Last edition celebrated International Women’s Day so the music this week will feature the singing of several great cancionistas. That’s Tango Capital this Sunday evening from 7:00pm to 8:00pm:
- broadcasting on 2xxfm 98.3 in Canberra
- streaming to the web at http://www.2xxfm.org.au
Image Credit: cover of the CD of the 2010 performance “Minas De Tango” (roughly, Chicks of Tango), a homage to the women of tango by Las Del Abasto.
PLAYLIST:
- El Malevo, meaning ‘The Thug’; recorded on 16 March 1928; a tango with music composed by Julio De Caro in 1928, lyrics by Luis Mario, and sung by Rosita Quiroga.
- Flor De Fango, meaning ‘Flower Of Mire’; recorded on 12 December 1926; a tango with music composed by Agusto Gentile in 1914, lyrics by Pascual Contursi, and sung by Rosita Quiroga.
- Corazón De Oro, meaning ‘Heart Of Gold’; recorded by Francisco Canaro on 11 June 1930; a vals with music composed by Francisco Canaro, first recorded in 1928, lyrics by Jesús Fernández Blanco, and sung by Ada Falcón.
- Viviré Con Tu Recuerdo, meaning ‘I Live With Your Memory’; recorded by Francisco Canaro on 4 August 1942; a vals with music composed by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay, and sung by Ada Falcón.
- Más Fuerte Que Yo, meaning ‘Stronger Than I’; a tango with music composed by Leo Lipesker, lyrics by Eduardo Parula, and sung by Elsa Rivas.
- Ventanita Florida, meaning ‘Little Window Full Of Flowers’; recorded in 1940; a tango with music composed by Enrique Delfino in 1940, lyrics by Luis César Amadori, and sung by Elsa Rivas.
- Milonga Negra, meaning ‘Black Milonga’; recorded on 18 April 1937; a milonga with music composed by Enrique Delfino, first recorded in 1932, lyrics by Mario Fernando Rada, and sung by Mercedes Simone.
- Negra María, meaning ‘Black Mary’; recorded on 21 November 1941; a milonga with music composed by Lucio Demare in 1941, lyrics by Homero Manzi, and sung by Mercedes Simone.
- Reflexionemos, meaning ‘Let’s Reflect’; a tango with music and lyrics composed by Juan Pablo Marín, first recorded in 1957, and sung by Nina Miranda.
- Soñemos, meaning ‘We Are’; a tango with music composed by Roberto Caló, first recorded in 1956, lyrics by Reinaldo Yiso, and sung by Nina Miranda.
- Cada Vez Que Me Recuerdes, meaning ‘Every Time That You Remember Me’; from the ‘Más Tango’ release recorded in 1998; a tango with music composed by Mariano Mores, first recorded in 1943, lyrics by José María Contursi, and sung by Adriana Varela.
- Afiches, meaning ‘Posters’; from the ‘Más Tango’ release recorded in 1998; a tango with music composed by Atilio Stampone, first recorded in 1956, lyrics by Homero Expósito, and sung by Adriana Varela.
- Nada, meaning ‘Nothing’; from the ‘Las Flores Buenas’ release recorded in 2011; a tango with music composed by José Dames, first recorded in 1944, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti, and sung by Ligia Piro.
- Estampilla, meaning ‘Stamp’; a tango with music composed by Enrique Delfino, first recorded in 1928, lyrics by Manuel Romero, and sung by Jacinta Hernández.
- Fruta Amarga, meaning ‘Bitter Fruit’; from the ‘Tal Vez Será SuVoz – Tangos’ release recorded by El Arranque in 2007; a tango with music composed by Hugo Gutiérrez, first recorded in 1945, lyrics by Homero Manzi, and sung by Lidia Borda.
- Remolino, meaning ‘Swirl’; from the ‘Por El Camino’ release recorded in 2015; a tango with music composed by Alfredo De Angelis, first recorded in 1946, lyrics by José Rotulo, and sung by Victoria Morán.
- Se Dice De Mi, meaning ‘They Say Of Me’; from the ‘Minas De Tango’ release recorded by Las Del Abasto in 2010; a milonga with music composed by Francisco Canaro in 1943, lyrics by Ivo Pelay, and sung by Stella Diaz.
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