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“Criolla linda” by Cayetano Puglisi y su Sexteto Típico, 1929.

Cayetano Puglisi. argentine music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.Cayetano Puglisi

Violinist, leader and composer

(2 January 1902 – 2 November 1968)

The eldest in a family of three musician brothers, Cayetano Puglisi was born in Messina, a region of Sicily (Italy).

Emilio, a violinist like him, of an uneasy spirit, after enjoying the sweet smell of success in the Buenos Aires orchestras, played in international orchestras, even in the far distant Teheran (capital of Iran). José, instead, from the humblest place in the teatro “Colón” orchestra of Buenos Aires, carried out his career devoted to violoncello, totally apart from tango life.

Cayetano Puglisi arrived in Buenos Aires in 1909. A violin student, he was alumnus of the maestro Pessina, seeming to become a great player of so difficult instrument. In his beginnings, inclined to classical music, after playing a concert at the Teatro Nuevo, the La Prensa journal granted him a scholarship to polish his studies in Europe, a voyage he was unable to make because the World War burst out in 1914.

By those difficult times, the riverside cafés at the neighborhood of La Boca witnessed his early gigs, although his formal memories as for the name of partners lead us to the famous Iglesias barroom on Corrientes Street, lining up a trio with Carlos Marcucci (bandoneon) and Pedro Almirón (piano), the latter replaced by Robledo, none of them was older than 13. It was a trio of kids. Continue reading at www.todotango.com...

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“Así se baila el Tango” by Ricardo Tanturi y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Castillo, 1942.

“Así se baila el Tango” by Ricardo Tanturi y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Castillo in vocals, 1942.

Alberto Castillo, Argentine Tango singer.

Alberto Castillo

Singer, actor, composer and lyricist (December 7, 1914 – July 23, 2002)

Alberto Castillo’s distinctive style perhaps finds its roots in the whimsically humorous charm prevalent in the backgrounds of Rosita Quiroga, Sofía Bozán, or Tita Merello. However, it’s crucial to note that these figures do not serve as influences on Castillo, as there exists neither a discernible similarity among them nor does Castillo bear any resemblance to them. Rather, they can be grouped together—alongside the subsequent addition of Elba Berón—due to a shared essence characterized by an unrefined cadence.

What ties them together is not an influence but a common atmosphere, a shared unpolished rhythm.

Yet, when Alberto Castillo delves into profound themes, the remarkable tenderness he imparts becomes evident.

In essence, he is a “voice that resonates unlike any other,” echoing the profound words of the unforgettable Julián Centeya.

Read more about Alberto Castillo at www.todotango.com

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  • Now, they have started a new project that addresses the dancers, and the website is https://en.mytango.online
    You will find two compilations of fantastic quality at the beginning, one tango and one vals collection.
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How to Tango

Marcelo-Solis-Enrosque. Argentine Tango dance classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced level. Argentine Tango dance Private lessons. one to one Argentine dance lessons. Argentine Tango dance lessons for couples. Argentine Tango Milongas and workshops.1– Let Tango call you, seduce you, charm you, bewitch you.

“Tango you are an enchanter
of those who listen to your sounds.
Tango you attract hearts,
with your sweet songs
and your bandoneons.”

2– Tango is embodied. You can see it. It is that person or that couple dancing, which lets you know -intuitively, but nevertheless as undoubtedly real to you as objective empirical knowledge- what Tango is.
You want to Tango because you want to be different from yourself. You know that you have not fully expressed all your capabilities. You have been exhausting yourself in many cul de sacs of life, never reaching a sense of self-approval with your achievements, never being satisfied with the recognition you receive from others: your boss, your colleagues, your friends or family.
When you see Tango, you can see it, you get a strong sensation of knowing what you could be.
You realize that it is not anything on the surface. It is in the deepest knots of your web of existence that Tango has to be rooted.
You must learn Tango from whom presented it to you. You must ask to that person or that couple who made you become electrified, amazed you and made you feel that you must dance Tango, to teach you, or to recommend to you someone from whom you need to learn it. Tango is not a commodity. You cannot get Tango like gas from a gas station. You do not look for an advertisement for tango lessons and go to the one that is closest to your home, the most convenient or the cheapest.

