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Héctor Varela. Argentine music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.

“Fueron tres años” by Héctor Varela y su Orquesta Típica with Argentino Ledesma in vocals, 1956.

Héctor Varela. Argentine music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.Héctor Varela

Bandoneonist, leader, arranger and composer
(January 29, 1914 – January 30, 1987)

Lead bandoneon and arranger of the Juan D’Arienzo Orchestra for ten years, he identified himself with the trends of a genuine traditional origin. As a major attraction, his orchestra boasted the precision of a difficult technical performance in the middle of a very personal hasty rhythmic beat.

And that is, exactly, what Varela strove for during his tango career: to play with his orchestra for dancers.

He was a musician criticized by the innovative players but loved by the fans of dancing and popular tango. I think that his best artistic stage was in the early 50s. Later, like his teacher D’Arienzo, his orchestra declined into a commercial vein, due to the impressive boom of his record sales. Continue reading at www.todotango.com…

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Marcelo Solis

I was born in Argentina. Through my family and the community that saw my upbringing, I have been intimately involved with the culture of Tango all my life, and have been an Argentine Tango dance performer, choreographer and instructor for over 30 years. I profoundly love Tango dancing, music, and culture, particularly that of the Golden Era. I am a milonguero.

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