3145  Female singers

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:05:13 +0000
From: Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Female singers

Burak Ozkosem wrote:

>I wish there would be some books about Divas of Argentine Tango such
>as L. Lamarque, Tita Merello, Nelly Omar, Amelita Baltar etc. But of
>course this sounds silly to wish, the fact that we, DJs even don't
>want to put Female "canta" into their milonga playlists.

I wouldn't rush blaming DJs. I love to listen to Libertad Lamarque - she
does not hesitate to pull all the right strings when she sings. But dancing
to her is nearly impossible (at least to those albums I have).

On the other hand, Rosas De Otono is four-star vals in my playlist for
dancing.

Cheers, Oleh K.
https://TangoSpring.com

>From: el turco <shusheta@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: el turco <shusheta@gmail.com>
>To: TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] Tango awareness book
>Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:29:07 -0600
>
>I started reading it, so far i could say that this book is more
>simplified than the first book of Mauricio Castro. I've found it easy
>to understand -compared to 1st book- and also more applicable to
>practice, you can sit with your practice buddies, discuss and try out
>some of the concepts that Mauricio uses a lot.
>When i was searching for any books (in english) that related with
>Tango, not surprisingly i didn't come across a lot of books on tango
>but not only about instruction. There are few books still on the
>market, focus on Tango culture such as Prof. July Taylor's "Paper
>Tangos" and also Horacio Salas's "Tango Poetry of Buenos aires" about
>the tango music.
>
>Mauricio Castro's "Tango Awareness" book is the only book you can find
>in english talking about the evolution in Tango, and rather than
>ballroom dance style step instructions, "Tango Awareness" is based on
>empirical and analytical approach to understand Argentine Tango.
>Undoubtly, Mauricio Castro's unique and contradictory concepts may not
>be "ready-to-eat" for most us to give them a try.
>
>I wish there would be some books about Divas of Argentine Tango such
>as L. Lamarque, Tita Merello, Nelly Omar, Amelita Baltar etc. But of
>course this sounds silly to wish, the fact that we, DJs even don't
>want to put Female "canta" into their milonga playlists. It doesn't
>matter how deep Argentine born you are, or how many times been to
>BsAs. Tango Culture is a universal treasure for all humankind, so keep
>it alive!! don't expect that Argentine will save it for you.
>
>read, listen seek for the essence of tango in each songs you dance to.
>
> Instead of buying 20 pairs of tango shoes buy some tango books or
>documentaries, encourage your friends-students-fans-followers to learn
>more about Tango Culture, and the most importantly, SHARE the
>knowledge- experience that you have with others. otherwise,
>Argentines-(actually just porteno(a)s) CAN NOT achieve this awareness
>by themselves.
>
>Bests,
>Burak Ozkosem
>Minneapolis
>
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:24:40 -0500, Alberto Sanders
><tangotango@europe.com> wrote:
> > Do anybody have any idea about this book?
> >
> > Best regards to all,
> > Daniel
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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:00:32 -0800
From: Kos.Zahariev@EC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: Female singers

>Burak Ozkosem wrote:
>
>>I wish there would be some books about Divas of Argentine Tango such
>>as L. Lamarque, Tita Merello, Nelly Omar, Amelita Baltar etc. But of
>>course this sounds silly to wish, the fact that we, DJs even don't
>>want to put Female "canta" into their milonga playlists.
>
>I wouldn't rush blaming DJs. I love to listen to Libertad Lamarque - she
>does not hesitate to pull all the right strings when she sings. But dancing
>to her is nearly impossible (at least to those albums I have).
>
>On the other hand, Rosas De Otono is four-star vals in my playlist for
>dancing.
>
>Cheers, Oleh K.


It is true that a lot of the recordings feature the female vocalists in a
rather highlighted manner and (among other things) vary the tempo according to
the phrasing of the singer, making them typically is not suitable for
dancing.

However there are enough more danceable recordings that one can make a tanda
or two or three or more with..

I really like Mercedes Simone's voice - not quite as high as the soprano of
Lamarque; I think it is called mezzo-soprano voice - very sweet.

