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“Racing Club” by Alfredo Gobbi y su Orquesta Típica, 1949.

“Racing Club” by Alfredo Gobbi y su Orquesta Típica, 1949.

Alfredo Gobbi, Argentine Tango musician

Alfredo Gobbi

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

The multiple facets of Alfredo Gobbi’s personality —composer, violinist, arranger, and orchestra leader— granted him well-deserved and indisputable recognition among Tango’s most qualified and essential music interpreters.

Because Alfredo Gobbi —The Romantic Violin of Tango— not only bore the responsibility of an inherited prestigious artistic name.

He brought the very personal creation of a Tango style.

So he established a different way of feeling and expressing Tango.

Read more about Alfredo Gobbi 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.

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“De igual a igual” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1944.

“De igual a igual” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1944.

Julio Martel, Argentine Tango singer.

Julio Martel

Singer (14 May 1923 – 19 February 2009)

In the early 1943, Julio Martel had his great opportunity. A friend told him that at Radio El Mundo there was an audition for singers to join the Alfredo De Angelis orchestra. He enrolled, was auditioned, and was chosen among hundreds of contestants.

When they were celebrating his triumph, at a table of Mi Refugio barroom, next door the radio station, the glossarist Néstor Rodi, also secretary of the De Angelis orchestra, ordered a cognac. The waiter brought a Martell for him and Rodi told the singer:

«So you’re going to be called from now on».

Between 1943 and 1950 he recorded with De Angelis 63 historical takes as soloist and 17 in duet.

Read more about Julio Martel 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

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“El olivo” by Juan D’Arienzo y su Orquesta Típica with Héctor Mauré in vocals, 1941.

“El olivo” by Juan D’Arienzo y su Orquesta Típica with Héctor Mauré in vocals, 1941.

Domingo Julio Vivas

Guitarist, bandoneonist and composer (12 May 1895 – 15 June 1952)

He played guitar from his childhood, but at age 17, he had the chance to get a bandoneon for a good price and he began to study it.

From this time on, in his long career, he played both instruments.

He accompanied Gardel in 78 recordings.

And before joining his guitar group, the great singer had already recorded Vivas had composed: “El olivo”

Read more about Domingo Julio Vivas 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

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“Cicatrices” by Rodolfo Biagi y su Orquesta Típica with Andrés Falgás in vocals, 1940.

“Cicatrices” by Rodolfo Biagi y su Orquesta Típica with Andrés Falgás in vocals, 1940.

Carlos Gardel & Adolfo Avilés. Argentine Tango music.

Adolfo Avilés

Pianist, composer, lyricist and leader (May 11, 1897 – December 9, 1971)

Considered the first radio film commentator, he started on Radio Sudamericana in 1920; by then, he had worked as an interpreter in theaters in downtown Buenos Aires where he put sound to silent films.

Then he had a foray into Radio Splendid ‘where great stars of the moment paraded and on Radio El Mundo.

Adolfo Avilés was one of the most complete composers in Argentina and his songs were performed by great tango figures, headed by Carlos Gardel.

Read more about Adolfo Avilés 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

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“La novena” by Rodolfo Biagi y su Orquesta Típica with Teófilo Ibáñez in vocals, 1939.

“La novena” by Rodolfo Biagi y su Orquesta Típica with Teófilo Ibáñez in vocals, 1939.

Miguel Bonano

Bandoneonist, bandleader and composer (9 May 1907 – 6 October 2001)

Bonano’s talent amazed audiences and his colleagues.

In 1928 he travel to work in France.

His work got extended more than what was planned, since the orchestra continued with an extensive tour that included Spain, Italy, Rumania, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Germany and Switzerland.

His orchestra was a boom and it was called «The famous orchestra of the kings», because they appeared before the king of Spain in San Sebastian and the queen Maria of Rumania.

Likewise it was in the Villa Saboya, of Italy, where the king gave silver cuff-links to each of them.

Their performance in Turkey, in Constantinople (now Istanbul) was outstanding, where with a crowded theater and with a standing audience, people applauded in excitement and tossed their hats off.

Read more about Miguel Bonano 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?