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Uruguay by birth, his family moved to Buenos Aires at an early age, where they ended up in a residential barracks. They lived in extremely poor circumstances and he was already a newspaper boy before he was ten.
He was attracted to the music and was hypnotized by the violin. He made his ‘Stradivarius’ from an oil can and a wooden finger board and started earning some money at the dance halls.
He didn’t study, but he found the path to music. From the age of twenty, Francisco started playing tangos in cafes. His name became better known.
In 1912 he began his transcendent work as a composer.
He joined the places he played without getting in the way of other stars.
Canaro introduced the double bass as well as the (chorus) singer. He toured Europe for two years in the 1920s. After his return he went on tour and became famous, which came in handy when radio became fashionable. Other musicians improved and developed a personal style, but the name Canaro was known to everyone.
He has united his colleagues because he has been fighting for the composer’s rights since 1918. This succeeded in 1935 with the founding of SADAIC (Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música).
It is estimated that around 5,000 images of him were captured. Truly a record number.
He died of a strange bone condition.