Musician. He received world-wide acclaim, as one of the four Canaro brothers from Uruguay, for bringing the tango to pre-World War II Europe. Traveling to Paris, France in 1925 with his brother Francisco Canaro's orchestra, he played the double bass along with being a singer. This tour ended in New York City. In 1926, he returned to Paris to start his own career as an orchestra leader playing until 1936. During this time he played with tango singer, Carlos Garel, and performed together in Nice, Italy, which followed with performances in Germany and Spain. When World War II started, he returned to South America to continue his career residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina until his death. In 1941, he performed with many prestigious singers on Argentinean radio, LR6 Radio Miter. Of all the songs he composed, he is most well-known for his 1924 co-composition, with his brother Francisco, of the song “Sentimiento Gaucho,” a tango that was popular for decades. Lyrics were added to the song in 1925 and then the song was the recipient of the National Disco Award. In 1929 he made his debut at the Empire Theater in Paris. He and his orchestra made recordings for Rega, which is now Columbia Records. Born to Italian parents, who had immigrated to South America in the 1890s, his father was a grave digger, and the family lived in poverty. The musicians changed their name from Canarozzo, to “Canaro” for the stage performances.
Musician. He received world-wide acclaim, as one of the four Canaro brothers from Uruguay, for bringing the tango to pre-World War II Europe. Traveling to Paris, France in 1925 with his brother Francisco Canaro's orchestra, he played the double bass along with being a singer. This tour ended in New York City. In 1926, he returned to Paris to start his own career as an orchestra leader playing until 1936. During this time he played with tango singer, Carlos Garel, and performed together in Nice, Italy, which followed with performances in Germany and Spain. When World War II started, he returned to South America to continue his career residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina until his death. In 1941, he performed with many prestigious singers on Argentinean radio, LR6 Radio Miter. Of all the songs he composed, he is most well-known for his 1924 co-composition, with his brother Francisco, of the song “Sentimiento Gaucho,” a tango that was popular for decades. Lyrics were added to the song in 1925 and then the song was the recipient of the National Disco Award. In 1929 he made his debut at the Empire Theater in Paris. He and his orchestra made recordings for Rega, which is now Columbia Records. Born to Italian parents, who had immigrated to South America in the 1890s, his father was a grave digger, and the family lived in poverty. The musicians changed their name from Canarozzo, to “Canaro” for the stage performances.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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