3462  black- "mulatto" influence in Tango history -the first Argentine bandoneonist-El Pardo

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Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 00:02:11 -0500
From: el turco <shusheta@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: black- "mulatto" influence in Tango history -the first Argentine bandoneonist-El Pardo

When i was reading, i've encountered this info. follow up to african
argentines and tango forum.

some important names were african argentine background musicians -the
first tango musicians-
such as mulatto violinist El Negro Casimiro,
famous clarinettist EL Mulato Sinforoso,
El Pardo (The Mulatto), Sebasitan Ramos Mejia, the first exponent of
the bandoneon.

The clandestino's (such as Laura's) celebrated pianist, Rosendo
Mendizabal, a key figure in the early musical development of the
tango, and another african argentine. In 1897 he wrote the music for
"El Entrerriano" under pseudonym, A. Rosendo.


Cheers,
Burak
Minneapolis
www.tangoshusheta.com


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