Libertad Lamarque's voice can be a bit too high at times and sometimes raises
eyebrows if I play her recordings, however maybe it is a matter of people
getting more used to it.

Others I play include Rosita Quiroga, Nelly Omar, Lita Morales (in a
Duo/Trio in Donato recordings), Emma Milan (contemporary singer), and probably
others I forget now.

I also have a couple of recordings featuring Tita Merello and I am not sure
what to think of her voice yet - seems a bit "meaty" or with a certain "grit"
and "colouring" that does not vibe with me very well, but it might be the
quality of the recordings; in any case, too few data points to make up my mind
about liking her tango singing.

Any suggestions for other female singers to listen to and play at milongas? My
collection is not as extensive as I would like, so I am sure I am yet to
discover more female tango singers.. Also please suggest specific songs that
you like or you think particularly showcase the female vocalist (yet are
suitable for dancing).

Cheers,
Konstantin

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:08:08 +0100
From: SOSA IUDICISSA Marcelo <MSosa@EUROPARL.EU.INT>
Subject: Re: Female singers-Tita Merello

Kos,

Tita Merello is a major icon in Argentina, her rendering of "Se dice de mi" (Milonga, 1943, Francisco Canaro & Ivo Pelay), is a point in case. =
It may not be so nice to dance as to listen to, though you can enjoy it in the dancefloor. In Carlos Saura's film "Tango" of 1996, a young, =
beautifull and voice-gifted singer, is reharsing this song while watching Tita Merello in a big screen; the singer is frustrated for not =
being really able to come closer to Tita Merello's charm... A nice scene.

When Tita left us on Christmas Eve 2002, at the grand age of 98, we all, tangueros and argentinians at large, became a bit orhpans of this =
sweetly wicked tango diva.

In the last couple of years the newstands in Buenos Aires have been selling series of CDs on "Voces Femeninas del Tango", female singers of =
different periods. Usually these collections are available at some kiosks even years after they have been released, or in the bookshops of =
Corrientes avenue.

Cheers to all,

Marcelo
(Brussels)



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Sent: 19 January 2005 23:01
To: TANGO-L@mitvma.mit.edu
Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] Female singers


>Burak Ozkosem wrote:
>
>>I wish there would be some books about Divas of Argentine Tango such >>as L. Lamarque, Tita Merello, Nelly Omar, Amelita Baltar etc. But of =

>>course this sounds silly to wish, the fact that we, DJs even don't >>want to put Female "canta" into their milonga playlists. > >I =

wouldn't rush blaming DJs. I love to listen to Libertad Lamarque - she >does not hesitate to pull all the right strings when she sings. But =
dancing >to her is nearly impossible (at least to those albums I have). > >On the other hand, Rosas De Otono is four-star vals in my playlist =
for >dancing. > >Cheers, Oleh K.


It is true that a lot of the recordings feature the female vocalists in a rather highlighted manner and (among other things) vary the tempo =
according to the phrasing of the singer, making them typically is not suitable for dancing.

However there are enough more danceable recordings that one can make a tanda or two or three or more with..

I really like Mercedes Simone's voice - not quite as high as the soprano of Lamarque; I think it is called mezzo-soprano voice - very sweet.

Libertad Lamarque's voice can be a bit too high at times and sometimes raises eyebrows if I play her recordings, however maybe it is a matter =
of people getting more used to it.

Others I play include Rosita Quiroga, Nelly Omar, Lita Morales (in a Duo/Trio in Donato recordings), Emma Milan (contemporary singer), and =
probably others I forget now.

I also have a couple of recordings featuring Tita Merello and I am not sure what to think of her voice yet - seems a bit "meaty" or with a =
certain "grit" and "colouring" that does not vibe with me very well, but it might be the quality of the recordings; in any case, too few data =
points to make up my mind about liking her tango singing.

Any suggestions for other female singers to listen to and play at milongas? My collection is not as extensive as I would like, so I am =
sure I am yet to discover more female tango singers.. Also please suggest specific songs that you like or you think particularly showcase =
the female vocalist (yet are suitable for dancing).

