The histories of old Argentine tangos
The fascinating stories of
the old tangos written at the turn of the 20th century:
El Irresistable,
La Payanca,
El Cabure,
El Pollo Ricardo,
La Cara de la luna,
El Esquinazo.
Sources
ToDoTango -
a comprehensive source of Argentine tango music, poetry and history
Robert Farris
Thompson, Tango: The Art History of Love
I used La Payanca from Conjunto Berretin's Tango for Lovers and Fools on track 2.
Quinteto Pirincho
& Roberto Firpo: Las Milongas Mas Milongas. Great CD of
classical old milongas - I played it countless times.
La Cara de la luna is from this CD.
