He composed tangos, not only with his brother Virgilio Expósito, but with famous musicians like Aníbal Troilo (Te llaman malvelo), Domingo Federico (Percal, Yuyo verde, Tristezas de la calle Corrientes, Al compás del corazón), Armando Pontier (Trenzas), Enrique Mario Francini (Ese muchacho Troilo), Héctor Stamponi (Flor de lino), Osmar Maderna (Pequeña), Argentino Galván (Cafetín) and Atilio Stampone (Afiches).
Aníbal Cavaco Silva | Aníbal Troilo | Aníbal Sánchez | Aníbal Ibarra | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | Anibal Ramos, Jr. | Aníbal Fernández | Aníbal Machado | Aníbal González | Anibal Quijano | Aníbal Acevedo Vila |
The venue was also well known for its variety of music recitals, hosting musicians from Argentine tango bandoneonist Aníbal Troilo to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
The 1940s brought forward a new generation of musicians—Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Miguel Caló, Alfredo de Ángelis, Ricardo Tanturi, Ángel D'Agostino, etc.
In 1954 he took part in a homage to Juan Carlos Cobián in a quintet comprising the tango musicians Aníbal Troilo on bandoneon, Roberto Grela on guitar, Kicho Díaz on double bass and Horacio Salgán on piano.
His works would quickly became classics in the repertoire of some of the most popular tango orchestras of the day, including those of Anibal Troilo, Osvaldo Fresedo and Jose Basso.
His interpretation of the tango "They call you Malevo" by Aníbal Troilo and Homero Expósito was the title theme of the television series Malevo, written by Abel Santa Cruz and starring Rodolfo Bebán and Gabriela Gilli, broadcast on Channel 9 with great success between 1972 and 1974.