (12 recordings)2001Single source

Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De Lio — recorded in Tango in 2001 (11 recordings)2001Single source

What happened28

Alfredo Belusi Dies in Buenos Aires after surgery at the Hospital Penna.Single source

Juancito Averna Dies.Single source

Rosa Cove Photographed dancing with Pocho at Mundo Latino.Single source

Orquesta Escuela de Tango First class of trained musicians graduates in December.Single source

Ines Muzzopappa Starts dancing tango (six years before the 2007 title, per Página/12).Single source

Cristina Sosa Switches from classical dance to tango (about seven years before 2008, per Página/12).Single source

Quinteto Ángel Christian Gerber founds the quintet; Bernhard von der Gabelentz is a founding member.Single source

Alicia Pons Starts teaching at festivals abroad, in North America, Asia and Europe.Single source

Natalia Hills Filmed dancing Gallo ciego with Carlos Gavito (November).Single source

Carlitos Espinoza First teaching in Europe.Single source

Cecilia Berra Begins teaching.Single source

Jesús Hidalgo Wins the national Hugo del Carril singing contest.Single source

Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro Founded in Buenos Aires as the Fernández Fierro, with Chino Laborde as singer.Single source

Flaco Dany Janis Kenyon begins filming him in Buenos Aires milongas.Single source

Pancho Martinez Pey Begins performing with Gabriela Amalfitani, their first joint engagement a March tour between South Africa and Argentina.Single source

Leonardo Lerman Dances with his student Eugenia Ramírez Miori at CITA.Single source

Geraldine Rojas Teaching at the Hamburg festival with Javier Rodríguez, the earliest of their festival listings.Single source

El Chino Laborde Records Envasado en origen with the Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro.Single source

Orquesta El Arranque First album Cabulero on Epsa Music; in May, the Latin Tinge production at Lincoln Center, New York, with Wynton Marsalis.Single source

Orquesta Típica Imperial Plays the Buenos Aires Tango Festival, and again in 2002.Single source

Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires Records En vivo en el Colón at the Teatro Colón with Julián Plaza and Atilio Stampone as guest conductors; issued by Epsa Music and certified gold.Single source

Elsa María Bórquez Co-founds the Asociación de Maestros, Bailarines y Coreógrafos de Tango Argentino.Single source

Mora Godoy Premieres "Tanguera" as lead dancer and choreographic director.Single source

Carmencita Calderón Honoured by the Buenos Aires Legislature for spreading tango and milonga.Single source

Maria Rivarola Co-founds the Asociación de Maestros, Bailarines y Coreógrafos de Tango Argentino.Single source

Sandra Luna Releases Tangos del alma.Single source

Jorge Valdez Last visit to Colombia, where his D'Arienzo recordings had made him an idol.Single source

Carlos Rivarola Co-founds AMBCTA, the Argentine association of tango teachers, dancers and choreographers, which he later chairs.Single source

Timeline

  1. 2001

    Recorded in Miguel VillasboasSingle source

  2. 2001

    Recorded in Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroSingle source

  3. 2001

    Recorded in Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De LioSingle source

  4. 2001

    Ines Muzzopappa: Starts dancing tango (six years before the 2007 title, per Página/12).Single source

  5. 2001

    Cristina Sosa: Switches from classical dance to tango (about seven years before 2008, per Página/12).Single source

  6. 2001

    Quinteto Ángel: Christian Gerber founds the quintet; Bernhard von der Gabelentz is a founding member.Single source

  7. 2001

    Alicia Pons: Starts teaching at festivals abroad, in North America, Asia and Europe.Single source

  8. 2001

    Natalia Hills: Filmed dancing Gallo ciego with Carlos Gavito (November).Single source