Danceable Tangos of the Year

Episode 02 covers the years 1929 and 1930. We start with "Coqueta", a beautiful instrumental tango from Orquesta Típica Victor, and focus in particular on the Sexteto of Carlos Di Sarli, OTV, and the orchestras of Antonio Bonavena, Francisco Canaro, Juan Bautista Guido, and Juan Felix Maglio ("Pacho"). For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 03 covers the years 1931 and 1932. The episode starts with "El huracán" by the orchestra of Edgardo Donato with singer Félix Gutiérrez. We then keep our focus on the orchestras of Adolfo Carabelli, Francisco Canaro, and Roberto Firpo, as well as on "Orquesta Típicas": Orquesta Típica Brunswick, Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos, and Orquesta Típica Victor. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 06 is Part 1/3 covering the year 1936. We start with "La payanca" from Juan D'Arienzo and continue with tangos and valses and a milonga from the orchestras of Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, Edgardo Donato, Roberto Firpo, and Osvaldo Fresedo. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 07 is Part 2/3 covering the year 1936. We start with Roberto Maida singing what could easily be another "Poema" or "Invierno" if it were better known, "Será una noche". The rest of the episode focuses on works by Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, and Roberto Firpo; we finish with a tango from the second best known of the four Canaro brothers, Rafael Canaro. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 08 is Part 3/3 covering the year 1936. "La mélodie de notre adieu," a French sung tango from Rafael Canaro with singer Roger Tussaint is our first piece. Our focus today is on tangos and valses, in particular from Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, and Francisco Lomuto. We finish this last episode on 1936 with an example of a European style tango from the continent, a Russian rendering of a beautiful Polish tango, "Weary sun". For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year"...

Episode 12 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1938. We start the episode with Aníbal Troilo showing how it is done with his first recorded tango "Comme il faut". We continue with the only two tangos of Juan D'Arienzo for which the pianist is still Rodolfo Biagi an the singer is already Alberto Echagüe: Indiferencia and Pensalo bien. Other pieces from D'Arienzo, Edgardo Donato, Francisco Canaro, Rodolfo Biagi, Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV), Enrique Rodriguez, and Pedro Laurenz complete the...

Episode 13 is Part 2/4 covering the year 1938. We start the episode with "No mientas" from Juan D'Arienzo and continue with Quinteto Don Pancho (of Francisco Canaro), Francisco Lomuto, Juan D'Arienzo, Edgardo Donato, and Enrique Rodriguez. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 14 is Part 3/4 covering the year 1938. We started with Ángel Vargas singing the vals "Sin rumbo fijo" with Orquesta Típica Victor. Tangos of Rodolfo Biagi, Edgardo Donato, Francisco Canaro, Aníbal Troilo, Roberto Firpo, and milongas and a vals of Juan D'Arienzo can be heard in the main part of the episode. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 15 is Part 4/4 covering the year 1938. "Saca chispas", the great milonga in the interpretation of Julio De Caro starts the program, which then continues with Francisco Canaro's renderings of some tangos that are maybe better known from Juan D'Arienzo and Edgardo Donato. Tangos, valses, and milongas from various orchestras - those of Francisco Lomuto, Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, Roperto Firpo, Osvaldo Fresedo, Lucio Demare, Miguel Caló - complete our selection of danceable...

Episode 17 is Part 2/4 covering the year 1939. "Carnaval de mi barrio" of Edgardo Donato is followed by tangos from Juan D'Arienzo with the singer Alberto Echagüe, valses of Enrique Rodriguez with Roberto Flores, tangos of Francisco Canaro with Ernesto Famá, milongas of Juan D'Arienzo, and furter pieces from Edgardo Donato, Francisco Canaro, and Roberto Biagi. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 18 is Part 3/4 covering the year 1939. We start with "Fantasma" from the Orquesta of Roberto Firpo, and continue with tangos of Juan D'Arienzo, milongas of Edgardo Donato and Francisco Lomuto, tangos of Rodolfo Biagi, valses of Juan D'Arienzo, and further pieces from Enrique Rodrigues, Francisco Lomuto, Edgardo Donato, and Francisco Canaro. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 19 is Part 4/4 covering the year 1939. "Por qué razón" starts this episode. This instrumental tango from the orchestra of Juan D'Arienzo is followed by tangos of Rodolfo Biagi with the singer Andrés Falgás, valses of Francisco Canaro and Biagi, tangos of Quinteto Don Pancho, and further selected pieces from Osvaldo Fresedo, Carlos Di Sarli, Julio De Caro, Orquesta Típica Victor, and Juan D'Arienzo. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit:...