Cheers,
Konstantin

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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:19:14 +0100
From: Alexis Cousein <al@BRUSSELS.SGI.COM>
Subject: Re: Female singers-Tita Merello

SOSA IUDICISSA Marcelo wrote:

> Tita Merello is a major icon in Argentina, her rendering of "Se dice de mi"

> (Milonga, 1943, Francisco Canaro & Ivo Pelay), is a point in case.
> It may not be so nice to dance as to listen to,

Oh, I've used it often, though usually as a cruel joke on the dancers -- you know,
on these evenings when even a 1950s d'Arienzo will make some people nag about
the lack of rythm and why only tangos of the 20s and 30s are "true" tangos...


:]
.

--
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alexis@sgi.com SGI Brussels
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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:26:17 -0300
From: Alberto Gesualdi <clambat2001@YAHOO.COM.AR>
Subject: Female singers

Dear friends from tango list

I was just talking yesterday about this subject with my local friends. My new year resolution for tango this 2005 was , to look for female singers records to play at the final tanda on our tango school on fridays .

There is now in Buenos Aires a local phenomenon, that has been growing the last years : the number of female singers of tango is simply, awesome . They double at least the male singers, which seem to be in a state of redefinition.

This are some of the "new" singers . New is not a fair word, since this singer have many years performing, but .. now they are being listened more , is the fact.

The order is not a ranking, is just the way they pop up from my mind :):) I may mix some comments that are general comments, but I remember them as I was write, so ..forgive me :)

Lidia Borda: she start singing blues at Gandhi venue , her version of Summertime from Gershwin is fantastic. His brother Luis Borda is in Germany, an excellent musician.Lidia made a great CD with Brian Chambouleyron ,"Patio de tango", and if you listen to some tracks of this CD you will say Lidia sings alike ..... Susy Leiva, an excellent singer of the 60{s that died in an car accident I think .

I have a CD of Susy Leiva, the problem to place this tracks in the tanda , are the musical arrangements. Those days of the 604s were hard for tango in Buenos Aires, so to survive, many musical arrangementes were not strictly tango music but ... a kind of latin music , more or less the way Estela Raval and the Cinco Latinos, that were the local leaders in latin music those days.
But is good to give a try to Susy Leiva, tangos she sung like "Sera una noche" are excellent. Also Lidia Borda sings this tango with other musical arrangement, and is impressive


Lina Avellaneda: she has been singing quite a long time, although is a young woman, and has good songs. There is something with "new" female singers, they are looking for a style of singing . Consider that the first women singers in Buenos Aires ( around the 204s and 304s ) take a line of singing that came from the spanish zarzuela , that was very popular in Buenos Aires, due to the spanish inmigrants. Therefore, the zarzuela singer or the coupli singer, sung in first person . The first "tango hit" was La morocha , that starts saying " I am La Morocha, the most beautiful , the most renowned , of this town " .

So with singers like Lina Avellaneda, once again, there is something of this first person singing , or tangos with a content that emphasizes the situation, with a music that makes a surrounding but not the main thing , in terms of dancing I say .


Mercedes simone : an extraordinary voice, out of time . I could not believe she belongs to the 304s . Esquinas porteqas as she sung it , is a one and only song , forever.. A valsecito to place in a tanda of valsecitos as the golden closing .

Adriana Varela . well , well , well ....... I don t know why I have to say always "I like her singing " as if i was asking to be excused . "She sung like el polaco " is a common coment ...... But she has good songs , and CDs like Varela canta a Cadicamo, with old fashion tangos taken out from the dust by Litto Nebbia4s music seal Melopea, that are worthwile.
Anyway , I recognize Adriana Varela has an erratic pattern of songs , now she is singing ... very different from the beginning .Also she record a tango with Bajofondo group, "Perfume" .....


Libertad Lamarque : many people commented me her voice is too "whistle alike " , but this was the way the female singers were requested to sing by the tango directos and tango records. I have the RCA Victor 100 aqos CD with the old records of Libertad, but also with a version of "Hello Dolly" recorded in spanish on the 704s , and her voice has nothing to do with the "whistle voice", is deep, strong , warm , excellent.

