Episode 52 covers the years 1976-2016. We start the episode with one of Astor Piazzolla's most recognizable tango nuevo piece, "Libertango"; as "demonstrated" in the movie Tango Lesson, it is "danceable", at least in circumstances where a follower is courted by three leaders. To cover the many great tango nuevo, alternative tango, and electronic ta…

Episode 51 covers the years 1966-1975. We start with "Mi dolor" shouted by Osvaldo Ramos with the orchestra of Juan D'Arienzo, followed upon by Osvaldo Pugliese, Aníbal Troilo, Juan D'Arienzo (instrumentals, and with Osvaldo Ramos), Florindo Sassone, Alfredo De Angelis (with Carlos Aguirre), and valses from Alfredo De Angelis and from Héctor Varela…

Episode 50 covers the years 1960-1965. "Qué falta que me hacés", recorded by Miguel Caló with Alberto Podestá is our first tango, which is followed by valses from Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo (with Osvaldo Ramos) and Alfredo De Angelis (with Juan Carlos Godoy) and further tangos from Aníbal Troilo, Juan D'Arienzo with Jorge Valdez and with Osva…

Episode 49 covers the years 1957-1959. The episode starts with "Merceditas" of the orchestra of Osmar Maderna with singers Adolfo Rivas and Carlos Aldao. We continue with Alfredo De Angelis (first with instrumentals, later with singers Juan Carlos Godoy and Oscar Larroca), Carlos Di Sarli, Fulvio Salamanca with Armando Guerrico, Osvaldo Pugliese wi…

Episode 48 covers the years 1955-1956. "Fueron tres años" in the interpretation of Argentino Ledesma with the orchestra of Héctor Varela gets us started. Osvaldo Pugliese with Jorge Maciel, Juan D'Arienzo with Libertad Lamarque, Héctor Varela with Rodolfo Lesica, Carlos Di Sarli, Alfredo De Angelis with Carlos Dante and with Oscar Larroca, Francini…

Episode 47 covers the years 1953-1954. "El amanecer" from the orchestra of Carlos Di Sarli opens the episode, followed by tangos of Rodolfo Biagi with Hugo Duval, Juan D'Arienzo, Donato Racciatti with Nina Miranda, Osvaldo Pugliese with Alberto Morán, further instrumentals from Carlos Di Sarli and Osvaldo Pugliese, Miguel Caló with Alberto Podestá,…

Episode 46 covers the years 1951-1952. The 1952 version of Osvaldo Pugliese's "La Yumba" starts the episode (I shall add there is some uncertainty regarding whether this version is a new recording or "is the result of laboratory manipulations" of the original 1946 version, as Nicolas Lefcovich claims). We continue with tangos from Domingo Federico,…

Episode 45 covers the years 1949-1950. A beatiful interpretation of "Duelo criollo" by the orchestra of Héctor María Artola with singer Alberto Marino is followed by tangos of Alfredo De Angelis with Carlos Dante and with Julio Martel, instrumentals from Rodolfo Biagi and Domingo Federico, Osvaldo Pugliese with Jorge Vidal, further tangos from Aníb…

Episode 44 covers the years 1947-1948. "Patético", in the interpretation of Osvaldo Pugliese, kicks off this episode, which mostly focuses on valses of Alfredo De Angelis with Carlos Dante and Julio Martel, of Aníbal Troilo with Floreal Ruiz and Edmundo Rivero, and of Alberto Castillo. Selected tangos include those of Rodolfo Biagi, Juan D'Arienzo …

Episode 43 covers the year 1943. The episode starts with "Pobre flor" (alternative title: Primera ilusión) from Alfredo De Angelis with the singers Carlos Dante and Julio Martel. We continue with tangos from Carlos Di Sarli, Enrique Rodrigues with Armando Moreno, Rodolfo Biagi with Alberto Amor, Juan D'Arienzo with Alberto Echagüe, Osmar Maderna, M…

Episode 42 is Part 2/2 covering the year 1945. We start with Osvaldo Pugliese's interpretation of "Pelele" and continue with tangos from Carlos Di Sarli (with Jorge Durán), Alfredo De Angelis with Carlos Dante and Julio Martel, Francisco Lomuto with Alberto Rivera, Domingo Federico with Carlos Vidal, Lucio Demare with Horacio Quintana, Osvaldo Pugl…

Episode 41 is Part 1/2 covering the year 1945. "Flor de tango" from the orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese starts the episode, which then continues with tangos from Carlos Di Sarli with Jorge Durán, Rodolfo Biagi with Alberto Amor and with Jorge Ortiz, Juan D'Arienzo with Alberto Echagüe, Osvaldo Pugliese, Enrique Rodriguez with Armando Moreno, Miguel C…

