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"Tigre viejo" by Elvino Vardaro y su Sexteto, 1933.

June 18, 2018

At frequent talks with tango musicians, you'll always find the same answer when mentioning the name of Elvino Vardaro: "there was no other violin player like him", "he is unmistakable". Someone said: «Of short flight, but round; full, suggestive.»
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"Ataniche" by Juan D'Arienzo y su Orquesta Típica, 1936.

June 12, 2018

About the origin of the tango “Ataniche” somebody said —and many more repeated it— that Ernesto Ponzio had been inspired by a certain lady that used to go to the Tambito on a carriage whose horse was adorned with small silver bells. It was a pure legend.
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"Sos una fiera" by Carlos Di Sarli y su Sexteto Típico with Ernesto Famá in vocals, 1929.

June 5, 2018

Music: José Laina Lyrics: Víctor Soliño / Roberto Fontaina
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"El espiante" by Osvaldo Fresedo y su Sexteto Típico, 1927.

June 5, 2018

Author: Osvaldo Fresedo.
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"Al compás del corazón (Late un corazón)" by Miguel Caló y su Orquesta Típica with Raúl Berón in vocals, 1942.

June 4, 2018

A funny story took place at the opening of his tango “Al compás del corazón (Late un corazón)”.
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At Lafayette milonga with Suzanne

June 1, 2018

My desire to get better was shaped through decades of patient learning, careful observation of dancers who inspired and guided me, and passionate dancing in milongas, to challenge others to dance better and to be challenged to better myself.
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"Los mareados" by Anibal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Francisco Fiorentino in vocals, 1942.

May 31, 2018

composer. As a pianist, he was the first to fill in the bass line with embellishments when the melody rests -a procedure that later would be systematized by Francisco De Caroa, besides his subtlety in the interpretation
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Save 10% on our next Tango Trip to Buenos Aires

May 31, 2018

There is world in which being friendly does not mean being agreeable nor disrespectful of differences, but rather encouraging the individual pursuit of excellence, a road and a goal that is accessible only to you, since we are all different by nature.
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8 weeks training program is starting on...

May 30, 2018

Wednesday May 30, 2018 in San Francisco. (No class on July 4). Friday June 1, 2018 in Lafayette. Monday June 4, 2018 in San Jose.
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"Danza maligna" by Enrique Rodriguez y su Orquesta Típica with Armando Moreno in vocals, 1940.

May 29, 2018

He was an essentially popular artist, because of his repertoire and because of the attraction he drew on the public, but that condition didn't mean that he was a smaller interpreter, just the opposite, he was a very good singer.