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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Juan Carlos CobiánPianist, leader, composer and lyricist
(31 May 1896 – 10 December 1953)
He was an authentic innovator of Tango, either as player or as 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. Continue reading.
Luis César AmadoriLyricist, author, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and journalist.
(May 28, 1902 – June 5, 1977)
Writing for theater unavoidably drove him to write as well the lyrics of numerous songs, mainly tangos. He said in an interview: «As we always had in our company a star who sang tangos —Azucena Maizani, Mercedes Simone and, for me, the dearest one, the unforgettable Sofía Bozán, I began to write lyrics for tangos». Continue reading at www.todotango.com…
Ángel D’AgostinoPianist, composer and leader
(25 May 1900 – 16 January 1991)
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I have been a precocious porteño. I was born on Moreno Street between Virrey Cevallos and Solís on May 25, 1900. In my family we were all musicians whether due to study or liking. As at home there was a piano before I was six I decided I had to study. In a short time I had command of the keyboard and soon thereafter I was regarded as a child prodigy and since then I have been playing before audiences. Continue reading at todotango.com…
An essential reading for anyone who would like to understand Tango better.
Michael Lavocah is an authority on Tango dance music. He works internationally as a Tango teacher and DJ, with a special reputation for teaching musicality. He has a reputation for making complex ideas easy to understand, transmitting a depth of knowledge with humor, simplicity and clarity. Michael is the proprietor of the website www.milonga.co.uk, a reference point for tango dance music in the English speaking world.