Tango Capital returns to play the fourth Sunday of the month broadcasting a milongita playlist to dancers at Tango @ The Tradies, in Dickson. That’s this Sunday on Tango Capital, 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

• broadcasting on 2xxfm 98.3 in Canberra
• on demand from http://www.2xxfm.org.au

Image: Tango at The Tradies, 2 Badham St, Dickson ACT 2602– Sundays from 5:30-7:30pm

PLAYLIST:

Tanda 1: Ricardo Tanturi (1941): with Alberto Castillo singing Recuerdo Malevo, Pocas Palabras, and Noches De Colón.

Tanda 2: Francisco Canaro: with Ernesto Famá singing the milongas Milonga Sentimental and  Milonga Del novecientos (900) (1933), and Yo Me Llamo Juan Te Quiero (1934).

Tanda 3: Lucio Demare (1938): with Juan Carlos Miranda singing Telón, La Racha, and Juan Carlos Miranda singing Din Don.

Tanda 4: Astor Piazzolla: Bando (1960), and Milonga Del Angel (1985).

Tanda 5: Francisco Lomuto (1931): with Carlos Acuna singing Nunca Más, , Carlos Acuna and Fernando Díaz singing Muñequita, and Fernando Díaz singing Íntimas.

Tanda 6: Enrique Rodríguez: with Armando Moreno singing the valses Con Tu Mirar (1941), Brindis (1943), and En El Volga Yo Te Espero (1943)

Tanda 7: Ricardo Tanturi (1940): La Cumparsita.

An interview with Fabian Conca features, together with a selection of music that he recommends for dancing. That’s this Sunday on Tango Capital, 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

• broadcasting on 2xxfm 98.3 in Canberra
• live-stream and on demand from http://www.2xxfm.org.au

Image Credit: Fabian Conca

PLAYLIST:

• Decile Que Vuelva, meaning ‘Tell Him To Return’; recorded by Ricardo Tanturi on 27 May 1942; a tango with music and lyrics composed by Miguel Bucino, first recorded in 1941, and sung by Alberto Castillo.
• No Aflojés, meaning ‘Don’t Give In’; recorded by Ángel D’Agostino on 13 November 1940; a tango with music composed by Pedro Maffia and Sebastián Piana in 1934, lyrics by Mario Battistella, and sung by Ángel Vargas.
• El Paladín, meaning ‘The Champion’; recorded by Carlos Di Sarli on 11 December 1941; a tango with music composed by Agustín Bardi.
• La Mariposa, meaning ‘The Butterfly’; recorded by Osvaldo Pugliese in 1966; a tango with music composed by Pedro Maffia in 1921 and lyrics by Celedonio Flores.
• Déjame Así, meaning ‘Leave Me So’; recorded by Alfredo De Angelis on 10 August 1943; a tango with music composed by Victor Braña and Domingo Triguero, lyrics by Oscar Rubens, and sung by Floreal Ruíz.
• Tinta Roja, meaning ‘Red Ink’; recorded by Ánibal Troilo on 23 October 1941; a tango with music composed by Sebastián Piana in 1941, lyrics by Cátulo Castillo, and sung by Francisco Fiorentino.
• Qué Te Importa Que Te Llore, meaning ‘What Does It Matter That You Cry’; recorded by Miguel Caló on 30 June 1942; a tango with music composed by Miguel Caló, lyrics by Osmar Maderna, and sung by Raúl Berón.
• Corazón, No Le Hagas Caso, meaning ‘Heart, Do Not Do It’; recorded by Miguel Caló on 29 September 1942; a tango with music composed by Armando Pontier in 1942, lyrics by Carlos Bahr, and sung by Raúl Berón.
• Jamás Retornarás, meaning ‘You Will Never Return’; recorded by Miguel Caló on 9 October 1942; a tango with music composed by Osmar Maderna, lyrics by Miguel Caló, and sung by Raúl Berón.
• Al Compás Del Corazón, meaning ‘To The Beat Of The Heart’, and also known as ‘Late Un Corazón’; recorded by Miguel Caló on 29 April 1942; a tango with music composed by Domingo Federico in 1942, lyrics by Homero Expósito, and sung by Raúl Berón.

You have probably never heard of Raúl Kaplún, yet dancers hear him at every milonga, so who was he? and there is a review of the last performance for 2018 from Orquesta La Luna, on 14 October, together with a round-up of other upcoming live performances and events. That’s this Sunday on Tango Capital, 7:00pm to 8:00pm:

• broadcasting on 2xxfm 98.3 in Canberra
• on demand and streaming live from http://www.2xxfm.org.au

Image: Orquesta La Luna playing Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, Sydney, on 14 October 2018.

PLAYLIST: 

• Pelele, meaning ‘Mannequinne’; recorded by Roberto Chanel Y Su Orquesta on 11 November 1954; a tango with music composed by Pedro Maffia, first recorded in 1923.
• Audacia, meaning ‘Audacity’; recorded by Raúl Kaplún in 1950; a tango with music composed by Hugo La Rocca in 1925, lyrics by Celedonio Flores, and sung by Juan Carlos Jordán.
• Estaño, from the lunfardo word; recorded by Raúl Kaplún in 1950; a tango with music composed by Armando Ziella and Julio Ceitlin. The name is a reference to a counter, or bar, for the serving of drinks; in everyday Spanish the word means ‘Tin’, the metal, that would be used to coat and so protect the timber counter from spills.
• La Mesa De Un Café, meaning ‘The Table Of The Café’; recorded by Raúl Kaplún in 1950; a tango with music composed by Raúl Kaplún, first recorded in 1946, lyrics by José María Suñe, and sung by Reynaldo Arias.
• Estrellita Del Sur, meaning ‘Little Star Of The South’; recorded by Raúl Kaplún in 1951; a vals peruana with music and lyrics composed by Felipe Coronel Rueda, and sung by Rodolfo Díaz.
• Tierra Querida, meaning ‘Beloved Land’; recorded by Raúl Kaplún in 1950; a tango with music composed by Julio De Caro, first recorded in 1927 and lyrics by Luis Díaz.
• El Ingeniero, meaning ‘The Engineer’; recorded by Carlos Di Sarli on 22 July 1952; a tango with music composed by Alejandro Junnissi, first recorded in 1945.
• Milonga Del Angel, meaning ‘Dance Of The Angel’; from the ‘Hora Cero’ release recorded by Astor Piazzolla Quintet (2nd incarnation) in 1987; a tango with music composed by Astor Piazzolla, first recorded in 1965.
• La Cumparsita, meaning ‘The Little March’; recorded by Juan D’Arienzo on 14 December1937; a tango with music composed by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez in 1924 and lyrics by Pascual Contursi, Enrique Maroni, and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez.