"Cafetín de Buenos Aires" (detail) by José Marchi

Chronicles

When did tango went abroad ?
River Plate tango or Argentine tango?
A Baron and a Pope in the social ascent of tango?
About the word lunfardo
About the sassy Bailes del Internado (Internship Balls) in Paris
Chispazos de tradición (Sparks of tradition)
Updated data about the origin of Villoldo and his family
El alma que canta (The soul that sings) (1916-1961)
The Bandoneon in the River Plate, Part II
The bandoneon, name, origin and manufacturers
The tango singer: His evolution along time
The tango singer: His evolution along time - The orchestra singer
The tango singer: His evolution along time - The singer, today
The tango singer: His evolution along time - The national singer
The tango singer: His evolution along time - The refrain singer
The tango singer: His evolution along time - The consecrated soloist
Gardel's former partner, in a subdued light
The Glostora Tango Club
Humor and tango in the Argentine movies
Tango in silent movies
Tango on Radio
Tango had its cuts
Tango and our native music
Enrique Gómez Carrillo and his advocacy on behalf of tango
Escuela del Tango: A unique publication
Grandes Valores del Tango, a break and a “quebrada”
Pre-Decarean Orchestra Innovators
Italian immigration and tango
The film music recorded by Roberto Firpo
The word guapo and tango
The "Troupe Ateniense" (The Athens Group), subject of an interesting radio talk
Women in tango
The movies of Canaro
The Canaro’s musicals (First part)
The Canaro’s musicals (Second part)
Nicknames in Tango
The Max Glücksmann Contests
The "Estribillistas" (refrain vocalists)
The Sounds of the Centennial
Pensión La Alegría, on Salta Street
Reflections about the origins of tango
A box office hit: «El patio de la Morocha»

Carlos Gardel

Farewell to Héctor Negro
Farewell to the beloved Héctor Lucci
Aníbal Troilo and his appearances in the movies and at theater
Evaristo Barrios’s autobiographical sketches
Notes on Arolas and his times
Astor Piazzolla - Octeto de Buenos Aires. The post-French revolution.
Barquina, a character of Buenos Aires
Benigno Macías, the introduction of tango in Europe
Cadícamo and the echo in the cathedrals
Carlos D. Nasca, El Gaucho Relámpago
Letter from Yoyi Kanematz to Rosita Quiroga
Discépolo and politics: «You’ll see that everything’s a lie…»
Two friends: Enrique Dizeo and Celedonio Flores
Ignacio Corsini’s «Federal Cycle»
El Negro Mela, a personality of Buenos Aires
Tango, a Black affair. Juan Carlos Cáceres, an Argentine in Paris
The tenor Tito Schipa and Tango
The true name and date of birth of Charlo
Eloísa de Silva, the first woman composer of tangos
In memory of my unforgettable friend Jorge Palacio
Evaristo Carriego, a poet for the outskirts
Federico and tango
Florencio Sánchez and the «canillita», reason of a tango inspiration
Gabino Ezeiza, the payador of San Telmo
Germinal Lubrano, the tango painter
Brothers and bass players: Pepe and Kicho Díaz
The unknown facet of the Gaucho Relámpago
The Desmond Sisters
Libertad Lamarque y Eva Perón, two tough dolls
Lopecito, a pioneer at spreading tango
The Canaro brothers, a tango dynasty
Manzi, a mythology of the suburbs
Max Osorio, mexicano y tanguero
My remembrance of a special friend: El Alemancito
Mordisquito. Discépolo and Peronism.
Orlando Punzi y el lunfardo
Piazzolla in France. Always Paris, adieu Paris.
Sigfredo Pastor, a tango painter
Tania: A beaming jingle bell
A memory for Eladia
An eighteen-year friendship

