Pedro Laurenz

Pedro Laurenz (born Pedro Blanco Acosta) was a bandoneon player, director and composer of Argentine tango music.

He was born on October 10, 1902, and died on July 7, 1972.

Pedro was born into a musical family in the La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and later moving to Uruguay, where he was attracted to the bandoneón. He made his début in Buenos Aires at the age of twenty, playing with Julio De Caro's orchestra, in duet with Pedro Mafia known as Los dos Pedritos. He formed his own orchestra in 1934 at the bar Los treinta y seis billares.

He was the creator of the classic tango songs Mala junta, Risa loca, Milonga de mis amores, Mal de amores and Berretín.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 10, 1902 (Buenos Aires), Died July 7, 1972 (Buenos Aires)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, bandoneón, leader, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-39 of 39 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BAVE-1415 10-in. Summer 1927 Amurado Agustín Magaldi Male vocal solo, with guitars composer  
Victor BAVE-1421 10-in. fall 1927 Amurado Orquesta Típica de Caro Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BAVE-1422 10-in. fall 1927 Mala junta Orquesta Típica de Caro Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BAVE-1621 10-in. Winter 1928 Risa loca Rosita Quiroga Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BAVE-1671 10-in. spring 1928 Berretín Orquesta Típica de Caro Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BAVE-012272 10-in. 5/12/1938 Vieja amiga Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz Instrumental ensemble, male vocal solo leader, composer  
Victor BAVE-012273 10-in. 5/12/1938 Milonga compadre Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader  
Victor BAVE-039189 10-in. 1/25/1940 No me extraña Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader  
Victor BAVE-039190 10-in. 1/25/1940 De puro guapo Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Victor BAVE-039221 10-in. 2/21/1940 Mascarita Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader, composer  
Victor BAVE-039222 10-in. 2/21/1940 Desconsuelo Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia CO23612 10-in. 10/24/1938 Vieja amiga : Bolero Canario y su Orquesta "Puerto Rico" Vocal and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W370499 10-in. between 1930 and March 1932 Sin tacha Orquesta Típica Maffia Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1349 10-in. 12/13/1928 Mala junta Orquesta Típica Brodman-Alfaro Instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 26-39 of 39 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Laurenz, Pedro," accessed March 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106331.

Laurenz, Pedro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106331.

"Laurenz, Pedro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106331

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