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Argentine Tango School

Author: 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.

“Viborita” by Francisco Lomuto y su Orquesta Típica, 1944.

“Viborita” by Francisco Lomuto y su Orquesta Típica, 1944.

Eduardo Arolas

Bandoneonist, composer and leader (24 February 1892 – 29 September 1924)

“Viborita” is another of Arolas’ delicate tangos, with the peculiarity of having only two parts, without a trio, as was his custom.

Recorded in 1920 for the first time by the Orquesta Típica Select of Osvaldo Fresedo.

Its music sheet was not published until after 1930, when the nephew of Arolas received a pack with manuscripts.

That is why it appears to be published as posthumous work.

A wonderful rendition of this tango to dance at the milongas is the one recorded by Francisco Lomuto in 1944.

Read more about Eduardo Arolas and the History of Tango

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“Cicatrices” by Juan D’Arienzo y su Orquesta Típica with Héctor Mauré in vocals, 1942.

Enrique Maroni, one of the composers of the lyrics of La CumparsitaEnrique Maroni

Lyricist, journalist and theater author
(17 March 1887 – 30 December 1957)

He wrote a hundred lyrics. Gardel committed to record twelve “Cicatrices” among them.

About “La cumparsita”, after its premiere and the immediate recordings by Roberto Firpo, Alonso-Minotto and Juan Maglio, by the time of the sainete’s premiere, did not reach an outstanding place, it was only one more tango. But the circumstance of having a lyric and having been committed to wax by Carlos Gardel that year, brought such a repercussion that no one will deny that it has become the most representative tango of all times.

But the thing is that Maroni, one of the authors, confessed he wasn’t.

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“El andariego” by Alfredo Gobbi y su Orquesta Típica, 1951.

Alfredo Gobbi. Argentine music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.Alfredo Gobbi

Violinist, leader, and composer
(May 14, 1912 – May 21, 1965)

Unequalled name, with more than six decades of unaltered force throughout two generations, is Alfredo Gobbi’s.

When that indefatigable pioneer of the difficult beginnings of the Tango conquest, called D. Alfredo Eusebio Gobbi, culminated his long artistic performing career, his son, Alfredo Gobbi as well, was sticking out towards consecration as the proper continuer of an illustrious popular artistic tradition of ours.

He dedicated this tango to his father. Continue reading at www.todotango.com.

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“El abrojito” by Osvaldo Pugliese y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Morán in vocals, 1945.

Osvaldo Pugliese with Alberto Morán. Argentine music. Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires. Dance classes.Alberto Morán

Singer
(15 March 1922 – 16 August 1997)

He was Italian and born in Strevi, a city near Milano. He arrived in Argentina at four, finally settling in Buenos Aires.

He began to sing in a neighborhood group and soon entered a second-line orchestra with some success. The bandoneon player Cristóbal Herreros led it, and he performed at the café El Nacional with him.

The young singer attracted the attention of the maestro Osvaldo Pugliese, who asked some of his musicians to listen to this singer for their opinion.

Finally, Pugliese took him to Radio El Mundo for an audition, after which he hired him while, at the same time, he advised him to use more his mezza voce.

Morán, like many other singers, never studied either music or singing, which added to his impassioned style and unconventional way of life, making him risk his voice to such an extreme that his voice declined very early.

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“Indiferencia” by Rodolfo Biagi y su Orquesta Típica with Jorge Ortiz in vocals, 1942.

Rodolfo Biagi. Argentine music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos AiresRodolfo Biagi

Pianist, composer and leader
(14 March 1906 – 24 September 1969)

Gardel invited him to a tour of Spain but Biagi did not accept; he then joined the Juan Bautista Guido orchestra, later he was member of the orchestra of Juan Canaro, there he met Juan Carlos Thorry with whom he composed the tango “Indiferencia”. Continue reading at www.todotango.com…

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