Who is Francisco Canaro ? Francisco Canaro was an Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader. His parents, Italians immigrated to Uruguay, and later – when Francisco Canaro was less than 10 years old, they immigrated to Buenos Aires (Argentina) in the late nineteenth century. Canaro was born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay, in 1888. Canaro composed the music for the 1915 Argentine classic, Nobleza gaucha, and later was romantically attached to Argentine actress and tango vocalist Ada Falcón, but the relationship, which began in the early 1920s, grew apart a decade later. In 1920 Canaro discovered Azucena Maizani, who rapidly developed into a major tango star.His first recordings were also with a trio: violin, piano and bandoneon in 1922. He performed in Paris with his orchestra in 1925, and a success among local audiences, he remained in Europe for a decade. He died in Buenos Aires in 1964.
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