The records

The orchestras

Bands, rondallas and tangos
Bands, rondallas and tangos (Part 2)
Cuarteto Del Centenario
Cuarteto Típico Los Ases and Juan Carlos Cambón
Arranging and orchestration
Estilo Re Fa Si
Ernesto Ponzio’s music groups
Music groups and orchestras led by Carlos Marcucci
The “other” Orquesta Típica Select
The short life of the Cátulo Castillo Orchestra
The first recording of an «Orquesta Típica»
The Canaro Quintets: Don Pancho and Pirincho
Orchestra El Arranque
Orchestra Los Señores del Tango
Orquesta Típica Ángel D’Agostino
Orquesta Típica Alberto Mancione
Orquesta Típica Alfredo De Angelis
Orquesta Típica Alfredo Gobbi
Orquesta Típica Aníbal Troilo
Orquesta Típica Carlos Di Sarli
Orquesta Típica Francini-Pontier
Orquesta Típica Francisco Canaro
Orquesta Típica Francisco Lomuto
Orquesta Típica Juan D'Arienzo
Orquesta Típica Julio De Caro
Orquesta Típica Lucio Demare
Orquesta Típica Mario Demarco
Orquesta Típica Miguel Caló
Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo
Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Pugliese
Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz
Orquesta Típica Pedro Maffia
Orquesta Típica Roberto Firpo
Orquesta Típica Victor
Orquesta Típica Brunswick
Orquesta Típica de la Guardia Vieja
Orquesta Típica Florindo Sassone
Orquesta Típica Imperial
Orquesta Típica La Furca
Orquesta Típica Ricardo Tanturi
Orquesta Típica Sans Souci
Luis Petrucelli’s lineups
Orchestras and aggregations led by Fulvio Salamanca
Orchestras and sextet led by Nelson Alberti
What do you hear when you hear me?
Sextet Agesilao Ferrazzano
Sextet Alfredo Gobbi
Sextet Anselmo Aieta
Sextet Armando Baliotti
Sextet Carlos Di Sarli
Sextet Carlos Marcucci
Sextet Cayetano Puglisi
Sextet Ciriaco Ortiz
Sextet Elvino Vardaro
Sextet Enrique Pollet
Sextet Ferrazzano-Pollero
Sextet Francisco Lomuto
Sextet Geroni Flores
Sextet Joaquín Mora
Sextet José Martínez
Sextet José María Rizzuti
Sextet Juan Bautista Guido
Sextet Juan Canaro
Sextet Juan Carlos Cobián
Sextet Juan Carlos Howard
Sextet Juan Polito
Sextet Julio De Caro
Sextet Luis Petrucelli
Sexteto Mayor - Time passes and it does not grow old
Sextet Miguel Caló
Sextet Miguel Orlando
Sextet Osvaldo Fresedo
Sextet Pedro Maffia
Sextet Pugliese-Gobbi
Sextet Roberto Goyheneche
Sexteto Tango
Sextet Vardaro-Pugliese
Tango sextets and their line-ups (1919 - 1973)
Tamango Tango
Vale Tango Sextet

