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Julio de Caro (right) in 1940, with his singer Héctor Farrel (left). Julio de Caro, mostly known for his innovative work more than a decade earlier, would nontheless leave us a number of interesting recordings in his later career.  

The idea of this blog is to give a more common human face to old tango artists. Yes, our tango idols were also human. They didn’t record or play live all day. Sometimes they just had fun together, laughing and … Continue reading →

This photo from 1940 shows Ricardo Malerba (on the left) and his pianist rehearsing a song together with singer Alberto Tagle (on the right), better known to present-day dancers as Rafael Canaro’s primary singer in the 1930s. Tagle didn’t stay … Continue reading →

After several years of huge success, as attested by the sheer amount of popular, danceable  recordings it left, Juan D’Arienzo’s orchestra suddenly imploded. In 1940, all the musicians and singer Alberto Echagüe rebelled and left the boss behind with empty … Continue reading →

Ever seen a picture of Rodolfo Biagi and his singer Falgas together? Here you have a nice, spontaneous one, showing Biagi and Falgas with admirers at the big stadium/concert hall Luna Park in Buenos Aires, 1940.

Miguel Caló reappears on Radio Belgrano, 1940, with a brand new orchestra and singer Mario Corrales. Violinist Enrique Francini can also be seen in the background (center of the picture, on the right).