Month: February 2017

Sydney Tango Connection

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This week Michael Hayes returns with a lovely tanda from Alfredo De Angelis, we take a look at the life and tragic death of Osmar Maderna, and introduce the Sydney Tango Connection.

That’s Tango Capital, Sunday evening from 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

You can subscribe to the Sydney Tango Connection at 3 Whipbird Avenue, Ingleburn NSW 2565; enquiries to 02 9618 5295

PLAYLIST:

  • Luna de Plata, meaning ‘Silver Moon’, a vals recorded by Miguel Caló, on 19 October 1943, with music composed by Osmar Maderna, with lyrics by Miguel Caló, and sung by Raúl Iriate.
  • La Noche Que Te Fuiste, meaning ‘The Night That You Went’, a tango recorded by Miguel Caló, on 20 February 1945, with music composed by Osmar Maderna in 1945, with lyrics by José María Contursi, and sung by Raúl Iriate.
  • Aromas, meaning ‘Scents’, a tango recorded by Osmar Maderno, on 28 November 1950, with music composed by Osvaldo Fresedo in 1923, with lyrics by Emilio Augusto Oscar Fresedo.
  • La Cumparsita, meaning ‘The Little March’, a tango recorded by Osmar Maderna, on 17 May 1950, with music composed by Gerado Maros Rodríguez in 1924, with lyrics by Pascual Contursi, Enrique Maroni, Gerado Matos Rodríguez.
  • Cuesta Abajo, meaning ‘Downhill’, a canción recorded by Terig Tucci, on 30 July 1934, with music composed by Carlos Gardel in 1934, with lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera, and sung by Carlos Gardel.
  • Remolino, meaning ‘Whirlpool’, a tango recorded by Alfredo De Angelis, on 24 May 1946, with music composed by Alfredo De Angelis, with lyrics by José Rótulo, and sung by Carlos Dante & Julio Martel.
  • Pregonera, meaning ‘Proclaimer’, a tango recorded by Alfredo De Angelis, on 26 March 1945, with music composed by Alfredo De Angelis, with lyrics by José Rótulo, and sung by Carlos Dante & Julio Martel.
  • Adiós Marinero, meaning ‘Good-bye Sailor’, a tango recorded by Alfredo De Angelis, on 27 December 1946, with music composed by Arturo Gallucci, with lyrics by Reinaldo Yiso & Félix Lipesker, and sung by Carlos Dante & Julio Martel.
  • Fruto Dulce, meaning ‘Sweet Fruit’, a tango recorded by Alfredo De Angelis, on 23 December 1947, music and lyrics by Horacio Susena , and sung by Carlos Dante & Julio Martel.
  • Pequeña, meaning ‘Little One’, a vals recorded by Alfredo De Angelis, on 14 October 1949, with music composed by Osmar Maderna in 1944, with lyrics by Homero Expósito, and sung by Carlos Dante.

Tango Capital – On Demand!

2xx team have been working so hard on resolving a plethora of technical issues – and somehow have managed to slip in some new feature as well. I am very pleased to say that On Demand playback of episodes is now a reality anywhere!

So how does it work?

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First, you go to the Tango Capital page. You can do this two ways, either:

Second, when on the Tango Capital page you can select from the tabs the episode you would like to play back, and

Third, press the “Listen Back” button.

A couple of points:

  • Navigating via the home page works as described with Chrome and Edge, but not (at this stage) using Firefox; the direct URL is reliable for all browsers;
  • the service has only recently commenced, so availability won’t go too far back in the sequence of episodes;
  • the playback will generally be preceded by some inter-program material lasting anything up to a few minutes; hang in there and you will hear the familiar sound of  La Payanca introducing the episode.

Finally, the website is under redevelopment over the next year, and so the details of how to navigate through to On Demand playback may change. I will keep you posted of any changes as they are advised. For now, in the medium term this service is likely to be stable as described.

 

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Roberto Firpo – the compositions

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Last week focused on the musical legacy of Roberto Firpo so this week looks at his music in more depth. Adding to this profile is the unusual situation that every piece is written by Firpo as well as played by his Orquesta or his Cuarteto.

That’s Tango Capital, Sunday evening from 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

Image Credit: Todotango – http://www.todotango.com/creadores/ficha/19/Roberto-Firpo

PLAYLIST:

