Horacio Adolfo Salgán (June 15, 1916 – August 19, 2016) was an Argentine

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Arge ...

musician. He was born in

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to an established

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family. Some of Salgán's most well-known compositions include ''Del 1 al 5 (Días de pago)'' (1944), ''A Don Agustín Bardi'' (1947), ''Entre tango y tango'' (1953), ''Grillito'', ''La llamo silbando'', ''Cortada de San Ignacio'', ''A fuego lento'', and ''Aquellos tangos camperos''. He turned 100 in June 2016 and died two months later on August 19, 2016. Salgán began studying piano at age six. At age 18 he joined the cast of Radio Belgrano as a soloist and back-up musician. At 20 he was discovered by orchestra leader Roberto Firpo, who hired Salgán for his orchestra. In late 1942 he made his first recording, and in 1944 put together his own orchestra, which lasted until 1947. Salgán then devoted himself to composing and teaching and in 1950 returned with a new orchestra. 1960 saw the formation of the Quinteto Real, with Salgán on piano, Enrique Mario Francini on violin and

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on bandoneón. The goal of the group was to create instrumental tangos designed for listening rather than dancing. In 1998 he appeared as himself in the Oscar-nominated Best Foreign Language Film '' Tango, no me dejes nunca'' as part of El Nuevo Quinteto Real, an incarnation of the original group. In 2005 Konex Foundation from Argentina granted him the Diamond

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, one of the most prestigious awards in Argentina, as the most important personality in the popular music of his country in the last decade.

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Horacio Salgan discography and recordings

Video recordings

* Played by Pasquale Stafano and Gianni Iorio * Played by Horacio Salgán and Ubaldo de Lío {{DEFAULTSORT:Salgan, Horacio 1916 births 2016 deaths Afro-Argentine musicians Argentine men centenarians Argentine tango musicians Musicians from Buenos Aires