“Invierno” by Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica with Roberto Maida in vocals, 1937.
Minotto Di Cicco
Bandoneonist and leader (11 October 1898 – 9 September 1979)
Minotto was a great technician of the bandoneon and an eternal studious player of his instrument.
For many years associated —with some breaks— to the Francisco Canaro’s orchestra to which he always contributed with his playing to the disciplines of its leader, he was a solo player, for his close friends, of melodic themes performed with high sound quality and a perfect fingering.
He was at the same level as the greats of his time.
Nearly fifty years of honest work in the service of Tango by a great artist, a very important bandoneon player, deserve the constant memory and the adequate diffusion of his talent.
“Vieja amiga” by Pedro Laurenz y su Orquesta Típica with Juan Carlos Casas in vocals, 1938.
Pedro Laurenz
Bandoneon player, director and composer (10 October 1902 – 7 July 1972)
Born in the rapidly growing Buenos Aires at the beginning of the century, he spent his childhood in Villa Crespo neighborhood where co-existed, in colorful social contrast, native compadritos and malevos (tough people) and Spanish, Italian, Jewish, Arab and Turkish immigrants.
He was a transcendental figure of Tango as a bandoneon player and orchestra leader.
As a composer —one of the greatest in Tango history— he produced outstanding songs as “Vieja amiga”.
A major step in his career was his participation, in 1925, in the sextet of the violinist Julio De Caro who was then introducing revolutionary changes in the tango style.
His production with the Victor company until 1943 included 15 -78 RPM records, and then a similar number with Odeon between 1943 and 1947.
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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!
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Thanks for supporting this project, you will find other useful information on the site, a great initiative.
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.
