270 Clarification/La Voz del Tango/Carlos Posadas
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:45:04 EDT
From: Maritza Bodine <TangoVenus@AOL.COM>
Subject: Clarification/La Voz del Tango/Carlos Posadas
In a message dated 10/18/2001 9:14:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
mark@CLASSICTANGO.COM writes:
<< ... setting the record straight on some mis-information that I had given
the list.
and
..... I incorrectly refered to Facundo Posadas as the son of Carlos
Posadas who wrote the tango "Retirao" >>
and
<<...as I was originally misinformed. From what I understand now, they may
be distant relatives. >>
dear friends,
in the spirit of *getting the record straight* we might as well have the
CORRECT information, huh? :-)
and since facundo is very proud of his family's influence in tango, and
cares a lot that the correct information about his ancestors be known, i
offer this clarification:
carlos posadas, was neither the father nor a *distant relative* of facundo
posadas.
carlos posadas was facundo's GRANDfather.
we interviewed him earlier this year ----please refer to: *la voz del
tango,* pg. 6, march/april 2001, which reads in part:
quote
FP: I would like for people to be informed beyond what they study. What I
say is from passed down from family... my grandparents arrived in Argentina
before 1840... I dont want to hurt anybody...in my 60 years... I dont say
things just to sound good... but I think I am a person of logic life has
taught me to be logical. My grandparents had influence in the tango... in the
family there have been 45 recordings of tango... all those were by my
grandfather..
MB: Wow! What was his name?
FP: Carlos Posadas.
MB: Oh, yeah!... I know the name! ... Didnt he have something to do with the
orchestra of Teatro Avenida?
(As a matter of fact, in our section The Great Tango Orchestras, we have
an article about that La Voz del Tango, May/June 2000, pps.4-8, Juan
DArienzo, King of the Beat)
FP: Yeah! Hes was the one who brought DArienzo to tango... DArienzo used to
play jazz...he was 16 years old and he used to play jazz with a violin... he
wasnt very good...but he was attracted by the music of Carlos Posadas... so
he went to his studio...Carlos Posadas played the piano and guitar... and
DArienzo fell in love with the tango ..
unquote
well, folks, there you have it.
subscribe to *la voz del tango,* and read the two complete interviews!
very interesting! ... they were enthusiastically received by all ..... and
many people approached them personally and congratulated them for the great
articles! they were gracious and thanked *la voz * in return.
if you subscribe, you too, will get the straight scoop directly from the
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thanks loads for your indulgence! ]
un abrazo tanguero to all of you!
maritza
*life is short... the road is long.... hurry!*
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