milonga.co.uk

Fulvio Salamanca - Sus Grandes Éxitos

EMI 541713

Fulvio Salamanca has recently become popular with salon dancers looking for something a little richer for their performances. Here for instance, are Sebastián Jimenez & María Inés Bogado dancing to Bomboncito just a few weeks ago.

The music is hard to describe. Salamanca was pianist with D'Arienzo from 1940-1957 but with his own orchestra he forged a different style (as did Héctor Varela). He avoids the camp excesses of D'Arienzo's later vocals whilst keeping up the drama. There are even hints of Pugliese, who covered Salamanca's instrumental Matraca (a TV clip on youtube has unfortunately disappeared, but you can listen to the music here) - a track also included on this album. At the same time, the music feels quite rich. To my ear, this is the best vocal music from the end of the 1950s. This is a slightly adventurous choice for the club, but that's partly what the club is for - to encourage you to experience new music. I recommend it to you.

Track List

1. Adiós corazón
2. Mano cruel
3. Gallo ciego
4. Alma en pena
5. Que te pasa Buenos Aires
6. Nueve puntos
7. Bomboncito
8. Yo tengo un pecado nuevo
9. El taita
10. El polquita
11. Hasta siempre amor
12. Todo es amor
13. Chiqué
14. Dame mi libertad
15. Vuelve amor
16. Matraca
17. El mareo
18. La rayuela
19. Ansiedad
20. Milonga sentimental milonga

Cantan:

• Armando Guerrico (6-11,14,18)
• Jorge Garre (4)
• dúo Guerrico - Garre (1,2)
• dúo Peyro - Garre (15)
• Mario Luna (12)
• dúo Guerrico - Luna (19)

Rodolfo Biagi Solos de Orquesta

Reliquias 541689

I remember when this cd came out because suddenly we were all dancing to this fantastic new instrumental El yaguarón. Biagi truly had manos brujos (enchanting hands) - there's something compulsive about his exaggerated, frequently off-beat rhythm.

FAQ: Bélgica really is named after Belgium; Cielito lindo is not composed by the Fresedo brothers, it really is the famous Cuban bolero of the same name, arranged as a tango by Fresedo; La cumparsita is Biagi's instrumental version, not the one with glosas (spoken lyrics) by Jorge Ortíz. And yes of course you get the stunning Racing Club: it's the opening track.

Track list

1. Racing Club
2. A la gran muñeca
3. La viruta
4. El internado
5. El recodo
6. La huella
7. El irresistible
8. La cumparsita
9. Sentimiento gaucho
10. Bélgica
11. Didi
12. Quejas de bandoneón
13. El entrerriano
14. Re-fa-si
15. La marca de fuego
16. El yaguarón
17. El estribo
18. Pura clase
19. El 13
20. Cielito lindo

Tango Collection - Carlos Di Sarli Instrumental 1928-1931

RGS 1653

Wow! A fabulous CD of Carlos Di Sarli's sextet, and the only one now available. The quality is so high, I won't even bother naming individual tracks.

These fabulous sides won't be to everyone's taste. Beats me though. I just can't get enough of this period.

Despite the title, don't forgot that there is an estribillista (refran singer) on Maldita.

Track list

1. T B C
2. La guitarrita
3. Cuando bronca el temporal
4. Soy un arlequín
5. Un lamento
6. El paladín
7. Sos una fiera
8. Mi pibe
9. Barrilete
10. Belén
11. Che bacana
12. Algo bueno
13. Sábado
14. Criollo viejo
15. Don José María
16. Racing Club
17. Palito
18. Añorándote
19. Una noche de garufa
20. Maldita

Alfredo De Angelis - Los Priméros Instrumentales

DBN 595166

A great CD with a misleading title.

"First" normally means "early", but these instrumentals are only first in the sense that he carried on recording right through the sixties and some of these tracks are from the 50s. Unless you have the old El Bandoneón CD, you won't have heard most of these tracks The vals Imaginación is a storm - to my ears it sounds nothing like De Angelis - but you don't buy this CD for the atypical track. Pura mana, El chañar and El entrerriano are classic De Angelis instrumental tangos - light, almost delicate but still with substance and interest. A super disc - only the duos with Dante and Martel are stronger in De Angelis' repertoire.

Track list

1. La cumparsita
2. Pura mana
3. El pial
4. El chañar
5. El entrerriano
6. El taladro
7. Jorge Duval
8. Imaginación vals
9. El otario milonga
10. Nueve de julio
11. Largaron
12. Cuando llora la milonga
13. El choclo
14. El once
15. Rayito
16. Para ustedes
17. La loba
18. Guardia vieja
19. El vazquito
20. Olga vals