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Fernando Montoni, Argentine Tango musician and composer.

“Así era el tango” by Ángel D’Agostino y su Orquesta Típica with Ángel Vargas in vocals, 1944.

“Así era el tango” by Ángel D’Agostino y su Orquesta Típica with Ángel Vargas in vocals, 1944.

Fernando Montoni, Argentine Tango musician and composer.

Fernando Montoni

Bandoneonist and composer (27 June 1903 – n/d)

In his beginnings he attracted the public attention because of his mastery in guitar playing, with a thorough command of its intricate technique.

By 1925 he gave up guitar playing to fully devote himself to study bandoneon.

He was a composer with a large number of pieces, among which “Así era el tango” stands out.

Read more about Fernando Montoni at www.todotango.com

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We are happy to have a collaboration with the people from tangotunes.com from whom some of you may have heard, they do high-quality transfers from original tango shellacs.

It is the number 1 source for professional Tango DJs all over the world.

  • Now they started a new project that addresses the dancers and the website is https://en.mytango.online
    You will find two compilations at the beginning, one tango and one vals compilation in amazing quality.
    The price is 50€ each (for 32 songs each compilation) and now the good news!

If you enter the promo code 8343 when you register at this site you will get a 20% discount!

Thanks for supporting this project, you will find other useful information on the site, a great initiative.

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"Griseta", Argentine Tango music sheet cover.

“Griseta” by Carlos Di Sarli y su Orquesta Típica with Roberto Rufino in vocals, 1941 (English translation).

“Griseta” by Carlos Di Sarli y su Orquesta Típica with Roberto Rufino in vocals, 1941 (English translation).

Music: Enrique Delfino. Lyrics: José González Castillo.

English translation:

“Rare mix of Museta and Mimí
with caresses from Rodolfo and Schaunard,
was the flower of Paris
that a novel dream brought to the suburb …

And in the crazy ramble of the cabaret,
to the lullaby of some tango compadrón,
encouraged an illusion:
She dreamed of Des Grieux,
she wanted to be Manon.

Little French lady,
what did you bring, you little bitch,
sentimental and flirty
the poetry of the quartier,
Who would say
that your “griseta” poem
only one stanza would have:
the silent agony
of Margarita Gauthier?

But the cold squalor of the suburb.
enduring the purity of their faith,
without finding her Duval,.
dried her heart the same as a thrush.
And a night of champagne and cocaine,
to the funeral lullaby of a bandoneon,
poor thing, she fell asleep,
the same as Mimí,
the same as Manón.”

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We are happy to have a collaboration with the people from tangotunes.com from whom some of you may have heard, they do high-quality transfers from original tango shellacs.

It is the number 1 source for professional Tango DJs all over the world.

  • Now they started a new project that addresses the dancers and the website is https://en.mytango.online
    You will find two compilations at the beginning, one tango and one vals compilation in amazing quality.
    The price is 50€ each (for 32 songs each compilation) and now the good news!

If you enter the promo code 8343 when you register at this site you will get a 20% discount!

Thanks for supporting this project, you will find other useful information on the site, a great initiative.

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Argentine Tango dancing with Miranda at our virtual class

Argentine Tango dancing with Miranda at our virtual class

Argentine Tango dancing with Miranda at our virtual class

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We want to personally thank all of you from me and Miranda for your presence and support throughout this time.

It has proven without a doubt what Tango means to you, making us feel meaningful and rewarded in our dedication to this passion that brought us together.

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Enrique Delfino, Argentine Tango musician and composer.

“Sans souci” by Miguel Caló y su Orquesta Típica, 1944.

“Sans souci” by Miguel Caló y su Orquesta Típica, 1944.

Enrique Delfino, Argentine Tango musician and composer.

Enrique Delfino

Pianist, composer, leader, actor and humorist. (15 November 1895 – 10 January 1967)

Delfino was a schooled musician, who added to his creative talent a deep knowledge of piano mastery, of harmony and counterpoint.

He had the level of a concert player.

Pioneer of tango romanza, when he composed, together with Juan Carlos Cobián, Sans souci, whose essential features consisted in being a melodic tango, of lyric flight and refined musicality.

Read more about Enrique Delfino at www.todotango.com

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Argentino Ledesma, Argentine Tango singer.

“Novia provinciana” by Héctor Varela y su Orquesta Típica with Argentino Ledesma in vocals, 1952.

“Novia provinciana” by Héctor Varela y su Orquesta Típica with Argentino Ledesma in vocals, 1952.

Argentino Ledesma, Argentine Tango singer.

Argentino Ledesma

Singer and lyricist (June 24, 1929 – August 6, 2004)

Suddenly, Argentino Ledesma joined that fashionable orchestra sharing the stage with Rodolfo Lesica, and soon they would become the most popular team of singers of the 50s.

His debut took place at the Chantecler Cabaret.

On the evening of June 24, 1952, thanks to an offer not to be disregarded, the orchestra began to appear at the mythological Marabú on 365 Maipú Street.

His first recording with Varela was on August 21 with the tango “Novia provinciana”, for the Pampa label.

Read more about Argentino Ledesma at www.todotango.com

Listen and buy:

  • Amazon music

  • iTunes music

  • Spotify

We are happy to have a collaboration with the people from tangotunes.com from whom some of you may have heard, they do high-quality transfers from original tango shellacs.

It is the number 1 source for professional Tango DJs all over the world.

  • Now they started a new project that addresses the dancers and the website is https://en.mytango.online
    You will find two compilations at the beginning, one tango and one vals compilation in amazing quality.
    The price is 50€ each (for 32 songs each compilation) and now the good news!

If you enter the promo code 8343 when you register at this site you will get a 20% discount!

Thanks for supporting this project, you will find other useful information on the site, a great initiative.

Ver este artículo en español

More Argentine Tango music selected for you:

We have lots more music and history

How to dance to this music?