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“La madrugada” by Pedro Laurenz y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Bermúdez in vocals, 1944 (English translation).

“La madrugada” by Pedro Laurenz y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Bermúdez in vocals, 1944 (English translation).

Carlos Bermudez & Pedro Laurenz, Argentine Tango music.

Music: Ángel Maffia. Lyrics: Cátulo Castillo.

Turns the night on the schedule
of the sleepless and sad
bell tower clock.

The grief of a tram rolls,
that lonely wears
blue melancholy…
And a haze ghost
wraps thin
gloom over the café.
The night cries in its agony.
What am I looking for?… Where am I going?…
I do not know, I do not know…

Will it be the sad and distant
Margot, who was
like a light in my shadows?
Would it be her old window?
Would it be her voice that names me?
Would it be the defeated friend
that just yesterday
gave me a hug crying?

I don’t know what I’m looking for incessantly,
that I will find in your darkness…

I want to cross the dawn
searching through mists
the one that was not forgotten…
Old stars of ennui
the dawn light shines
dying inside me.
Spell with which ties me
the silver moon
and the murky coffee…
The night cries in the dew.
What am I looking for?… Who I am?…
I do not know, I do not know…

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  • Now they started a new project that addresses the dancers and the website is https://en.mytango.online
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“Me están sobrando las penas” by Pedro Laurenz y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Bermudez in vocals, 1944.

“Me están sobrando las penas” by Pedro Laurenz y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Bermudez in vocals, 1944.

Argentino Galván. Violinist, arranger, leader and compose. Argentine Tango.

Argentino Galván

Violinist, arranger, leader and composer (13 July 1913 – 8 November 1960)

The 40s presented many young qualified leaders that joined those already in the milieu.

For reasons of competence, it then becomes necessary to contribute to a professional specialization that makes real the pretensions of evolution.

So the figure of the arranger and orchestrator appears.

His mission, according to his capability, is to help to harmonize and polish the styles of interpretation of the groups.

Galván carried Tango to the music stand definitively.

During this period of great creativity, he composed the tango “Me están sobrando las penas” (with Basso and Bahr).

Read more about Argentino Galván at www.todotango.com

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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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“Fumando espero” by Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica with Olga Delgrossi in vocals, 1962.

“Fumando espero” by Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica with Olga Delgrossi in vocals, 1962.

Olga Delgrossi & Donato Racciatti, in a rehearsal. Argentine Tango music.

Olga Delgrossi

Singer (12 July 1932 – )

In 1957 Olga was summoned by the most popular orchestra in Montevideo: Donato Racciatti’s, which played in a style after D’Arienzo’s.

She was the vocalist for seven years.

With Racciatti she made many recordings and tours throughout the interior of Uruguay.

They as well appeared at balls, on the radio, at theaters and at the early television productions.

Among her greatest hits on record at this period is “Fumando espero”.

Read more about Olga Delgrossi at www.todotango.com

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“Total pa’qué sirvo” by Aníbal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Francisco Fiorentino in vocals, 1941.

“Total pa’qué sirvo” by Aníbal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Francisco Fiorentino in vocals, 1941.

Aníbal Troilo, as a boy. Argentine Tango musician, leader and composer.

Aníbal Troilo

Bandoneon player, leader and composer. (11 July 1914 – 19 May 1975)

He was spellbound by the bandoneon when he heard its sound at cafés in his neighborhood.

He was ten when he persuaded his mother into buying one for him.

His first encounter with an audience was when he was eleven, on a stage near El Abasto, a noisy market of fruit and vegetables, today transformed into a shopping-center.

In 1941 he started recording with his emblematic singer, Francisco Fiorentino.

As composer, Troilo contributed an extensive number of major works. Among them: “Total pa’qué sirvo”.

Read more about Aníbal Troilo at www.todotango.com

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“Don Juan” by Carlos Di Sarli y su Orquesta Típica, 1941.

“Don Juan” by Carlos Di Sarli y su Orquesta Típica, 1941.

Don Juan, Argentine Tango music sheet cover.

Ernesto Ponzio

Violinist and composer (July 10, 1885 – October 21, 1934)

The well-known tango “Don Juan (El taita del barrio)” was, apparently, written in 1898.

We also know that its 2nd edition bears a lyric written by Ricardo J. Podestá.

According to different authors, it premiered at the dancehall run by Concepción Amaya, Mamita, Lavalle 2177, around 1900.

It was enthusiastically aired at the J. Hansen’s restaurant (Sarmiento Ave.) or the Casares kiosk.

Read more about Ernesto Ponzio 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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