Tangos and legends

Who was the first woman that recorded tangos?
“Flores del alma” or a farewell waltz
A mi madre - The true author of “A mi madre”
Acquaforte - History of its creation
Adiós muchachos - Milva and “Adiós muchachos”, a prison tango
Adiós Nonino
Some examples of tango in our political history
Aprovechá la bolada - “¡Aprovechá la bolada!” (Take your chance!), an advertising tan
Argañaraz, its story and its lyrics
Armenonville - Story of the tango "Armenonville"
Ataniche - Story of the tango “Ataniche”
Bandoneón arrabalero - Story of the tango “Bandoneón arrabalero”
Bartolo - Francisco A. Hargreaves and the true story of the tango “Bartolo”
Ben Molar and his master piece: 14 con el Tango
Boedo - Story of the tango "Boedo”
Borges and “Discos de Gardel”
Bronca - Crisis, military and the tango “Bronca”
Callecita de mi barrio - A Polish evergreen
Cambalache - «...and in 2000 too!», “Cambalache” and the censored lyrics
Caminito
Canaro en París - A vibrant tango: “Canaro en París”
Cap Polonio - Story of the tango “Cap Polonio”
Cayetano Silva, from the “San Lorenzo” march to tango criollo
Celos - Jacob Gade (1869-1963), the unknown creator of “Jealousy” (Jalousie)
Charlemos - “Charlemos”, a low blow and popular humor
Chiqué - Story of the tango “Chiqué”
Cicatrices - How the tango “Cicatrices” was born
Chronicle of a cut and a tango, “Recuerdos de Zambonini”
De flor en flor - A tango piece with two lyrics on the open sea
Desde el alma - "Desde el alma", a romantic criollo waltz
Don Juan - Story of the tango “Don Juan”
Don Pepe - Ernesto Drangosch and his tango “Don Pepe”
Duelo criollo in Cold War nights
The “compadrito-dancer”, but not the whorehouse, influenced Villoldo’s lyrics
Alcohol, a sad tango
El apache argentino - A Redskin tango, “El apache argentino”
El bulín de la calle Ayacucho - A well-furnished apartment and its visitors
El caburé - Story of the tango “El Caburé”
Carnival, tango and the streamers in the wee small hours of the morning
El choclo - "El choclo" and its curious adaptation into English
El ciruja - Alfredo Marino and “El ciruja”
El día que me quieras - “El día que me quieras” and its recordings.
El entrerriano - The story of “El entrerriano” and its main recordings
French language in tango: bataclan-bataclana
French language in tango: griseta
French language in tango: pernod
French language in tango: Introduction
El irresistible - Lorenzo Logatti, “El irresistible”
The garden of tango
The reason that inspired “Como dos extraños”
The origin of the Peronist march rooted in sports and carnival chants
El Piñerista and the Radical revolution in Rosario
El Pollo Ricardo - “El Pollo Ricardo”, a short story of two friends
The tango “Silencio” and a tragic context
El tango de la muerte - Shooting around the bush with “El tango de la muerte”
Tango and the army
Tango and the Navy
Tango and daily events
Tango, life's game.
Horse races in the early tango sheet music copies
The vals criollo
That snake, the knife
Garufa - Story of the tango “Garufa”
Gitana rusa - The Jewish Gypsy
Gran Hotel Victoria - “Gran Hotel Victoria”, an anonymous tango
Gricel
Griseta - "Griseta" and french literature
Story of "La López Pereyra" and its connection with tango
Inspiración - “Inspiración”, a classic of the genre
Ivette - “Ivette”, an enigmatic tango
Aviation in tango
La c...ara de la l...una. A picaresque tango, but without lyrics...
La cumparsita
The legend of a premiere
La mariposa - The tango “La mariposa” and its recordings
La Morocha, a tango for export
Death and tango
La negra - “La Negra”: An advertising tango by Enrique Delfino
The work of Carlos Bahr as author
La payanca - Brief story of the tango "La payanca"
Springtime in our lives and in tango
La pulpera de Santa Lucía - Ignacio Corsini, the one who saved La Pulpera...
The “Fray Mocho” magazine and a tango dedicated to it
La Rubia Mireya (The Blonde Mireya)
Julio Sosa’s betrayal
Malena’s hands
Women according to Cadícamo
Leopoldo Corretjer: from “Saludo a la Bandera” (Salute to the Flag) to tango compadró
The "dones" of tango
Los mareados - “Los mareados”
Tangos concerning soul
Twin tangos
Brothel tango tunes
The tango men of Peronism and their works
The night waltzes
Madame Ivonne and the origin of its name
Malena - Who's Malena?
Manoblanca - “Manoblanca” and “El romántico fulero” (White Hand and The Ugly Romantic)
Metaphors in tango 1 - Cien barrios porteños…
Mi noche triste - “Mi noche triste”, the "tango-canción"
Mi vieja viola - Humberto Correa and his old guitar
Milonga para Fidel, Castro in the tango repertoire
Mis harapos - Another wrong claim of a popular song
No, there are no larks
Nocturno a mi barrio - “Pichuco”, a mythical trip (Towards the core of tango)
Qué noche - “¡Qué noche!”, a tango for a very cold weather.
Queca - “Queca”, a tango and two musician lovers
Quejas de bandoneón - The history of “Quejas de bandoneón” and its renditions
Recuerdo - The tango piece “Recuerdo”, a family secret
Sangre maleva: a wrongly spread tango
Se dice de mí - Betty la Fea and the milonga "Se dice de mí"
Shusheta - The lyrics of the tango piece “Shusheta” and its inspiration
Tango for listening
Tangos with smoke
Tangos to pay homage to a hero
Tangos performed in theater (First part)
Tangos performed in theater (Second part)
A millon tangos
A murdering tango, “Don Maté8”
A Tango by Manuel Ugarte
An atomic bomb, “Balada para un loco”
Una lágrima tuya, story of its creation
Vida mía - The union details concerning “Vida mía”
Villoldo pays homage to Mascagni
Villoldo and his criollo tango, “Sacame una película, gordito”
Volcán - “Volcán”, an Arolas’s unpublished tango
Y qué más - “Y qué más”, an original copy

