Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tanda of the Week 13 / 2012 -
Enrique Rodríguez / Armando Moreno

Listen to the tanda - MP3 

1. Enrique Rodríguez / Armando Moreno - "Tu íntimo secreto" 1945  
2. Enrique Rodríguez / Armando Moreno - "Y así nacio este tango" 1945
3. Enrique Rodríguez / Armando Moreno - "Tú, el cielo y tú" 1944  
4. Enrique Rodríguez / Armando Moreno - "Ya no cantas, Chingolo | Chingolito" 1943

This weeks guest dj tanda comes from Paul Akmajian from Albuquerque, New Mexico USA:

"I recently played this tanda at the Tucson Tango Festival and it got a lot of positive feedback... it's one of my favorite (and slightly unusual) Rodriguez with Moreno tandas with two songs that are more well-known by Di Sarli"

Thank you for the tanda Paul! Be sure to check out the other tandas by Rodriguez on TOTW.


Rodríguez, Enrique - TOTW - Todo Tangotango.info - iTunes Store
Moreno, Armando - TOTW - Todo Tango - tango.info - iTunes Store

Monday, March 19, 2012

Tanda of the Week 12 / 2012 -
Biagi / Ortiz


1. Rodolfo Biagi / Jorge Ortiz - "Ahora no me conocés" 1941 - TangoTunes
2. Rodolfo Biagi / Jorge Ortiz - "Indiferencia" 1942 - TangoTunes
3. Rodolfo Biagi / Jorge Ortiz - "Yo también" 1940 - TangoTunes
4. Rodolfo Biagi / Jorge Ortiz - "Todo te nombra" 1940 - TangoTunes

Jorge Ortiz
There have been quite many Biagi tandas on the blog so far but I realised that some of the songs that I definitely play the most were still missing and those would be these with Jorge Ortiz on the vocals. Ortiz had the most success recording with Biagi, but he also recorded with Donato (for example "El día que me quieras" from a few weeks back) and Miguel Calo.

These are all songs that are well known from other orquestas as well: "Ahora no me conocés" by Ángel D'Agostino, "Indiferencia" and "Yo también" by Juan D'Arienzo and "Todo te nombra" by Francisco Canaro. There is a nice version of "Yo también" also by Hector Varela with Argentino Ledesma.


Biagi, Rodolfo - TOTW - Todo Tango - tango.info - TangoTunes - iTunes Store
Ortiz, Jorge - TOTW - Todo Tango - tango.info - iTunes Store

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tanda of the Week 11 / 2012 -
Francisco Canaro (instrumentals)



1. Francisco Canaro - "Retintín" 1938
2. Francisco Canaro - "Fiebre" 1938
3. Francisco Canaro - "Por tu querer" 1938
4. Francisco Canaro - "Ciertos amores" 1938

This weeks guest dj tanda is from Mauro Berardi from Italy and it's another Canaro tanda but this time instrumentals. Mauro did an excellent job playing in the opening "Icebreaker" milonga of our Tango Frostbite festival in Helsinki Finland. Unfortunately "Retintín" was the only song available on Spotify or Deezer. Notice that Canaro recorded the song many times and this is the 1938 version. You may try finding the other songs for purchace at the Buenos Aires Tango Club for example.

Mauro has a background in classical music and has been an active tango dancer since 2002. He has been a dj since 2005 and is a resident dj of the two most important milongas in Rome: Milonga del Barrio and Milonga della Stazione. He has also been a dj at many international festivals and marathons and a popular guest dj in milongas around Europe. His style is traditional but very personal: "I like tandas with orquestas from 30's and 40's and some from late 40's and 50's. There are no rules during my dj sets. Only the flow and the energy of the floor are important!"

Canaro, Francisco - TOTW - Todo Tango - tango.info - iTunes Store 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tanda of the Week 10 / 2012 -
Francisco Canaro y Roberto Maida


1. Francisco Canaro / Roberto Maida - "Dónde?" 1935
2. Francisco Canaro / Roberto Maida - "Envidia" 1936
3. Francisco Canaro / Roberto Maida - "Mi noche triste" 1936
4. Francisco Canaro / Roberto Maida - "Fracaso" 1936

http://open.spotify.com/user/anttiveikko/playlist/2PrClY5Nmf1b7kPk8bxdyM
 http://www.deezer.com/playlist/1016147121More of Canaro with Maida! This weeks guest dj tanda comes from Roberto Lehner from Basel, Switzerland. Roberto has been dancing since 1995 and dj'ing since 2007 and he described himself as a dj of traditional tango mostly from the 1925-1940 era. He has been a dj in numerous events and milongas, one of them being the international EasterTango Festival where he will be dj'ing this year for the 5th time.

He describes the tanda as follows: "Canaro with the voice of Roberto Maida for the calm and peaceful  morning hours after a long dancing night. There is only the music, your woman in your arms. Thats one of the most beautiful way for me to live Tango."

Unfortunately not all the songs are available on Spotify or Deezer yet. On Spotify you can listen to the first three songs, while on Deezer also the second song "Envidia" is unavailable. At least in Germany at the time of this update.

Canaro, Francisco - TOTW - Todo Tango - tango.info - iTunes Store
Maida, Roberto - TOTW - Todo Tango - tango.info - iTunes Store






Monday, March 5, 2012

Tanda of the Week 09 / 2012 - Troilo / Fiorentino - Cada día te extraño más



1. Aníbal Troilo / Francisco Fiorentino - "Cada día te extraño más" 1943
2. Aníbal Troilo / Francisco Fiorentino - "En esta tarde gris" 1941
3. Aníbal Troilo / Francisco Fiorentino - "Cautivo" 1941
4. Aníbal Troilo / Francisco Fiorentino - "Te aconsejo que me olvides" 1941

The opening track of this tanda "Cada día te extraño más" ("I miss you more each day") is one of my favorites from Troilo. Something very dark and powerful about this song.

The tanda can be seen as a transitional tanda as by the end of the tanda the tempo and energy picks up quite a lot.

Check out the collection of great quality digitalized Troilo shellacs on TangoTunes.com. 

Troilo, Anibal - TOTW - Todo Tangotango.info - TangoTunes - iTunes Store 
Fiorentino, Francisco - TOTW - Todo Tango - tango.info - TangoTunes - iTunes Store