Horacio Salgán

Argentine musician (1916-2016) · Argentina · On the map · Musicians · Died at 100

Horacio Adolfo Salgán was an Argentine tango musician. He was born in Buenos Aires to an established Afro-Argentine family.

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Carlos Saura Directed Tango (1998)

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Awards

Diamond Konex Award2005

About this person

Some of Salgán's most well-known compositions include Del 1 al 5 (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.

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Argentina