Episode 20 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1940. We start with "Rie payaso" from Juan D'Arienzo with the singer Carlos Casares. The episode continues with tangos from Edgardo Donato, valses from the Orchestra of Carlos Di Sarli, tangos of Rodolfo Biagi, milongas of Donatos, and instrumental tangos of Di Sarli. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 21 is Part 1/4 covering the year 1940. "Lo pasao, pasó" from the orchestra of Carlos Di Sarli opens the episode, which then later continues with tangos from Pedro Laurenz with Juan Carlos Casas, valses of Francisco Canaro and Pedro Laurenz, tangos of Enrique Rodriguez, Francisco Canaro (from his orchestra as well as from Quinteto Don Pancho), Juan D'Arienzo, Ricardo Tanturi, and milongas of Francisco Canaro, Rodolfo Biagi, and Juan D'Arienzo. For more information on "Danceable...

Episode 22 is Part 3/4 covering the year 1940. A vals of Edgardo Donato (with the singers Lita Morales, Horacio Lagos, and Romeo Gavioli), "Volverás pero cuándo," starts this episode. Tangos of Rodolfo Biagi with Jorge Ortiz, instrumental tangos of Carlos Di Sarli, valses of Erique Rodriguez and Biagi, and tangos of Osvaldo Fresedo (with Ricardo Ruiz) and Juan D'Arienzo are playing in the remainder. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit:...

Episode 24 is Part 1/5 covering the year 1941. The great orchestra of Aníbal Troilo returned to the recording studio this year, and we started the episode with his rendering of "En esta tarde gris". We continue with Rodolfo Biagi, Enrique Rodriguez, Francisco Lomuto, Pedro Laurenz, Carlos Di Sarli, Juan D'Arienzo and Ángel D'Agostino. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 25 is Part 2/5 covering the year 1941. "Cascabelito" performed by Orquesta Carlos Di Sarli (with the singer Roberto Rufino) started this episode. We continue with Troilo-Fiorentino tangos, valses of Miguel Caló, Troilo, and Juan D'Arienzo, and tangos of Enrique Rodriguez, Rodolfo Biagi, and Osvaldo Fresedo. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit: www.ArgentineTangoRadio.com/dtoty .

Episode 26 is Part 3/5 covering the year 1941. Juan D'Arienzo and Héctor Maure brings us up to speed with "El olivo". Aníbal Troilo and Francisco Fiorentino continues, notably with "El bulín de la calle Ayacucho" and "Te aconsejo que me olvides". Valses of Francisco Canaro, tangos of Edgardo Donato, Ricardo Tanturi, and Enrique Rodriguez, and milongas of Pellejero, Lomuto, and Donato make up the major part of this episode. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit:...

Episode 27 is Part 4/5 covering the year 1941. "Buscándote" of Osvaldo Fresedo and Ricardo Ruiz kicks off this episode. We speed up from there with tangos of Ricardo Tanturi and valses of Rodolfo Biagi before easing into the velvety voice of Ángel Vargas (with the orchestra of Ángel D'Agostino). Instrumental tangos of Ánibal Troilo help us get back to speed, and Miguel Caló and Francisco Lomuto bring closure to the episode. For more information on "Danceable Tangos of the Year" visit:...

Episode 28 is Part 5/5 covering the year 1941. This year's final episode starts with "Pocas palabras" from Ricardo Tanturi with the singer Alberto Castillo. Carlos Di Sarli follows with Carlos Acuña and Roberto Rufino before we turn back to Tanturi, this time to his valses. We add few more tangos from Aníbal Troilo, as well as examples of Golden Age milongas from the orchestras of Carlos Di Sarli, Rodolfo Biagi, Pedro Laurenz, and Troilo. We finish the episode with two tangos from the...