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Nothing improves your dancing so much as a good feeling for the special qualities of tango music. The idea of the club was to help you build a library of good tango music, tailored to your own tastes.
The club ran for 8 years, from December 2008 to December 2015, but was forced to close because of the reducing supply of tango CDs, itself a consequence of on-line listening (youtube and spotify) and of course copying.
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This month's cds (February 2014):
This month - some great and little-heard Biagi from the middle 1940s
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Rodolfo Biagi - Sus éxitos con Duval, Heredia, Saavedra y Amor
Reliquias 529139
This is Biagi at his most subtle, if that's possible. He slows his pace and gives a bit air to the melody whilst still maintaining his style and avoiding the kitsch of his final years. My favourite tracks here are the ones with Carlos Saavedra. Amongst many jewels are a version of Sin palabras that's far more accessible and relaxed than the Pugliese-Morán high-octane drama-fest.
In case I haven't persuaded you, you also get the killer milonga Por la huella. This music deserves to be far better known.
Track list
- Bailarina de tango
- Estas llorando
- Mi pecadora
- La copa del olvido
- Por tener un corazón
- Serenata campera vals
- Adoración vals
- Caricias
- Matala
- Y volvemos a querernos
- Sin palabras
- Gracias
- Mientras duerme la ciudad
- Esta noche me emborracho
- Margot
- Garufa
- Por la huella tango milonga
- De tardecita
- No quiero ni acordarme
- Lagrimas y sonrisas vals
Cantan:
- Hugo Duval (1-6)
- dúo Hugo Duval-Carlos Heredia (7)
- Carlos Heredia (8-10)
- Carlos Saavedra (11-16)
- Alberto Amor (17-20)
Tango collection - Edgardo Donato
RGS 1640
Since El Bandoneón deleted their Donato CDs a few years ago, there has been nowehere to refer you to for lots of classic tracks from Edgardo Donato. El huracán, Chiqué, Hácete cartel, and La cumparsita were completely unavailable, whilst Santa milonguita, El día que me quieras, Ruego, were only available on an expensive mp3 collection from Argentina. I could also add El chamuyo, only recently available once more on the 10 CD box on Membrán.
Now you can find all these tracks on this CD from RGS. The CD is not entirely classic 30s Donato cuts however; there are also 7 cuts from 1950-1951. Apart from the instrumental El acomodo, you can spot these on the listing from the vocalists, Adolfo Rivas and Carlos Almada. These are mostly forgettable, although the vals is fun and it's interesting to hear both versions of Donato's signature track, Se va la vida.
The fidelity is okay, but nothing outstanding, certainly no better than what we had from El Bandoneón. As so often with Argentine labels, the singer information on the back cover is incomplete. Nevertheless the album becomes essential by virtue of being the only player in a sparsely populated field. Great value at 25 tracks.
Track list
- La cumparsita
- El huracán
- Chiqué
- El camión
- Se va la vida (1950)
- El día que me quieras
- Porque no me besas vals
- Preparate pa´l domingo
- El acomodo (1951)
- Santa milonguita
- Por qué doblan las campanas
- La caída de la estantería
- El vinacho
- Pasíon criolla
- Tierrita
- Rosa poneme una ventosa
- Hácete cartel
- Papas calientes tango-milonga
- Carnaval de mi barrio
- Ruego
- Sácale punta milonga
- El adiós
- El chamuyo
- Se va la vida (1936)
- La tablada
Cantan:
- Félix Gutiérrez (2)
- Juan Alesio (6)
- Adolfo Rivas (7)
- Hugo Del Carril (12,16)
- Carlos Almada (4,8, 11,13)
- dúo Lita Morales/Horacio Lagos (19)
- dúo Antonio Maida/"Randona" (20)
- dúo Horacio Lagos/"Randona" (21)
- Horacio Lagos (17,22,24)
Osvaldo Pugliese - Vieja Recova
Magenta 9097
A few Magenta CDs (mostly transfers from LPs) re-appeared last year and this one gathers together the eight scorching sides that Jorge Vidal made with Pugliese in the years 1949-1950. It also includes Pugliese's electrifying instrumental composition Malandraca.
Track list
- Ventanita de arrabale
- Vieja recova
- Puente alsina
- Malandraca
- Boedo
- Barra querida
- Testamento de arrabal
- La cieguita
- Porqué canto el tango
- Un baila a beneficio milonga
Canta:
Jorge Vidal (1-3, 6-10)
Carlos Di Sarli - Sus priméros éxitos vol.3
BMG 63346
Classic Di Sarli from the early to mid 1940s with both Rufino and Podestá. Worth it just for the killer milonga Zorzal, or the classic instrumental tango Siete palabras, it's also a good introduction to the more melodic recordings with Podestá for those of you who don't know those.
Track list
- A mi me llaman Juan Tango
- La mulateada milonga
- Si tu quisieras
- Los munequitos
- Yo soy de San Telmo
- Navegante (Vito Dumas)
- Todo
- Cortando camino vals
- Zorzal milonga
- Rosa morena milonga
- Siete palabras
- Soy aquel viajero
- Entre pitada y pitada
- Lloran las campanas
- Llueve otra vez
- Julian Centeya milonga
- Estampa federal vals
- La trilla vals
- Un lamento
Cantan
Roberto Rufino (1-10)
Alberto Podestá (12-18)
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