  • La Chola, meaning ‘The Sandal’, a tango recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 16 September 1941, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1913.
  • De Mi Flor, meaning ‘Of My Flower’, a tango recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 19 November 1948, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1914.
  • En La Brecha, meaning ‘In The Breech’, a tango recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 31 July 1935, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1917.
  • Alma Poetica, meaning ‘Poetic Soul’, a vals recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 20 Novemer 1951, with music composed by Roberto Firpo.
  • Dulce Perdon, meaning ‘Sweet Forgiveness’, a vals recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 11 December 1953, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1935.
  • Olas Nocturnas, meaning ‘Night Waves’, a vals recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 21 December 1954, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1935.
  • El Horizonte, meaning ‘The Horizon’, a canyengue recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 28 May 1938, with music composed by Roberto Firpo.
  • Sentimiento Criollo, meaning ‘Argentine Feeling’, a canyengue recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 31 March 1939, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1913.
  • Curda Completa, meaning ‘Completely Drunk’ recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 2 May 1956, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1914.
  • Flor de Suburbio, meaning ‘Flower of the Suburb’, a milonga recorded by Firpo’s Cuarteto, on 2 February 1939, with music composed by Roberto Firpo.
  • Milonga Orillera, meaning ‘Working Class Milonga’, a milonga recorded by Firpo’s Cuarteto, on 29 May 1948, with music composed by Roberto Firpo.
  • Bravo Porteño, meaning ‘Tough Man of Buenos Aires’, a tango recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 21 August 1947, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1936.
  • De Pura Cepa, meaning ‘Of Pure Stock’, a tango recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 21 January 1948, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1934.
  • El Talento, meaning ‘The Talent’, a tango recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 25 April 1955, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1941.
  • Horas De Pasion, meaning ‘Hours Of Passion’, a vals recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 2 May 1956, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1932.
  • Atardecer Campero, meaning ‘Rural Dusk’, a vals recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 9 May 1951, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1936.
  • El Resplandor, meaning ‘The Brightness’, a vals recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 5 May 1953, with music composed by Roberto Firpo.
  • Alma De Bohemia, meaning ‘Soul Of a Free Spirit’, a tango concierto recorded by Firpo’s Orquesta, on 23 June 1927, with music composed by Roberto Firpo in 1914.

Streaming the Tango Capital…

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So, the good news is that streaming is up and working stably, and..  there are a couple of complications…

  1. The URL has changed: it is currently http://www.2xxfm.org.au   I am not sure whether that will revert–will let you know.
  2. Streaming is working under Firefox and Chrome; it may not be working under Edge.
  3. On the other hand, the signal is AAC+, so you will probably get a similar quality signal to 128bit MP3 but with much less impact on your download quota.

I will keep you posted on any changes to streaming, in particular the web address to use , and also any other developments. For now, Tango Capital should be available around the world this Sunday on http://www.2xxfm.org.au

Michael Hayes, DJ

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After the technical issues last week this week is focused on the DJing of Michael Hayes, with music chosen from the Las Vacas Locas milonga that he DJed last weekend, and the interview recommenced.

And, inspired by Michael’s first tanda, there is a look at Roberto Firpo.

Join me on Tango Capital…

…this Sunday, 12 February 2017,

      • on 2xxfrm 98.3 in Canberra,

streaming to the internet from http://www.2xxfm.org.au.

 

Image: Michael Hayes in the studio 23 November 2016

PLAYLIST:

  • El Amanecer, meaning ‘The Dawn’, a tango recorded by Roberto Firpo, on 4 January 1938, with music composed by Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1928.
  • Vea Vea, meaning ‘Look, Look, or See, See’, a tango recorded by Roberto Firpo, on 26 March 1937, with music composed by Roberto Firpo in 1916, with lyrics by Carlos Waiss.
  • Homero, meaning ‘Homer – a reference to the Greek name’, a tango recorded by Roberto Firpo, on 19 October 1936, , with music composed by him and recorded by him in 1915.
  • Didi, probably a reference to a woman’s name, a tango recorded by Roberto Firpo, on 11 June 1937, with music composed by him and first recorded in 1915.
  • Fuegos Artificiales, meaning ‘Fireworks’, a tango recorded by Roberto Firpo, on 3 January 1938, with music composed by Eduardo Arolas & Roberto Firpo, first recorded in 1927.
  • Nada, meaning ‘Nothing’, a tango recorded by Miguel Calo, on 9 March 1944, with music composed by José Dames in 1944, with lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti, and sung by Raúl Iriarte.
  • Mañana no estarás, meaning ‘Tomorrow you will not be present’, a tango recorded by Miguel Calo, on 29 December 1945, with music composed by Ariol Aroldo Gessaghi, with lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti, and sung by Raúl Iriarte.
  • Verde Mar, meaning ‘Sea Green, a reference to the colour of the eyes of the singer’s deceased wife’, a tango recorded by Miguel Calo, on 29 September 1943, with music composed by Carlos Di Sarli in 1943, with lyrics by José María Contursi, and sung by Raúl Iriarte.
  • Marion, the name of a Parisian woman, far away in the past, a tango recorded by Miguel Calo, on 27 December 1943, music and lyrics by Luis Rubistein in 1943, and sung by Raúl Iriarte.
  • El Lloron, meaning ‘The Weeper’, a milonga recorded by  Cuarteto Firpo, on 19 December 1936, with music composed by Juan Félix Maglio in 1933, with lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo.