In 1910, Casa Tagini, a dealership of Columbia Records, produced the first recordings of a formation dedicated exclusively to playing tangos.

In need of an appropriated label for this formation, the term “Orquesta Típica Criolla” was born.

Vicente Greco (1888-1924), conductor and bandoneon player of this formation, is recognized, together with Francisco Canaro (1888-1964), who played violin in it, as the creators of this term, which will from this moment, characterize the orchestras conformed for the interpretation of Tango music.

As a composer, Vicente Greco knew to intertwine in his creations the rhythms and melodies of the “Criolla” music, of the traditions of a country populated by gauchos descendants of the Spanish colony, and the new sounds and idiosyncrasies arriving to Buenos Aires with the massive immigration of the end of 1800s.

Here is one of his beautiful compositions.

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!

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