 The tango orchestras from the 'golden' years show a varied wealth of tango music styles. For inspiration and to find your way through these styles, this page lists 27 orchestras with 162 examples of tangos, a number of milongas and tango waltzes. In particular, the period from the 1930s to the 1960s was chosen, slightly wider than the 'golden' years.  |
Text and compilation of this tango music: Arjan Sikking
Sources of the text: El Siglo de Oro del Tango (H. Ferrer) | Tango (Birkenstock/Ruegg) | TodoTango.com
License for use of music on this site: 10500341 (buma stemra)
| Example of the influence of Habanera in the tango: Chacarita (1919) - orquesta Vicente Ludoca |
Orquestras:
in order of appearance on the record market from 1926 when electrical recording technology was introduced.