Zully Goldfarb: I mentioned now her name, because we dance a Yiddish tango , "Papirosen" , in a friends birthday . She is becoming increasingly popular, and she sung both tangos in spanish and yiddish. Maybe a deja vu of Marlene Dietrich when listening Zully will happen.

Eladia Blazquez : and excellent composer of tangos like "Sueqo de barrilete" "El corazon al sur " " Mi ciudad y mi gente " , sung by herself and many other female singers and also male singers like Chico Novarro, also a composer of tangos and boleros . To mention Eladia Blazquez, Chico Novarro and Horacio Ferrer, would be an almost perfect synthesis of what happened with tango letters during the 604s and 704s , they wrote some of the most beatiful tangos of those days. And talking about Horacio Ferrer ......

Amelita Baltar : an icon singer of Piazzolla "Balada para un loco " , "Maria de Buenos Aires ", "Ciudades" and many other songs. Is difficult to answer wether is possible to dance in a milonga , Piazzolla. I would like to have Piazzolla music included at local milongas of Buenos Aires, but ... is not the habitual situation .

Julia Zenko: talking about Piazzolla, cames "Los pajaros perdidos" , "Renacere" , "Balada para mi muerte" . Here again the subject of the ballad singer , or soloist, with the music surrounding.

Soledad Villamil: she is an actress but also a good singer, performing with Brian Chambouleyron in Glorias Portenias , an excellent show and CDs (two) .Out of this music, I choose" Yo no se que me han hecho tus ojos" , which in turn send us back to the past to

Ada Falcon : Gardel said to Ada Falcon " Piba/young lady , teach me to sing Yo no se que me han hecho tus ojos like you sing " . A misterious woman , with a Greta Garbo mystery alike, was lover of Francisco Canaro tango directors, until the wife of Canaro enter into a break of a performance, found her sit at the lap of Canaro, slap her in the face.
Ada Falcon walked out the theatre and never more sung, recluding into a religious abbot , where she lived until her death not too many time ago. An excellent short film was made , with an interview not many time before her death , called " The eyes of Ada Falcon" where she make some explanation of her life.

Maria Volonti: she has the voice of an opera singer , and she sings beautiful songs besides tangos, like the portuguese fados made popular by Amalia Rodrigues . But some tangos ... like Malevaje, Anclao en Parms... has possibiities for dancing.

Cecilia Rosetto :an actress, dancer and signer , she is a balladist , excellent voice also.

Susana Rinaldi : it has been for many years , a tango representative abroad , specially in France, her second home. Leopoldo Federico is an excellent frame with his bandoneon tu her voice . Although is considered a bit "diva" , her voice is sweet . I like particularly "El ultimo organito"

Maria Graqa: actually increasingly popular . I prefer particularly her first times with Pugliese orchestra, nowadays is shouting too much .

Nelly Vasquez: still singing , this excellent singer of Troilo orchestra, has been performing lately at some tango shows.

Nelly Omar: would you believe she is still singing at her > 90 years. Some friends went to a milonga last year 2004 ( Salon Augusteo ) and there she was, with her voice as sweet as ever . The Gardel with skirts as she was known . Desde el alma , my choice of song , a lovely valsecito.

I am missing a lot of female singers , like Azucena Maizani, Olinga Bozan , Rosita Quiroga, and also Patricia Barone , Virginia Luque , Rosana Falasca !! (poor little darling, dying so young ) .

But this is the way it is, my memory pop up this assorted selection :):)

There have to be a hidden reason

warm regards
alberto gesualdi
buenos aires



Kos.Zahariev@EC.GC.CA wrote:

>Burak Ozkosem wrote:
>
>>I wish there would be some books about Divas of Argentine Tango such
>>as L. Lamarque, Tita Merello, Nelly Omar, Amelita Baltar etc. But of
>>course this sounds silly to wish, the fact that we, DJs even don't
>>want to put Female "canta" into their milonga playlists.
>
>I wouldn't rush blaming DJs. I love to listen to Libertad Lamarque - she
>does not hesitate to pull all the right strings when she sings. But dancing
>to her is nearly impossible (at least to those albums I have).
>
>On the other hand, Rosas De Otono is four-star vals in my playlist for
>dancing.
>
>Cheers, Oleh K.