Episode 40 is Part 3/3 covering the year 1944. "Cristal", sung by Alberto Marino with the orchestra of Aníbal Troilo gets us started. We continue with valses from Pedro Laurenz with Carlos Bermúdez and Jorge Linares and Lucio Demare with Horacio Quintana, tangos from Osvaldo Pugliese with Roberto Chanel, Juan D'Arienzo with Alberto Echagüe, Enrique…

Episode 39 is Part 2/3 covering the year 1944. The episode starts with a composition of Carlos Di Sarli, "Tú... el cielo y tú!" in the interpretation of his own orchestra with the singer Alberto Podestá, one of my Di Sarli favorites. We continue with tangos from Rodolfo Biagi with Alberto Amor and Carlos Acuña, Miguel Caló with Raúl Berón and Raúl …

Episode 38 is Part 1/3 covering the year 1944. The episode begins with "Recuerdo" from the orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese. We continue with tangos from Pedro Laurenz with Carlos Bermúdez and Alberto Podestá, Lucio Demare with Horacio Quintana, Orquesta Típica Victor with Albert Carol, Domingo Federico with Carlos Vidal, Carlos Di Sarli with Alberto …

Episode 37 is Part 4/4 covering the year 1943. "Uno", this time in the interpretation of the orchestra of Aníbal Troilo with Alberto Marino starts the episode. Tangos of José García with Alfredo Rojas, Francisco Lomuto, Miguel Caló with Jorge Ortiz, Alberto Podestá, and Raúl Iriarte, Carlos Di Sarli with Roberto Rufino, Rodolfo Biagi with Carlos Ac…

Episode 36 is Part 3/4 covering the year 1943. "Una vez" from Orquesta Típica Victor with the singer Ortega del Cerro is followed by tangos of Ricardo Tanturi with Enrique Campos, Aníbal Troilo with Francisco Fiorentino, Miguel Caló with Raúl Iriarte, Carlos Di Sarli with Roberto Rufino, and valses from Quinteto Pirincho of Francisco Canaro, Lucio …

Episode 35 is Part 2/4 covering the year 1943. Alberto Podestá sings "Percal" with the orchestra of Miguel Caló in the beginning of the episode. We continue with valses in the interpretation of Aníbal Troilo with Francisco Fiorentino and Alberto Marino, tangos from Enrique Rodriguez with Armando Moreno, Ricardo Malerba with Orlando Medina, Pedro La…

Episode 34 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1943. The episode starts with "Cómo se muere de amor" from the orchestra of Alfredo De Angelis with the singer Floreal Ruiz. We continue with tangos of Lucio Demare with Raúl Berón, Juan D'Arienzo with Héctor Maure, Aníbal Troilo with Francisco Fiorentino, Osvaldo Pugliese with Roberto Chanel, as well as val…

Episode 33 is Part 5/5 covering the year 1942. Although many of the better known pieces of the orchestra of Ricardo Malerba only get recorded in 1943, "Gitana rusa" with the singer Orlando Medina is from 1942; we start our episode with it. Tangos from Lucio Demare with Juan Carlos Miranda, Aníbal Troilo with Francisco Fiorentino, Juan D'Arienzo wit…

Episode 32 is Part 4/5 covering the year 1942. After "Junto a tu corazón" from the Orquesta Carlos Di Sarli with singer Alberto Podestá we continue with milongas from Francisco Canaro, Edgardo Donato, and Aníbal Troilo. We then listen to Rodolfo Biagi with Jorge Ortiz, Miguel Caló with Raúl Berón, Francisco Canaro with Eduardo Adrián and Carlos Rol…

Episode 31 is Part 3/5 covering the year 1942. The orchestra of Aníbal Troilo starts the episode with Francisco Fiorentino singing the tango "Pa' qué seguir". Rodolfo Biagi with Alberto Lago, Carlos Di Sarli with Alberto Podestá, and Miguel Caló with Raúl Berón make up the majority of the episode, with individual pieces in the interpretation of Qui…

Episode 30 is Part 2/5 covering the year 1942. "Malena", in the interpretation of the orchestra of Lucio Demare with the singer Juan Carlos Miranda, opens the episode. We continue with instrumental tangos of the orchestras of Carlos Di Sarli and Aníbal Troilo, Caló-Podestá, Caló-Berón, Biagi-Lago valses, tangos from Juan D'Arienzo with Héctor Maure…

Episode 21 is Part 1/5 covering the year 1942. The velvety voiced Raúl Berón sings "Jamás retornarás" with the orchestra of Miguel Caló in the opening of the episode. We then continue with Carlos Di Sarli with Roberto Rufino, Enrique Rodriguez with Armando Moreno, Orquesta Aníbal Troilo with Francisco Fiorentino, Ricardo Tanturi with Alberto Castil…

