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- Odeon2 days agoDescribed as Max Glucksmann took sole control of Odeon's Argentine business when World War One cut it off from Berlin, building a multimedia empire of label, radio station a
- Azucena Maizani2 days agoDescribed as Quiroga and Maizani both sang as 'arrabaleras' -- deliberately rough voices of the poor outer barrios -- in contrast to more sophisticated, cabaret-style singer
- Rosita Quiroga2 days agoDescribed as Quiroga and Maizani both sang as 'arrabaleras' -- deliberately rough voices of the poor outer barrios -- in contrast to more sophisticated, cabaret-style singer
- Odeon2 days agoDescribed as The only way to spot an electrical recording at the time was tiny markings: Odeon restarted its matrix numbering at 1 with a small 'e'; Victor later added 'VE'
- Victor2 days agoDescribed as The only way to spot an electrical recording at the time was tiny markings: Odeon restarted its matrix numbering at 1 with a small 'e'; Victor later added 'VE'
- Odeon2 days agoDescribed as Victor introduced electrical recording in Argentina on 1 March 1926; Odeon didn't follow until November 1926. Neither label announced it publicly, by a gentlema
- Victor2 days agoDescribed as Victor introduced electrical recording in Argentina on 1 March 1926; Odeon didn't follow until November 1926. Neither label announced it publicly, by a gentlema
- Maria Blanco2 days agoSpanish version of revision 1
- Gabriela Fernandez2 days agoSpanish version of revision 1
- TD1x6zy82 days agoSpanish version of revision 1
- Tango escenario / fantasía2 days agoGlossary meaning Tango escenario is tango danced by professionals for show, with bolder choreography than tango de salón or canyengue accept
- Tango de salón2 days agoDescribed as Tango de salón was the style danced socially between the 1920s and 1950s
- Bandoneón2 days agoGlossary meaning The bandoneón is a free-reed bellows instrument of the concertina family, rectangular with a square section
- Tango canción2 days agoGlossary meaning Tango canción is a lyrical-musical composition whose words answer to the rhythmic and emotional character of tango music and dance
- Lunfardo2 days agoGlossary meaning Lunfardo is a slang that originated and developed in the Río de la Plata, in Buenos Aires and Montevideo
- Sexteto típico2 days agoGlossary meaning A sexteto típico has two bandoneons, two violins, piano and double bass; Francisco Canaro shaped one in Buenos Aires
- Orquesta típica2 days agoGlossary meaning In Argentina and Uruguay the term orquesta típica became tied to tango
- Tango nuevo (dance)2 days agoGlossary meaning Nuevo tango is a form of music adding new elements to traditional tango, and an evolution of tango dance that began in the 1980s
- Día Nacional del Tango (11 December)2 days agoDescribed as 11 December honours the birth dates of the singer Carlos Gardel and the bandleader Julio de Caro
- Día Nacional del Tango (11 December)2 days agoGlossary meaning National Tango Day is celebrated on 11 December each year in Argentina and on 5 October in Uruguay
- Candombe and milonga candombe2 days agoGlossary meaning Candombe is an Afro-Latin American cultural expression centred on drumming, significant in Uruguay and recognised by UNESCO as intangible heritage
- Milonga (dance event)2 days agoDescribed as The music at a milonga is mainly tango, vals and milonga, with the core repertoire from the 1930s to 1950s
- Milonga (dance event)2 days agoGlossary meaning A milonga is an event where Argentine tango is danced; the music is mainly tango, vals and milonga
- The cabeceo, tanda and cortina: milonga codes2 days agoGlossary meaning A tanda is a set of three to five dances of one rhythm; tandas are separated by short pieces of light music called cortinas
- The cabeceo, tanda and cortina: milonga codes2 days agoGlossary meaning A cortina is a short piece of music, 20–60 seconds, played between tandas at a milonga to mark the end of a tanda
- Cyntia Palacios2 days agoSpanish version of revision 1
- Dominic Bridge2 days agoSpanish version of revision 1
- Maria Rivarola2 days agoSpanish version of revision 1
- Yuyo verde2 days ago11 facts added.
- Corazón de papel2 days ago7 facts added.