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roberto firpo




the 10th of may in 1884 one of the greatest characters for tango music was born. Roberto Firpo, the musician credited with arranging & recording an old student marching song - "La Cumparsita" as a tango for the first time(1917), was born in Las Flores, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 10, 1884 (read). In the video below, Agustin Irustia sings 'la cumparsita'.


Aqui esta su historia en espaniol (ver).

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