Episode 28 is Part 5/5 covering the year 1941. This year's final episode starts with "Pocas palabras" from Ricardo Tanturi with the singer Alberto Castillo. Carlos Di Sarli follows with Carlos Acuña and Roberto Rufino before we turn back to Tanturi, this time to his valses. We add few more tangos from Aníbal Troilo, as well as examples of Golden Ag…

Episode 27 is Part 4/5 covering the year 1941. "Buscándote" of Osvaldo Fresedo and Ricardo Ruiz kicks off this episode. We speed up from there with tangos of Ricardo Tanturi and valses of Rodolfo Biagi before easing into the velvety voice of Ángel Vargas (with the orchestra of Ángel D'Agostino). Instrumental tangos of Ánibal Troilo help us get back…

Episode 26 is Part 3/5 covering the year 1941. Juan D'Arienzo and Héctor Maure brings us up to speed with "El olivo". Aníbal Troilo and Francisco Fiorentino continues, notably with "El bulín de la calle Ayacucho" and "Te aconsejo que me olvides". Valses of Francisco Canaro, tangos of Edgardo Donato, Ricardo Tanturi, and Enrique Rodriguez, and milon…

Episode 25 is Part 2/5 covering the year 1941. "Cascabelito" performed by Orquesta Carlos Di Sarli (with the singer Roberto Rufino) started this episode. We continue with Troilo-Fiorentino tangos, valses of Miguel Caló, Troilo, and Juan D'Arienzo, and tangos of Enrique Rodriguez, Rodolfo Biagi, and Osvaldo Fresedo. For more information on "Danceabl…

Episode 24 is Part 1/5 covering the year 1941. The great orchestra of Aníbal Troilo returned to the recording studio this year, and we started the episode with his rendering of "En esta tarde gris". We continue with Rodolfo Biagi, Enrique Rodriguez, Francisco Lomuto, Pedro Laurenz, Carlos Di Sarli, Juan D'Arienzo and Ángel D'Agostino. For more info…

Episode 23 is Part 4/4 covering the year 1940. In terms of the number of great danceable tangos that we omitted for the year 1940 probably the orchestra of Francisco Canaro got most unfairly treated; listeners are encouraged to check out his works, especially instrumentals and those with the singers Ernesto Fama and Francisco Amor from this year. W…

Episode 22 is Part 3/4 covering the year 1940. A vals of Edgardo Donato (with the singers Lita Morales, Horacio Lagos, and Romeo Gavioli), "Volverás pero cuándo," starts this episode. Tangos of Rodolfo Biagi with Jorge Ortiz, instrumental tangos of Carlos Di Sarli, valses of Erique Rodriguez and Biagi, and tangos of Osvaldo Fresedo (with Ricardo Ru…

Episode 21 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1940. "Lo pasao, pasó" from the orchestra of Carlos Di Sarli opens the episode, which then later continues with tangos from Pedro Laurenz with Juan Carlos Casas, valses of Francisco Canaro and Pedro Laurenz, tangos of Enrique Rodriguez, Francisco Canaro (from his orchestra as well as from Quinteto Don Pancho…

Episode 20 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1940. We start with "Rie payaso" from Juan D'Arienzo with the singer Carlos Casares. The episode continues with tangos from Edgardo Donato, valses from the Orchestra of Carlos Di Sarli, tangos of Rodolfo Biagi, milongas of Donatos, and instrumental tangos of Di Sarli. For more information on "Danceable Tango…

Episode 19 is Part 4/4 covering the year 1939. "Por qué razón" starts this episode. This instrumental tango from the orchestra of Juan D'Arienzo is followed by tangos of Rodolfo Biagi with the singer Andrés Falgás, valses of Francisco Canaro and Biagi, tangos of Quinteto Don Pancho, and further selected pieces from Osvaldo Fresedo, Carlos Di Sarli,…

Episode 18 is Part 3/4 covering the year 1939. We start with "Fantasma" from the Orquesta of Roberto Firpo, and continue with tangos of Juan D'Arienzo, milongas of Edgardo Donato and Francisco Lomuto, tangos of Rodolfo Biagi, valses of Juan D'Arienzo, and further pieces from Enrique Rodrigues, Francisco Lomuto, Edgardo Donato, and Francisco Canaro.…

Episode 17 is Part 2/4 covering the year 1939. "Carnaval de mi barrio" of Edgardo Donato is followed by tangos from Juan D'Arienzo with the singer Alberto Echagüe, valses of Enrique Rodriguez with Roberto Flores, tangos of Francisco Canaro with Ernesto Famá, milongas of Juan D'Arienzo, and furter pieces from Edgardo Donato, Francisco Canaro, and Ro…

