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“Trasnochando” by Miguel Caló y su Orquesta Típica with Raúl Berón in vocals, 1942.

“Trasnochando” by Miguel Caló y su Orquesta Típica with Raúl Berón in vocals, 1942.

Raúl Berón, Argentine Tango singer.

Raúl Berón

Singer (March 30, 1920 – June 28, 1982)

There are not few the Tango lovers who assure that, after Carlos Gardel, there is Raúl Berón. 

They ponder his sense of rhythm, interpretive quality, the careful and melodic elaboration of the phrase, his unusual talent for singing over the beat, and what some critics described as his “sweet sadness”. 

Miguel Caló must have appreciated some of these virtues when in 1939, he decided to summon him as a singer of his orchestra. 

Berón was not yet twenty years old at the time, although he had already been working as a soloist singer for a couple of years on the radio.

A natural enemy of any bombast, Berón was one of the greatest singers which Tango gave.

Raúl Berón was one of the most perfect incarnations of the Gardelian model. Berón had a darker voice than Gardel — a high baritone, reaching the tenor regions comfortably — although timbre is one aspect of a style among others.

Read more about Raúl Berón at www.todotango.com

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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.

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“Infamia” by Juan D’Arienzo y su Orquesta Típica with Héctor Mauré in vocals, 1941.

“Infamia” by Juan D’Arienzo y su Orquesta Típica with Héctor Mauré in vocals, 1941.

Enrique Santos Discépolo, Argentine Tango musician and composer, author of famous tangos, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter.

Enrique Santos Discépolo

Musician, composer, author, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter (March 27, 1901 – December 23, 1951)

He was the author of famous tangos performed by several of the most important singers of his time, notably Carlos Gardel.

He was also a filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter.

He was very versatile in his styling, having the ability to write songs that were ironic and moralistic, romantic, sarcastic, expressionist, passionate and nostalgic.

He was devoted to the arts from an early age and tried acting and theatre writing, with moderate success, before finally dedicating himself to Tango.

His tango songs, like those of many other tango composers, extensively use lunfardo.

Read more about Enrique Santos Discépolo at Wikipedia.org

Listen and buy:

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  • iTunes music

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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.

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“Me quedé mirándola” by Anibal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Marino in vocals, 1945.

“Me quedé mirándola” by Anibal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Marino in vocals, 1945.

Roberto Miro, Argentine Tango lyricist.

Roberto Miró

Lyricist and speaker (25 March 1909 – 1958)

He was an important announcer on Radio El Mundo, and he performed as a presenter for different tango orchestras.

Besides being a lucid professional in his specialty, Miró created a bouquet of deep lyrical tangos that reveal the affective imbalance, the sentimental architecture, the fire, without its consummation.

He was the possessor of a natural musicality, which underlies the verses, as in those of “Qué solo estoy”.

Miró started at the age of 19 at the old National Radio and was one of the mainstays of the great roster of announcers and presenters that Radio El Mundo had for many years.

A cultured man, he became friends with many of the musicians that he presented on that station and with some of them he crafted his tangos.

With the guitarist Vicente Spina he created “Me quedé mirándola”.

Read more about Roberto Miro at tangosalbardo.blogspot

Listen and buy:

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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.

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“Como dos extraños” by Pedro Laurenz y su Orquesta Típica with Juan Carlos Casas in vocals, 1940.

“Como dos extraños” by Pedro Laurenz y su Orquesta Típica with Juan Carlos Casas in vocals, 1940.

Juan Carlos Casas

Singer (23 March 1914 – 21 August 1986)

He had a vocal range between tenor and baritone, and a delicate way of expression.

His presence in the little tango stages attracted the milieu’s attention and so it was that Pedro Laurenz included him in his brand-new orchestra.

With a repertoire suitable to his style he succeeded in recording when Héctor Farrel split with the group. It was on May 12, 1938 with the tango “Vieja amiga”.

He recorded fifteen tracks: “No me extraña”, “De puro guapo”, and “Como dos extraños”, among them.

Read more about Juan Carlos Casas at www.todotango.com

Listen and buy:

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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.

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“Marisabel” by Ricardo Tanturi y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Castillo in vocals, 1942.

“Marisabel” by Ricardo Tanturi y su Orquesta Típica with Alberto Castillo in vocals, 1942.

Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores, Argentine Tango musician, leader and composer.

Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores

Violinist, pianist, leader and composer (22 March 1895 – 22 June 1953)

A wandering bohemian, Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores carried his musical talent throughout the world, spreading tangos and folk music in a personal subtle style.

And if as a composer he reached a remarkable prestige, as piano player he got such success that those who had the chance to hear him will never be able to forget him.

Among his compositions, the beautiful waltz “Marisabel”.

Read more about Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores at www.todotango.com

Listen and buy:

  • Amazon music

  • iTunes music

  • Spotify

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.

Ver este artículo en español

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