Interviews

Algeri - A pleasant visit: Carla Algeri
Arbelo, the guitarist whom the tango singers preferred
Avena - Interview to Osvaldo Avena
Balcarce - Interview to Emilio Balcarce
Bermúdez - The last interview to the singer
Bertero - Chatting with Fabián Bertero at my home
Biafore - Interview to Roque Biafore «Roquito»
Biagi - Interview to Rodolfo Biagi in 1960
Bonessi - Interview to Eduardo Bonessi
Cóspito - A meeting with René Cóspito
Cadícamo - «Tango needs not to be changed»
Castaña - Cacho Castaña at the Academia
Castillo - Cátulo Castillo tells us about his life
Cipolla - Radio Interview to Antonino Cipolla
Clausi - Interview to El Chula
Confessions by Roberto Álvarez in Medellín
Cordisco - Chatting with Alfredo Cordisco
Cortti - Eduardo Cortti and his memories (1998)
Díaz - Interview to Juancito Díaz
D'Agostino - Ángel D’Agostino’s confessions
D'Alessandro - Antonio D'Alessandro tells me his story
D'Arienzo - Tango has three things
Da Veiga - A chat with Otilia Da Veiga
De Bassi - Arturo De Bassi, his story and an interview of 1937.
De Lío - A talk with the guitarist
De la Cruz - Ernesto de la Cruz, from Pacho to Piazzolla
Definitions by the Expósito brothers in several interviews
Demare - Interview to Lucio Demare
Dragone - An eternal traveler
Interview to Ariel Prat, the Black Minstrel
Interview to Oscar de la Fuente
Interview to the guitarist Juanjo Domínguez
Estol - An informal talk with Acho Estol
Federico - Two interviews with Leopoldo Federico
Fernán - At home with Julio César Fernán
Fresedo - Interview to Osvaldo Fresedo in 1976
Frontera - Interview and a spicy contribution
Fujisawa - Teatime with Ranko Fujisawa
Gagliardi - Interview to Héctor Gagliardi, The Sad One
García Blaya - Todotango.com at "Buenos Aires Cultural", Tortoni's Magazine
Giordano - A virtual café with Graciela Giordano
Glücksmann - Max Glücksmann’s first wage
Godoy - Interview to the singer Juan Carlos Godoy
Herrero - Interview to Oscar Herrero made in June 1998
Herreros - Cristóbal Herreros's memories
Lemos - Interview with Rodolfo Lemos
Leonardo Suárez Paz, an interview about his career
Leopoldo Díaz Vélez tells us about his tangos
Mancini - Between mates and tangos with Roberto Mancini
Mancione - Interview to Alberto Mancione
Medina - Interview to an orchestra singer
Michetti - Note-interview to Alejandro Michetti in 1935
Miranda - Talking to Nina Miranda, at her place
Molar - Interview with Ben Molar
Montenegro - A chat with Norma Montenegro
Morán - With Morán at his home, April 1992
Moreno - The memories of the poet Eduardo Moreno
Mores - Mariano Mores’s memories
Naveira - Virtual chat with Gustavo and Giselle
Nichele - Interview to the violinist
Nieves - Interview to María Nieves
Ortega del Cerro tells us his beginnings in singing
Ortiz - Julián Ortiz’s confessions
Osvaldo Montes and a deserved homage
Osvaldo Ruggiero and his confidences
Osvaldo Sosa Cordero, folk musician and tango man
Pacheco - Commentaries and an interview to the singer
Palermo - Abel Palermo, a chat among friends
Parada - Manuel Parada’s tales
Pecci - Interview to Juan Pecci
Petróleo - Interview to a dancer
Piana - The last interview
Piazzolla - Astor Piazzolla, from New York to Mar del Plata
Piazzolla - Astor Piazzolla, his childhood in New York
Pizarro - His memories of Paris and Europe
Pizarro - Remembers his beginnings in tango
Podestá - Alberto Podestá’s memories
Pontier - Chatting in Armando Pontier’s house (1979)
Raúl Deval, interview to a singer of the tough times
Raigal - Marcelo Raigal’s confessions
Requena - Interview to Osvaldo Requena
Requena - A requiem for my friend Requena (A chat in 1999)
Reyes - Interview to a «singer of street corners»
Rivas - Adolfo Rivas, Osmar Maderna’s last singer
Rivero - Last interview with Rivero
Rodolfo - Julio Rodolfo, a manifold artist
Rossi - Interview to maestro Alcides Rossi
Rubistein - Interview to Mauricio Rubistein
Sáez - Interview to national singer of our days
Salgán - Interview to Horacio Salgán
Tania - «His life was a movie...»
Terés - Interview to Bernardino Terés
Thorry - Tango according to Juan Carlos Thorry
Tuegols - His story on Radio Argentina
A chat with the teacher and dancer, Ricardo Dupláa
A chat with Gabriela Elena
Uría - Interview to the bandoneonist Guillermo Uría
Valentino - Chat with Enzo Valentino
Vasallo - Confessions of a bass player:
Verdi - The “Disarlian” paradigm
Verri - Orlando Verri tells us about his career
Vidal - A troubled debut
Zotto - Miguel Ángel Zotto, multi-skilled and creative

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