It is true that a lot of the recordings feature the female vocalists in a
rather highlighted manner and (among other things) vary the tempo according to
the phrasing of the singer, making them typically is not suitable for
dancing.

However there are enough more danceable recordings that one can make a tanda
or two or three or more with..

I really like Mercedes Simone's voice - not quite as high as the soprano of
Lamarque; I think it is called mezzo-soprano voice - very sweet.

Libertad Lamarque's voice can be a bit too high at times and sometimes raises
eyebrows if I play her recordings, however maybe it is a matter of people
getting more used to it.

Others I play include Rosita Quiroga, Nelly Omar, Lita Morales (in a
Duo/Trio in Donato recordings), Emma Milan (contemporary singer), and probably
others I forget now.

I also have a couple of recordings featuring Tita Merello and I am not sure
what to think of her voice yet - seems a bit "meaty" or with a certain "grit"
and "colouring" that does not vibe with me very well, but it might be the
quality of the recordings; in any case, too few data points to make up my mind
about liking her tango singing.

Any suggestions for other female singers to listen to and play at milongas? My
collection is not as extensive as I would like, so I am sure I am yet to
discover more female tango singers.. Also please suggest specific songs that
you like or you think particularly showcase the female vocalist (yet are
suitable for dancing).

Cheers,
Konstantin



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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:32:22 -0500
From: Tanguero Chino <tanguerochino@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject: Re: Female singers

Kos.Zahariev@EC.GC.CA wrote:

Any suggestions for other female singers to listen to and play
at milongas?


Yes.

Adriana Varela is the female version of "gaganta con arena" (Roberto Goyeneche) and is one of my favorite singers to listen to. Some of
her recordings are danceable, although more late in the evening then
early. Her singing is full of emotions and are comparable to the
best of Pugliese for dancing.

Another singer that came to mind is Sandra Luna. Her new CD, "Tango
Varon", has been nominated for a Grammy in the World Traditional
music cataglory.

Other female singers with "contemporary" recordings that I know of:
Olga Delgrossi, Malena Muyala, Mabel Gonzalez.






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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:50:10 -0800
From: Kos.Zahariev@EC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: Female singers-Tita Merello

>
>Kos,
>
>Tita Merello is a major icon in Argentina, her rendering of "Se dice de >mi" (Milonga, 1943, Francisco Canaro & Ivo Pelay), is a point in case. =
>It may not be so nice to dance as to listen to, though you can enjoy it

Yep, I've played it a once or twice at a milonga because I liked it, but it
does not really work well in a dancing environment.


>in the dancefloor. In Carlos Saura's film "Tango" of 1996, a young, >beautifull and voice-gifted singer, is reharsing this song while =
>watching Tita Merello in a big screen; the singer is frustrated for not >being really able to come closer to Tita Merello's charm... A nice =
>scene.


Yes; however my recollection is that Viviana Vigil was frustrated that Tita
sings the words so fast and she can't keep up with her speed+articulation.


>When Tita left us on Christmas Eve 2002, at the grand age of 98, we all, >tangueros and argentinians at large, became a bit orhpans of this =
>sweetly wicked tango diva.


I appreciate that. I hope you are not suggesting that my liking of
e.g. Mercedes Simone better somehow disrespects the popularity of Tita Merello
- liking a voice is rather a matter of personal taste, I think..

BTW, Tita (in October) and Mercedes (in April) were both born in 1904. This is
a special year for me because this is the year, in June, that my grandfather
(who loved argentine tango) was born was well. I don't know why I am sharing
this, but I feel like it.. :-)


>In the last couple of years the newstands in Buenos Aires have been >selling series of CDs on "Voces Femeninas del Tango", female singers of =
>different periods. Usually these collections are available at some >kiosks even years after they have been released, or in the bookshops of =
>Corrientes avenue.


