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Minotto Di Cicco

Minotto Di Cicco played in Francisco Canaro.† Minotto Di Cicco was born in Montevideo Uruguay.†† Minotto Di Cicco: Bandoneonista y director and Minotto, Canaro's bandoneonist, was famous as a great technician who ordered bandoneons with extra buttons from Germany and could play a variación without a break between pulling and pushing the bellows; in Canaro's orchestra when the playing got tough the others stopped and let him play.†††

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Joined Francisco Lomuto1926

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Played in Francisco Canaro1933

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Born on October 11, 1898

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Died on September 9, 1979

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Born in Montevideo Uruguay

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Bandoneonista y director

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Minotto, Canaro's bandoneonist, was famous as a great technician who ordered bandoneons with extra buttons from Germany and could play a variación without a break between pulling and pushing the bellows; in Canaro's orchestra when the playing got tough the others stopped and let him play.

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