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  "slug": "carlos-gardel",
  "name": "Carlos Gardel",
  "description": "Carlos Gardel appears 2 times in our Tango list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/carlos-gardel/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 2,
  "years": {
    "first": 1935,
    "last": 1935
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 4,
    "list": "Tango"
  },
  "appearsOn": [
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "tango",
      "name": "Tango",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/tango/",
      "entries": 2
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "carlos-gardel--volver",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/carlos-gardel--volver/",
      "title": "Volver",
      "year": 1935,
      "label": "Odeon",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Gardel died in a plane crash months after recording it, which has not helped anyone hear it clearly. Strip the myth away and the phrasing is still unmatched.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Carlos%20Gardel%20Volver",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=MCwtzp8b8uk",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 4,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "tango",
        "name": "Tango",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/tango/"
      },
      "artist": "Carlos Gardel"
    },
    {
      "trackKey": "carlos-gardel--el-dia-que-me-quieras",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/carlos-gardel--el-dia-que-me-quieras/",
      "title": "El Día Que Me Quieras",
      "year": 1935,
      "label": "Odeon",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The other side of Gardel: no irony, no port-district hardness, just a tune of enormous warmth. Written with Alfredo Le Pera, who died in the same crash.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Carlos%20Gardel%20El%20D%C3%ADa%20Que%20Me%20Quieras",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvfktaFkJ8",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 7,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "tango",
        "name": "Tango",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/tango/"
      },
      "artist": "Carlos Gardel"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}