Néstor La Vitola & Mónica Paz dancing at Cachirulo milonga, October 2007.

3– Tango defies you, challenges you, faces you, shouts at you, demands from you, puts you through pain. Take it all. Be ready to feel uncomfortable, to have pointed out to you what you do not like about yourself and maybe always tried to ignore and hide. It will all float to the surface of Tango and you will need to deal with it face to face. Continue reading at Medium.com.

“Canción de rango (Pa’ que se callen)” by Rodolfo Biagi y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Acuña in vocals, 1943. (English translation of the lyrics)

Carlos Acuña. Argentine music at Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.“Let those who come to dance, dance;
listen, those who want to listen.

For all, there is a rhythmic tango,
pretentious and indomitable
reigning in my city.
I sing because I live the emotion
of the rhythmic and courageous tango.
I sing when someone shouts out
that there is a tango compadrito
looking for a heart.

For those who are saying
that the tango is sad, that it is a dance and a song of the mud.
To make them keep quiet, I will have them know:
My tango is a sad dance but a song of rank.
To make them stop talking, I send it in two by four,
this masculine cadence that becomes a song.
If they are sensitive, you will see that it is not from the mud
the one who wraps his heart in tangos.

Let those who come to dance dance,
and the others continue to listen.
Today, I have my emotions wrapped in tango
and that’s why I’m enjoying it
to the sound of his compass.
I sing because I live the emotion
of the rhythmic and courageous tango.
I sing when someone shouts
that is a tango compadrito
looking for a heart.”

Tango 1942
Music: Raúl Kaplún
Lyrics: José María Suñé

Letra original en castellano:

“Que bailen los que vienen pa’ bailar,
que escuchen los que quieran escuchar.

Pa’ todos hay un tango acompasado,
pretencioso y retobado
reinando en mi ciudad.
Yo canto porque vivo la emoción
del tango cadencioso y compadrón.
Yo canto cuando alguno pega el grito
que hay un tango compadrito
buscando un corazón.

Pa’ que se callen los que andan divulgando
que el tango es triste, que es danza y son del fango.
Pa’ que se callen les voy pasando el dato:
mi tango es danza triste, pero es canción de rango.
Pa’ que se callen les mando en dos por cuatro,
esta cadencia viril que se hace canto.
Si son sensibles, verán que no es del fango
aquel que envuelve en tangos su corazón.

Que bailen los que vienen pa’ bailar,
que sigan escuchando los demás.
Hoy tengo la emoción envuelta en tango
y es por eso que me agrando
al son de su compás.
Yo canto porque vivo la emoción
del tango cadencioso y compadrón.
Yo canto cuando alguno pega el grito
que hay un tango compadrito
buscando un corazón.”

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“Una emoción” by Ricardo Tanturi y su Orquesta Típica with Enrique Campos in vocals, 1943 (English translation).

“Una emoción” by Ricardo Tanturi y su Orquesta Típica with Enrique Campos in vocals, 1943 (English translation).

Ricardo Tanturi and Enrique Campos, Argentine Tango orchestra leader and his singer.

Music: Raúl Kaplún. Lyrics: José María Suñé.

Come and see what I bring
in this union of notes and words,
it’s the song that inspired me
the evocation that cradled me last night.

It is a tango voice modulated in every corner,
by which who lives an emotion that dominates him.
I want to sing for this song
which is increasingly sweet and seductive.

Wrapped in illusion last night I heard it,
composed the emotion by things of my past,
the house where I was born,
the grate and the parral,
the old merry-go-round and the rose garden.

His accent is the sentimental voice song,
his rhythm is the compass that lives in my city,
has no pretension,
he does not want to be insolent,
is called tango and nothing else.

This emotion that I bring,
was born in my voice full of nostalgia.
I feel a bark of rebellion when this is
his verses disguise him.

If it is so humble and so simple in its bars
why to write a bad example in every sentence?
With this rest of emotion
very easy is to reach the heart.

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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.

Letra original en castellano

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