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This frivolous scene shows us a jazzy Lomuto mastering the saxophone, Firpo shaking it with his tambourine and a confident Canaro rocking it on a double bass. That must have sounded great, right? Well, these guys were surely talented, but … Continue reading →

There are many orchestras with many great recordings, and sometimes a few stand out (that is, at least, when judging from their extreme popularity in our present-day milongas), but without sources, it would be hard to determine what songs the … Continue reading →

Today’s picture shows us Edgardo Donato presumably discussing a song with two of his famous singers, Lita Morales and Horacio Lagos, who were also a married couple. There is a lot of uncertainty and speculation about their relationship and Romeo … Continue reading →

We’ve seen orchestra leaders with tangueras in their arms, or simply hanging around with cute groupies, or celebrating their birthdays, joking around in a bar, sliding down the stairs, just standing there being handsome with a cigarette, and the list … Continue reading →

Often, it’s impossible to find out about the original meaning or context of a tango song and lyric. We are many decades too late to ask the authors about it. However, at least in the picture below Rodolfo Sciammarella, a … Continue reading →

This picture shows gone-soloist singer Roberto Flores with his own musicians after leaving Enrique Rodríguez in early 1940. Flores went on to tour several Latin American countries, kept working as a soloist in Argentina with reasonable success and ultimately ended … Continue reading →

This photo shows Osvaldo Fresedo playing bandoneon, which is the instrument he started his (very long) career as a musician with, as you can hear in this recording. Later, it seems he instead focused on directing his orchestra. The caption … Continue reading →

Among the tango orchestras, José Garcia is a bit of a sad case: it has quite a beautiful, refined, romantic sound, right from the heart of the Golden Age, yet it seems truly impopular with dancers nowadays. Recently, I’ve come … Continue reading →

Troilo’s nickname was “Pichuco” and this picture shows him with his singer “Fiore”, who was apparently talking to him about one of their latest hits, just before the orchestra starts playing in a radio session.

Ever heard of this combination? Probably not. There are no Google search results at all. Florindo Sassone was already active with his orchestra during the peak of the Golden Age of tango, but sadly, he left no recordings in that … Continue reading →