Thanks for this; and of course in my list of singers I forgot the major
presense of Ada Falcon..


>
>Cheers to all,
>
>Marcelo
>(Brussels)


Cheers,
Konstantin

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:06:07 -0800
From: "Linda~" <tangaux02@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Female singers-Tita Merello

"Yes; however my recollection is that Viviana Vigil was frustrated that Tita
sings the words so fast and she can't keep up with her speed+articulation."

Actually, I'm pretty sure that was Roxana Fontan. Speaking of which, why has
no one mentioned her? She's probably more suited for listening than dancing, but
still...she has quite a voice. I've had the chance to hear her live twice, and I started to
like "El dia que me quieras" because of her.

Of course, I'm sure I'm missing certain subtleties, so I'd be curious to hear what others think. Please email me your responses privately.

Thanks,
Linda

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:23:28 -0800
From: Kos.Zahariev@EC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: Female singers-Tita Merello

>
>"Yes; however my recollection is that Viviana Vigil was frustrated that Tita
>sings the words so fast and she can't keep up with her speed+articulation."
>
>Actually, I'm pretty sure that was Roxana Fontan.


Right, my mistake; Vigil did the "Flores Del Alma" Duo in the same film; my
point was that the singer (whoever she was) complained about the speed of
Tita Merello's singing words.


>Speaking of which, why has
>no one mentioned her? She's probably more suited for listening than dancing, but
>still...she has quite a voice. I've had the chance to hear her live twice, and I started to
>like "El dia que me quieras" because of her.
>
>Of course, I'm sure I'm missing certain subtleties, so I'd be curious to
>hear what others think. Please email me your responses privately.
>
>Thanks,
>Linda


Why privately if the info might be of interest to others on the list? There
must be some etiquette about this particular list that I am not aware
of.. Sorry to be so direct with my question.

Cheers,
Konstantin

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:31:18 -0500
From: Ilene Marder <imhmedia@ULSTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Female singers-Tita Merello

Roxana Fontan's version of Vuelvo al sur with Pablo Aslan's Avantango is
one of the most beautiful I have heard, and very dancable.
Fans of Roxana's should definitley pick up a copy of this great CD.


Linda~ wrote:

>"Yes; however my recollection is that Viviana Vigil was frustrated that Tita
>sings the words so fast and she can't keep up with her speed+articulation."
>
>Actually, I'm pretty sure that was Roxana Fontan. Speaking of which, why has
>no one mentioned her? She's probably more suited for listening than dancing, but
>still...she has quite a voice. I've had the chance to hear her live twice, and I started to
>like "El dia que me quieras" because of her.
>
>Of course, I'm sure I'm missing certain subtleties, so I'd be curious to hear what others think. Please email me your responses privately.
>
>Thanks,
>Linda
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:46:16 -0300
From: Alberto Gesualdi <clambat2001@YAHOO.COM.AR>
Subject: female singers - femenine voices

Hi list

yes, there are some CDs with recordings such as the commented in the posting about "Voces femeninas" .
The problem as i see it, and was part of my general comment,was to play this music into a danceable tanda .
I am looking for a style of singing that could be played in a tanda to dance , say, Ada Falcon , three or four songs, or Rosita Quiroga .

I listened to that CD of Voces femeninas, and is good as a sample of the actual female singers.

There are other series of CDs "Music from the courtyards of san telmo / Musica de los patios de San Telmo " that also have recordings from ,. say , Beba Bidart, Virginia Luque, Nelly Vazquez,. Elba Beron , but once again , there are big differences from one song to the other .

Rossana Falasca was a young girl that sung in the 604s a kind of Karen Carpenter , in a tango way . Unfortunately Falasca died from a cancer ailment being very young , < 30,.

But the surrounding music to her voice was too "latin" ,same problem than Susy Leiva , the voice is fantastic, the music is ... colateral ....

Anyway Rossana Falasca has a beautiful render of "Quedemonos aqui " , a tango cancion made by Exposito brothers and music from Stampone.


