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"Un lamento", Argentine Tango music sheet cover.

“Un lamento” by Carlos Di Sarli y su Orquesta Típica, 1942.

"Un lamento", Argentine Tango music sheet cover.Graciano De Leone

Bandoneonist, leader, and composer
(July 16, 1890 – June 21, 1945)

Even though he was a “fueye” man, the first bucks he got were playing guitar at the Café de las Mercedes in La Boca when he teamed up with the bandoneon player Antonio Cacace, widely popular by that time.

This took place until he came to know Eduardo Arolas in 1909 one evening that he crossed the city to El Abasto area.

They played in numerous backyard balls, adding a violinist that played by ear and was known as “El Quijudo”. Now as bandoneon instrumentalist, Arolas himself had passed on to him the music of the first number, a waltz, “Las sirenas”, and one by Alfredo Bevilacqua, “Recuerdos de la pampa”.

His beginning with the new instrument was in 1910. Continue reading at www.todotango.com...

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“Corazón de papel” by Miguel Caló y su Orquesta Típica and Roberto Arrieta in vocals (1948)

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Lyricist (14 July 1903 – 14 August 1981)

By Orlando del Greco

He wrote  the lyrics of the tango “Corazón de papel”, with music by Cátulo Castillo, recorded by Carlos Gardel. On this matter he stated:

“The tango ‘Corazón de papel’ was something simply accidental. I was in the house of Don Jose Gonzalez Castillo, the great man and illustrious playwright, with whose children, Cátulo and Gema, I joined a cordial friendship. It was about 1929, one Saturday, Gardel appeared and  snapped us: “Why do not you write a tango and give it to me?”

“Cátulo and I looked at each other and agreed to do it right away. I sat down and wrote the lyrics (I am not unaware that it is very poor, but the music of Cátulo saves it). The next day we gave it to Gardel who immediately recorded it.” Continue reading.

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Anibal Troilo, Argentine Tango musician, leader, and composer.

“Toda mi vida” by Aníbal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Francisco Fiorentino in vocals, 1941.

Anibal Troilo, Argentine Tango musician, leader, and composer.Aníbal Troilo

Bandoneon player, leader and composer.
(11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975)

He was one of those few artists who made us wonder what mystery, what magic produced such a rapport with people.

As a bandoneon player, he was neither a stylist like Pedro Maffia, nor a virtuoso like Carlos Marcucci, nor a multiple creator like Pedro Laurenz, nor a phrasing player like Ciriaco Ortiz.

But he had something of them all and he was, precisely, a master of personality and feeling in his expression. As an orchestra leader, he dug a unique tango style, balanced, without histrionisms, and of undeniable taste.

He knew how to choose the best players according to his musical ideas, he selected good singers, who besides him achieved their best, to such an extent that when they left the orchestra, only partially and for a short time could they reach a similar level.

He also knew how to choose a repertory without having to accept the conditions suggested by the recording companies.

Finally, he was an inspired composer, creator of pieces made to last forever, as also his renditions of somebody else’s works which became masterpieces of all times. Continue reading at www.todotango.com….

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Enrique Cadícamo. Argentine Tango music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires. Learn too dance.

“Ave de paso”, by Ángel D’Agostino y su Orquesta Típica with Ángel Vargas (1945)

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Excerpts from a conversation with Enrique Cadícamo: «I don’t agree at all with the so-called avant-garde of tango. Vanguard is what first falls in a line of fire. In a combat a vanguard is the part of an army which goes ahead of the main body. In tango there is something similar. The vanguard of tango is the first thing that falls before the indifference of all those who know what tango is.

«Tango has popular roots, like other rhythms in other parts of the world that have not changed nor have they been distorted nor have they been presented with a new packaging. Can one update cante jondo? It would be nonsense. Why? Because it comes from popular roots, Moorish, Spanish. I love all that means progress but in some things it doesn’t make sense. For machinery, for computers, for shows is all right. But not for this.

«Tango is a very humble, very simple thing. It was played by guys who had no formal musical training like Ángel Villoldo, Eduardo Arolas, Enrique Delfino. It was a feeling that was worth more than all the orthodox part contained in the written music. We have to keep tango the way it is. It is our thing, it is a landscape that remained as it was before. The tango has already come. It is impossible to speak of tango yet to come. Continue reading

Oscar Larroca, Argentine Tango singer.

“Volvamos a empezar” by Alfredo De Ángelis y su Orquesta Típica with Oscar Larroca in vocals, 1953.

“Volvamos a empezar” by Alfredo De Ángelis y su Orquesta Típica with Oscar Larroca in vocals, 1953.

Oscar Larroca, Argentine Tango singer.

Oscar Larroca

Singer 5 July 1922 – 26 August 1976

The great singer Oscar Larroca was born in the neighborhood of Almagro.

In 1951, an event that allowed Oscar’s development and his definitive consecration took place.

A violinist in Alfredo De Angelis‘ orchestra, attracted by the color of his baritone-like voice, good intonation, diction, and good-looking appearance, introduced him to De Angelis, who hired him immediately.

Oscar quickly adapted himself to the style of the orchestra.

In a short time, he was recognized by the public, who admired the so-called “orchestra of the youth”, as the De Angelis Orchestra was known.

Subsequently, he will record the tango that will open all the doors of Latin America for him: “Volvamos a empezar”.

Read more about Oscar Larroca at www.todotango.com

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