The endings of the great tango orchestras
When I started dancing and listening to tango music two years ago, I quickly discovered that one of the easiest ways to identify an orchestra was to pay attention to the final two chords of the song...
View ArticleDiscographies of the major tango orchestras
The discographies of the tango orchestras are scattered all around the web. Below is my best attempt to make the relevant links all available in one place. When I found more than one discography for a...
View ArticleMy favorite performances: Mañana zarpa un barco (Di Sarli)
My choice for this week is ‘Mañana zarpa un barco’ (Carlos Di Sarli with Roberto Rufino, 1942). I reviewed 22 performances. My favorite: Stefania Colina & Juan Martín Carrara. I also liked the...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Di Sarli – ‘La capilla blanca’
This week’s tanda, featuring Carlos Di Sarli with Alberto Podestá, includes some of the greatest, most moving tangos ever recorded. Nada (1942) Nido gaucho (1944) Soy aquel viajero (1947) La capilla...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Di Sarli – ‘De qué podemos hablar’
This week we have another Di Sarli tanda, which I played at the Oxford Practica yesterday. A friend remarked that she finds these songs kitsch. I think they are wonderful–especially if danced with...
View ArticleMy favorite performances: La mulateada (Di Sarli)
My choice for this week is ‘La mulateada’ (Carlos Di Sarli, 1941). I reviewed 15 performances. (I was disappointed to see so many couples dancing to the Sexteto Milonguero version, which is of...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Di Sarli – ‘Volver a soñar’
Another moving Di Sarli tanda from the 1940s, although in a more subtle, intimate way than the one previously featured on this blog. ‘Cuando el amor muere’ is the only recording that Carlos Acuña made...
View ArticleMy favorite tandas: Di Sarli – ‘Los muñequitos’
A while ago, my friend Alia—a superb dancer and DJ—left me the following message on Facebook: “Have you already composed a tanda with this beautiful tango?” The message included a link to Francisco...
View ArticleDi Sarli documentary
In case you haven’t already seen it in my YouTube channel, where it appeared several weeks ago, I’ve uploaded the full version of El señor del tango, a documentary about Carlos Di Sarli. Latest update:...
View ArticleMy favorite performances: Tus labios me dirán (Di Sarli)
My choice for this week is ‘Tus labios me dirán’ (Carlos Di Sarli, 1945). I reviewed 11 performances. My favorite: Noelia Hurtado & Pablo Rodríguez. Latest update: 9th October, 2015
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