Rafael Canaro was born on June 22, 1890 in San Jose de Mayo, Uruguay, as the brother of Francisco Canaro (Francisco had two other brothers besides him, Luis and Mario, all of whom were tango musicians) [1]. In 1925, he … Continue reading
Category Archives: Musicians
03/04/2015
by Richard Stoll
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Ada Falcon. The Empress of Tango (Yo no se que me han hecho tus ojos).
After writing my blog post about Francisco Canaro, I must confess that I was particularly inspired by his affair with Ada Falcon. It’s not often that such a story begins with a piece of music, but it’s more common for … Continue reading
Francisco Canaro (“El Pirincho”) 1888-1964
Francisco Canaro wasn’t just the King of Tango; with his second nickname, ‘El Kayser,’ he was called the Emperor of Tango. Why? Let’s listen to his great tangos and take a look at his biography..
Dirk van Esbroek (Sexteto Tango al Sur)
Dirk van Esbroek was a Flemish composer, guitarist, and poet. He was born in Argentina in 1946 and returned to Belgium in 1964. In the 1970s, he met the Argentinian guitarist Juan Masondo and began to focus on South American … Continue reading
OT Mysterious Buenos Aires
Among the many orchestras in Buenos Aires, those that play tango for dancers are particularly interesting. These orchestras are frequently found at milongas, both large and small, playing tangos for the dancing crowd. You’ll often encounter OT Misteriosa Buenos Aires … Continue reading
Ensemble Hyperion
So, I’m back from Europe and had a month full of other commitments.The orchestra I’d like to introduce today isn’t from Argentina, but from Italy. I chose it because it’s very active at European tango festivals. Actually, I was interested … Continue reading
Sexteto Milonguero
I’ve now finished listening to the stack of new CDs from Buenos Aires, so I have to talk about something else today. Fortunately, I had a conversation last week with a tango colleague from Germany, and he asked me to … Continue reading
Tanghetto
I’m sitting at my computer desk, trying to write a new article. To my right is the stack of new CDs from my trip to Buenos Aires last year. New CDs are usually uploaded directly to my database, which takes … Continue reading
Gotan Project
Okay, as a DJ you have to invest in tango CDs, and Buenos Aires usually offers a good opportunity to do so. One of the CDs I bought last time was ‘Tango 3.0’ by Gotan Project.
Alfredo Zittarosa (El violin de Becho)
What is non-tango? This question remains unanswered. Therefore, here is another song that can be classified as non-tango: Alfredo Zitarrosa with his song ‘El Violin de Becho’.