Episode 16 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1939. The episode starts with "Mandria" of Juan D'Arienzo, and continues with tangos from Edgardo Donato, milongas of Francisco Canaro, and furter tangos, a vals and a milonga from Juan D'Arienzo, Osvaldo Fresedo, Juan Canaro, Francisco Lomuto, and Rodolfo Biagi. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of …

Episode 15 is Part 4/4 covering the year 1938. "Saca chispas", the great milonga in the interpretation of Julio De Caro starts the program, which then continues with Francisco Canaro's renderings of some tangos that are maybe better known from Juan D'Arienzo and Edgardo Donato. Tangos, valses, and milongas from various orchestras - those of Francis…

Episode 14 is Part 3/4 covering the year 1938. We started with Ángel Vargas singing the vals "Sin rumbo fijo" with Orquesta Típica Victor. Tangos of Rodolfo Biagi, Edgardo Donato, Francisco Canaro, Aníbal Troilo, Roberto Firpo, and milongas and a vals of Juan D'Arienzo can be heard in the main part of the episode. For more information on "Danceable…

Episode 13 is Part 2/4 covering the year 1938. We start the episode with "No mientas" from Juan D'Arienzo and continue with Quinteto Don Pancho (of Francisco Canaro), Francisco Lomuto, Juan D'Arienzo, Edgardo Donato, and Enrique Rodriguez. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .…

Episode 12 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1938. We start the episode with Aníbal Troilo showing how it is done with his first recorded tango "Comme il faut". We continue with the only two tangos of Juan D'Arienzo for which the pianist is still Rodolfo Biagi an the singer is already Alberto Echagüe: Indiferencia and Pensalo bien. Other pieces from D'…

Episode 11 is Part 3/3 covering the year 1937. Besides being another shameless Juan D'Arienzo and Canaro-Maida-fest, the episode contains further pieces from Roberto Firpo (with his "El compinche" starting the episode itself) and Orquesta Típica Victor, as well a few select tangos from orchestras we have not yet heard from: that of Pedro Laurenz, E…

Episode 10 is Part 2/3 covering the year 1937. After starting with "Paciencia", the first non-instrumental tango of the second orchestra of Juan D'Arienzo and the only one with the singer Enrique Carbel, we focus on instrumentals of Juan D'Arienzo, on Edgardo Donato with Horacio Lagos, and on Francisco Lomuto with Jorge Omar, as well as on further …

Episode 09 is Part 1/3 covering the year 1937. We start with "Invierno", one of the most popular Canaro-Maida songs from the second half of the year (I find the shocking similarity of the melodic theme of "Invierno" to the then-popular 1936 Hungarian tango that serves as the main signal of this episode series quite ironic, especially in the light t…

Episode 08 is Part 3/3 covering the year 1936. "La mélodie de notre adieu," a French sung tango from Rafael Canaro with singer Roger Tussaint is our first piece. Our focus today is on tangos and valses, in particular from Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, and Francisco Lomuto. We finish this last episode on 1936 with an example of a European style …

Episode 07 is Part 2/3 covering the year 1936. We start with Roberto Maida singing what could easily be another "Poema" or "Invierno" if it were better known, "Será una noche". The rest of the episode focuses on works by Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, and Roberto Firpo; we finish with a tango from the second best known of the four Canaro brother…

Episode 06 is Part 1/3 covering the year 1936. We start with "La payanca" from Juan D'Arienzo and continue with tangos and valses and a milonga from the orchestras of Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, Edgardo Donato, Roberto Firpo, and Osvaldo Fresedo. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .…

Episode 05 covers the year 1935. We start with "Poema" and other mellow pieces from Francisco Canaro (with the singer Roberto Maida) and Osvaldo Fresedo (with singer Roberto Rey). After a somewhat unusual vals of Francisco Canaro, "Amor y primavera", we turn to Edgardo Donato and Juan D'Arienzo; we hope to catch the effect rhythmical pieces of Dona…

Episode 04 covers the years 1933 and 1934. We start with "Tigre viejo" from the orchestra of Osvaldo Fresedo, and we continue with selected pieces from the orchestras of Francisco Canaro, Osvaldo Fresedo, Francisco Lomuto, Miguel Orlando, as well as from Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos and Orquesta Típica Brunswick. We finish the episode with "El …

Episode 03 covers the years 1931 and 1932. The episode starts with "El huracán" by the orchestra of Edgardo Donato with singer Félix Gutiérrez. We then keep our focus on the orchestras of Adolfo Carabelli, Francisco Canaro, and Roberto Firpo, as well as on "Orquesta Típicas": Orquesta Típica Brunswick, Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos, and Orquesta…