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“Al compás del corazón (Late un corazón)” by Miguel Caló y su Orquesta Típica with Raúl Berón in vocals, 1942.

Domingo Federico

Bandoneonist, leader, composer, and teacher.
(June 4, 1916 – April 6, 2000)

«A funny story took place at the opening of his tango “Al compás del corazón (Late un corazón)”.

As soon as Federico joined Miguel Caló’s outfit, he showed his tango to his colleagues, which was warmly accepted. The orchestra members wanted to play it, but the singers Raúl Berón and Alberto Podestá had doubts because they did not know the lyrics yet.

One day they decided to premiere it without Caló’s consent; a lark, a gaily mischievous action for fun. The leader was not used to going to the tearoom, where they played in the afternoons. As the vocalists did not want to sing it, one of the most fervent enthusiasts of that tango piece, Enrique Francini, decided to do it. So was the improvised debut of this tango, with great public acclaim. The audience wanted to hear the piece again. When Caló arrived, the public requested that the tune be played again. As he did not know what it was about, he asked them to play it, and it immediately was included in the orchestra’s repertoire».Continue reading at www.todotango.com…

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Milongueando with Suzanne at Lafayette milonga. Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.

Dancing at a milonga

My desire to get better was shaped through decades of patient learning, careful observation of dancers who inspired and guided me, and passionate dancing in milongas, to challenge others to dance better and to be challenged to better myself.
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“Los mareados” by Anibal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Francisco Fiorentino in vocals, 1942.

Juan Carlos Cobián

Pianist, leader, composer and lyricist
(31 May 1896 – 10 December 1953)

He was an authentic innovator of Tango, either as player or as composer. As a pianist, he was the first to fill in the bass line with embellishments when the melody rests -a procedure that later would be systematized by Francisco De Caroa, besides his subtlety in the interpretation. Continue reading.

“Tres esquinas” by Ángel D’Agostino y su Orquesta Típica with Ángel Vargas in vocals, 1941.

Ángel D’Agostino

Pianist, composer and leader
(25 May 1900 – 16 January 1991)

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I have been a precocious porteño. I was born on Moreno Street between Virrey Cevallos and Solís on May 25, 1900. In my family we were all musicians whether due to study or liking. As at home there was a piano before I was six I decided I had to study. In a short time I had command of the keyboard and soon thereafter I was regarded as a child prodigy and since then I have been playing before audiences. Continue reading at todotango.com…

Milongueando with Mimi. Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires. Classes. Dance.

Milongueando in Lafayette. Fresedo/Ray tanda.

When I receive a new student in my class I know that he or she wants to dance.

But teaching them to dance involves not only showing the moves, but also giving the student a sense of placement, making him or her aware that you cannot just do any move at any time.
I must give the new students a sense of Tango as a whole, make them understand that they are learning a culture.
Tango is what happens in the milonga. And when I say milonga, my image is that of the very best of the most authentic milongas in Buenos Aires.
This is what guides my instruction, and that is why, along with others who are after the same goal, we created the Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires.

Lafayette classes and milonga are the most similar to a Buenos Aires neighborhood class and milonga. The friendly and committed to learn crowd of regulars makes the experience of this class and milonga to feel very welcoming and rewarding.

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