3718  Pre-1932 tango music favourites

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 23:13:05 +1000
From: Geoff Walker <geoffww@BIGPOND.NET.AU>
Subject: Re: Pre-1932 tango music favourites

I think you'll find it hard to find much recorded before the early 1920s
that's of sufficient fidelity to be fun to dance to for longer than a
short period. But to the advice that has been given so far, I can add
the following :

The Best of Tango Argentino CD, Que Bonboncito, published by DyM,
contains 6 Orquesta Tipica Brunswick tracks, with the only overlap with
Clint's postings being Fruta Prohibida. If you're into musical saws I
can recommend Eduardo Bianco's La Cumparsita (4:39m !) on Harlequin CD
61, Buenos Aires to Berlin, although it was recorded in 1939 and
therefore might be disqualified! Both of these CDs are available from
https://www.thetangocatalogue.com

In addition there is the recently released Di Sarli CD, 1928/1931 on
Coleccion 78 RPM. And for Canaro from this period there is
1926-1927 on El Bandoneon CD134, and from its sister label, Maestros del
Tango Argentino, the double CD BMT601 Las Grandes Orquestas del Tango -
Francisco Canaro, most of whom's tracks are up to 1932.

Finally, you can't leave out Firpo. Virtually everything he recorded,
even post-1932, was pre-1932 in style and fun to dance to.

Good luck,
Geoff

-----Original Message-----

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:25:23 +0000
From: Lucia <curvasreales@YAHOO.COM.AR>
Subject: Re: Pre-1932 tango music favourites

--- Geoff Walker <geoffww@BIGPOND.NET.AU> escribis:

> Finally, you can't leave out Firpo. Virtually
> everything he recorded,
> even post-1932, was pre-1932 in style and fun to
> dance to.

Yes,forever Firpo!!
Pracanico for rythm,
Carabelli for wonderful musicality (he directed Typica
Victor)

Lucia