“Lorenzo” by Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica, 1927.

Agustín Bardi

Violinist, pianist and composer (13 August 1884 – 21 April 1941)

His last performances were in the giant orchestra that Francisco Canaro convened for the carnivals of 1921.

On this occasion, however, Bardi refused to Canaro’s invitation to premiere his tango compositions, claiming that he did not compose carnival tangos, nor was he interested in its diffusion under such circumstances.

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“Milongueando” by Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica with Ernesto Famá in vocals, 1939.

Ernesto Famá

Singer and composer (August 18, 1908 – July 19, 1984)

His association with Francisco Canaro meant tours, radio, and theater plays, making his way up to fame possible.

Canaro’s popularity was great at its peak and Famá was part of this successful stage, one of the golden chapters of our tango.

Notwithstanding the number of recordings, his career was not long, only fourteen years in show business; at thirty-five, he was already retired from showbiz.

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“No hay tierra como la mía” by Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica with Ernesto Famá in vocals, 1939.

Charlo

Singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer. (7 July 1906 – 30 October 1990)

Charlo is one the most important singers in Tango.

He was responsible for establishing an emotional style though austere and without exaggerations, of perfect intonation and attentive musicianship.

As composer he displayed his great melodic talent, giving birth to important pieces in tango romanza style.

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“El Chamuyo” by Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica, 1933.

Francisco Canaro

Musician, violinist, leader and composer.
(26 November 1888 – 14 December 1964)

His life runs parallel to the history of Tango: starting in the poorest neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, moving up the social ladder, eventually achieving world wide recognition.

He was born in Uruguay in 1888.

During his early childhood he moved with his family to Buenos Aires, where they rented a room in a “conventillo”, collective form of accommodation or housing in which several poor families shared a house, typically one family for each room using communal sanitary services.

His family was very poor.

Later, he would become one of the wealthiest people in Argentina, and a major contributor to the diffusion of Tango in Buenos Aires, the rest of Argentina and abroad. He went on to be very involved in the struggle for musicians and composers rights, making it possible to make a living for musicians and generating incentives for them to improve and be creative. Continue reading.

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Silueta Porteña. Argentine music. Milonga. Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.

“Silueta Porteña” by Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica with Roberto Maida in vocals, 1936.

Popular dance or, simply, the milonga

This is a thing connected with urban music and, some decades before, was an activity to which boys used to devote rather long time because they regarded dancing as a spiritual channel and for many of them it became a joyful rite, hardly replaceable.

In the twenties and also partly in the thirties, the venues where people used to go to dance were: backyard dances, neighborhood clubs —where dancing reunions were held—, dancing clubs, dancehalls, tearooms and night clubs. Many of these places lasted up to the late fifties. Continue reading at www.todotango.com…