Tita Merello deserves a special section of comments , she was an actress, singer , music hall dancer , radio anchor speaker, TC anchor speaker,etc.etc..

Tita begun singing as early as the 304s, on stage, performing in theatres and music halls . But , curiously , her first recordings were made in the 504s , so this is a very interesting experience, to listen her voice, recorded in a reasonable media support, and with a technology that provide a decent background sound.
I am thinking on a CD , La Merello ,
that could be a sampler of all the tangos and milongas she use to sung ( because Se dice de mi is a milonga, that she sung at the argentine movie "El abasto )
Also her version of El Choclo is excellent.
And Tita was a composer also, she have many tangos in a Discepolian style like Decime Dios ... donde estas .
In this CD , Tita sings Los ejecutivos , a song written by Maria Elena Walsh , a person who I would like to comment as an ending to this posting.


Maria Elena Walsh is a poet, singer, musician, composer, that is mainly renowned for her songs for children, that are played once and again by several generations of people in Argentina. She made such a compilation of musical styles from allover the country, that this humble posting could not be wide enough to mention .

There is a CD that could resume her performances non children oriented, El Buen modo, de puqo y letra , an assorted selection of music, that includes her version of Cuando tu no estas .

This could be an interesting experience, to listen this popular songs, most of them folklore songs, but some excellent ballads also such as El Valle y el Volcan , sung by Jairo , an excellent singer that includes tangos in his performances ( his version of Naranjo en flor is simply unforgetable )

Well , I went a bit romantic I think :):)

warm regards
alberto

La Merello
by Tita Merello
Songs (Listen to any song by clicking on the icon) 1) Arrabalera (Catulo Castillo / Sebastian Piana)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 2) Que Vachache (Discepolo Enrique Santos)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 3) Se Dice De Mi (Francisco Canaro / Ivo Pelay)
Interpreter: Tita Merello Sheet Music (Piano) 4) Llamarada Pasional (Merello Tita / Stamponi Hector)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 5) El Que Atraso El Reloj (Cadicamo Enrique Domingo)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 6) Niebla Del Riachuelo (Enrique Domingo Cadicamo / Juan Carlos Cobian)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 7) Donde Hay Un Mango (Pelay Ivo)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 8) Pipistrella (Canaro Francisco / Ochoa F.)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 9) Cambalache (Enrique Santos Discepolo)
Interpreter: Tita Merello Sheet Music (Piano) 10) La Milonga Y Yo (Diaz Velez Leopoldo)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 11) Decime Dios... Donde Estas (Merello Tita / Sucher Manuel Bernardo)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 12) Los Ejecutivos (Walsh Maria Elena)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 13) Copa De Ajenjo (Pesce Carlos)
Interpreter: Tita Merello 14) Tranquilo Viejo Tranquilo (Canaro Francisco / Pelay Guillermo)
Interpreter: Tita Merello



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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:04:23 -0500
From: Mark Longerbeam <markl@BMESYSTEMS.COM>
Subject: Re: female singers

All,

Relative newbie DJ here... but I couldn't help but notice that
there has been no mention of a couple of recordings I have of Libertad with
D'Arienzo in October of 56. They are Cantemos Corazon and Y Todavia Te Quiero.

Both are splendidly danceable I think. The only problem may be that
they have the mark of that later 50's fidelity and style that may be hard
to match with other recordings of her.

For a tanda, it's solidly unreasonable -- I think -- to put her
with the guys who sang with D'Arienzo at the time (Laborde, Echague).
However, I suggest that a couple of instrumentals in that period to start
makes for a nice set.

To get a feel, Y Todiavia reminds me a lot of Susanita. Libertad
overdrives the mic a bit in these recordings.. but it's forgivable.

You don't hear these later recordings much it seems to me. But I
think they are underrated because the strong D'Arienzo beat is tempered
back and forth through the song with emphasis on the melody.. allowing a
dancer to more easily hear... and dance between the two.

The recordings are Archivo RCA and can be found at Zival's under
D'Arienzo. Check 'em out!

Mark Longerbeam