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12 Days of Christmas/ 8 days of Tango…

By on December 11, 2012 in tango thoughts...
Julio de Caro

Julio de Caro with a Stroh violin (pic: tango-training-hamburg.blogspot.com)

Christmas is around the corner, but today is ‘Tango Day’, when since 1977 Argentina has celebrated tango.  Taking the birthday of one of the most influential musicians and composers, Julio de Caro.  Tango today is global, and with ‘national’ becoming ‘world’ lots of us are smiling and hugging a bit more today.
Lots of us know about the twelve days of Christmas, but I thought it would be nice to have the ’8 days of Tango’ here on the blog.  So I will be posting tandas, videos, quotes amongst other things a little more than usual. Today we start with Julio de Caro, who else?
Enjoy!
¡Feliz día del Tango!

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Un Tango… Sebastián Jimenez & María Inés Bogado “Soñemos”

By on September 17, 2012 in tango thoughts..., TangoVision

Quite a perfect tango by the well matched Sebastián Jimenez & María Inés Bogado.  The title of the song? “Let’s Dream” by Carlos Di Sarli.  Recently they have started an interaction play where one starts a decoration or movement and the other repeats it.  The one here is my favourite so far.  ‘Soñemos’ is available as an MP3 download here.

via Fernando Galera

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‘Esta es mi vida’… Felix Picherna

By on September 14, 2012 in milonga people, tango DJ, tango thoughts..., TangoVision

This video (in Italian & Castellano), is listed as a trailer. However it’s enough time to enjoy a capuccino and a peak into the life and thoughts of Felix Picherna, who if you don’t know him, was the first big DJ in Europe. He’s been touring Italy and other places for at least as long as I’ve been dancing and a fair few years more, so that’s something like to 20 or 30 years at a guess. I’m sure he’s been playing music for longer.

He reminisces on a Buenos Aires and Italy of yesteryear, provides his theory on the moon landings as well as his admiration for others with great comportement. With contributions from not only Miguel Zotto but also Osvaldo Roldan amongst others, Picherna is heralded as truly an integral part of the Tango community with his music consistently drawing couples from table to pista at countless festivals and milongas.

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My only beef, is that they didn’t show him actually DJ-ing. His system is low-tec and high quality, using tapes (yes you read that right, tapes a.k.a. cassettes), he makes his track selection using a pencil to wind the tape to the beginning of the song he wants to play.

Felix Picherna, our ‘humble servant’, we salute you!

Special thanks to Gaz Blanco for not only capturing Felix’s modus operandi in action at l’Aquila Tango Festival, but for allowing me to use his pictures here and taking the time to prepare them for us.
Grazie Gaz!
via Mariana Montes

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