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"Un lamento", Argentine Tango music sheet cover.

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

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)

Alberto Franco

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

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”.

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“Carro viejo” by Alfredo De Ángelis y su Orquesta Típica, vocals by Julio Martel, 1949.

Fernando Montoni

Real name: Montoni, Fernando José Juan

Nicknames: Jorge Raúl Ramírez

Bandoneonist and composer (27 June 1903 – n/d). Buenos Aires.

In his beginnings he attracted the public attention because of his mastery in guitar playing, with a thorough command of its intricate technique.
He had outstanding appearances in our main theaters. He appeared at the Victoria with the theatrical company led by the Podestás. Also at the El Nacional, accompanying the actor and singer José Cicarelli and Ignacio Corsini at the Apolo. He was later the guitarist that accompanied the Cicarelli-Fernando Nunziata duo.
By 1925 he gave up guitar playing to fully devote himself to study bandoneon. Continue reading at www.todotango.com...

Juan Carlos Bazan, Argentine Tango musician and composer.

“La Chiflada” by Ángel D’Agostino y su Orquesta Típica, 1942.

Juan Carlos Bazán

Stout, rather fat, and a good guy is the description with which those who knew him and gave us their testimony coincided.

In his youth, a waiter of a Japanese barroom located on 25 de Mayo Street a few meters from Corrientes, had told him that on several occasions he had seen that on the corner of the street people used to crowd together to listen to some music.

Eager to know, one day he went closer and, in the middle of that occasional audience, he saw Fat Bazán playing a long brass trumpet from which a cloth banner with golden letters was hanging.

It was the advertisement of Kalisay, an aperitif of that time, which included the classic boy doll with a large head that represented an old man… Continue reading at www.todotango.com...

Here you can see Juan Carlos Bazán playing his clarinet, next to his life long friend “El Pibe” Ernesto Ponzio, and “El Cachafaz” and Carmencita Calderón dancing, in this scene from the first sound film made in Argentina, “Tango!”, of 1933.

From “History of Tango – Part 3: La Guardia Vieja” and “History of Tango – Part 8: Roberto Firpo and the acceptance of the piano in the Orquesta Típica” (read more, click here).