1940s

A collection of 52 posts

Carlos Di Sarli Tango

19/2025 Carlos Di Sarli & Roberto Rufino - Tristeza Marina

Whether it’s instrumentals or vocal tracks, uptempo or downtempo — Di Sarli has it all. You can easily play multiple Di Sarli tandas at a milonga without repeating the same style, as long as you draw from the different key periods of his career and discography.

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Juan D'Arienzo Tango

17/2025 Tango Time Travel with Juan D'Arienzo & Juan Carlos Lamas

Here’s a tanda I’ve probably only played once, since I never had the songs in good quality — until Tango Time Travel came to the rescue with their high quality releases.

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Edgardo Donato Tango

16/2025 Edgardo Donato with Lita Morales - Carnaval de mi Barrio

Anibal Troilo Tango

15/2025 Troilo, Cachirulo and how Tanda of the Week was started!

My version of the classic Buenos Aires tanda and how it all began.

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Angel D'Agostino Tango

13/2025 - Ángel D'Agostino with Ángel Vargas - Nostalgic Argentine Tango Tanda

I believe nobody captures that nostalgic style of tango better than Ángel D'Agostino with Ángel Vargas. This beautiful and calm, possibly early hours tanda sets the mood right from the first notes and has us strolling down Corrientes and Florida haunted by lost love.

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Alfredo De Angelis Vals

12/2025 - Alfredo De Angelis vals tanda

Francisco Lomuto Milonga

11/2025 - Francisco Lomuto milongas "Que tiempo aquel"

I'll admit I had to do some digging on my hard drives to find my Francisco Lomuto tracks again. And I'm glad I did since this milonga tanda is a banger!

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Jose Garcia Tango

10/2025 José García y sus Zorros Grises with Alfredo Rojas

By the late 1930s, José García y sus Zorros Grises were already matching the top orchestras of the era in musical quality. These recordings from 1942-1944 make one of my favorite tandas.

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Rodolfo Biagi Tango

45/2024 - Rodolfo Biagi & Jorge Ortiz Tango Tanda

Four uptempo Argentine tango classics from Rodolfo Biagi with singer Jorge Ortiz from 1941-1945.

Pedro Laurenz Vals

40/2024 - Pedro Laurenz vals tanda - Best of Argentine vals

These absolutely beautiful valses by Pedro Laurenz will have you flying on the dance floor in a perfect blend of uptempo rhythm and melody.

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Orquesta Típica Victor Vals

37/2024 - Orquesta Típica Victor with Mario Pomar and Ángel Vargas?

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Osvaldo Pugliese Tango

36/2024 - Osvaldo Pugliese instrumentals and the last tanda of the milonga

Osvaldo Fresedo Tango

35/2024 - The melodic uptempo instrumental tangos of Osvaldo Fresedo

Many of Fresedo's recordings feature beautifully smooth melodies and orchestration, yet maintain an unexpectedly brisk tempo. This tanda offers dancers a wide range of options for exploring different dynamics on the floor.

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Miguel Caló Vals

33/2024 - Flor de lino and my favorite vals tanda of Miguel Caló / Raúl Iriarte

One of my new favorite vals tandas from Miguel Caló with singer Raúl Iriarte.

Orquesta Típica Victor Tango

Guest DJ Tanda #2 - Orquesta Típica Victor - Argentine tango - DJ Dana

OTV might be more famous for their instrumental 1930s recordings, but these 1943-44 vocal recordings are outstanding!

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Domingo Federico Tango

23/2024 - The Melodic Tango Legacy of Domingo Federico & Carlos Vidal

Domingo Federico's recordings span from 1944 to the 1960s and they include many great songs with popular singers such as Oscar Larroca and Armando Moreno.

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Ricardo Tanturi Milonga

20/2024 - Ricardo Tanturi & Alberto Castillo "Así es la Milonga" - Uptempo milonga tanda

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Pedro Laurenz Tango

19/2024 - Pedro Laurenz & Carlos Bermúdez - Argentine tango tanda by DJ Antti Suniala

Even though the orchestra of Pedro Laurenz recorded relatively little Argentine Tango compared to the biggest names of tango, there are still many great songs to choose from and dance to.

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Anibal Troilo Vals

18/2024 - Anibal Troilo & Floreal Ruiz - The finest Argentine Valses

Enrique Rodríguez Tango

17/2024 Enrique Rodríguez & Armando Moreno - Argentine Tango

I don't play much Enrique Rodríguez but I like these straight forward up-tempo Argentine Tango arrangements and Armando Moreno as a singer. They always get people on the floor.

Miguel Caló Tango

16/2024 - Miguel Caló & Raúl Berón - Argentine Tango from 1940s

Here's one version of a Miguel Caló with Raúl Berón tanda that I love to play. I find that this one captures perfectly the story of losing someone you love with some of the most beautiful tangos ever recorded.

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Ricardo Tanturi Tango

15/2024 - Ricardo Tanturi & Enrique Campos "Oigo tu voz" - Argentine tango

Here's one of my many favorite tandas from Tanturi and Campos. This is some of the finest melancholic Argentine Tango for dancing you can find.

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Carlos Di Sarli Tango

14/2024 - Carlos Di Sarli & Alberto Podestá - Argentine Tango music

Argentine Tango music for dancing at it's finest! This is a tanda that I originally posted on the 1st anniversary of my original blog in 2011.

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Lucio Demare Vals

11/2024 - Lucio Demare with three singers - Beautiful valses

Three absolutely beautiful valses from the orchestra of Lucio Demare with singers Juan Carlos Miranda, Raúl Berón and Horacio Quintana.

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Orquesta Típica Victor Tango

10/2024 - Orquesta Típica Victor (instrumental tango) - Tanda of the Week - DJ Antti Suniala

This week's instrumental tango tanda is from Orquesta Típica Victor. The Tipica Victor or OTV was a studio orchestra of the Victor record label and they recorded a large amount of tango music I believe in between 1925 and 1945. The orchestra was directed by great musicians like