Francisco Canaro

Person · Open Library

Born

1888

Died

1964

Works

1

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Film & TV

San José de Mayo, Uruguay

Francisco Canaro, artistic name of Francisco Canarozzo (b. November 26, 1888 in San José, Uruguay - d. December 14, 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), was an Uruguayan tango composer, violinist, orchesta director and producer, nationalized Argentine in 1940. He is widely considered one of the most important musicians in the history of Tango.

Known for

• Canción de arrabal1961
• Clouds of Smoke — Él mismo1959
• La voz de mi ciudad1953
• With music in the soul1951
• Corrientes, calle de ensueños1949
• La historia del tango — Él mismo1949
• La tía de Carlos1946
• Dos amigos y un amor1938
• Así cantaba Carlos Gardel1935
• Idols of the Radio1934

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Argentina

Active from

1888-11-26

Active to

1964-12-14

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

44,700

Total plays

457,626

Francisco Canaro (November 26, 1888 – December 14, 1964) was an Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader. Known as "Pirincho" Canaro, he had a career that spanned many decades, and his orchestra was one of the most recorded. Much of his recorded music is in the classic salon style of the 1940s, but he is also considered a member of the old guard, and some of his later recordings contributed to the transition to concert tango. For many contemporary dancers and listeners, his early golden a

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Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Francisco

Gender

male

Citizenship

Uruguay

Place of birth

San José de Mayo

Place of death

Buenos Aires

Occupation

film producer

Languages spoken

Spanish

Genre

tango

Instrument

violin

Image

Francisco Canaro.JPG

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