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Theme music: El Choclo by Tango Volcano
TangoCommute New York City - 09.11.08
Dance to the tango musicians who live and work in New York City.
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El Once9 de JulioNew York Tango Trio (Jaurena, Aslan, Iverson)both pieces from Cabarute - a great album of dance music!Pablo Aslan (double bass) is a multi-talented person. He is a musician, coach, tango historian & a mesmerizing speaker on subject of tango. As a musician, he plays both - jazz & tango. His last album,
Buenos Aires Tango Standards Pablo Aslan recorded & performed also with his group Avantango and The Tango Group (among numerous other artists - see more here) |
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ChicqueTriestezaThe Tango Groupboth from Amor Por El Tango, the mix of lovely pieces (some are original compositions like Triesteza) for dancing and listening, produced by Soundbrush recordings.The Tango Group is lead by Roger Davidson (piano) and Pablo Aslan (double bass). |
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Coraz? De OroEnsue?Francisco (Pancho) Navarro and Tito Castrofrom 4-volume set Pa'Milongueros, which contains the tried and true tango favorites, performed by this great duo just like the dancers like it. You can purchase these CDs (separately) and other albums by Tito Castro (solo and quintet) by emailing Flor Castro or calling 917-837-6857 (USA).Francisco Navarro truly shines as a guitar virtuoso on his solo CD Sweet Guitar. Also, check out the winning soundtrack to movie Frida, where Navarro plays on many tracks - really great stuff.
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BoedoOctavio Brunetti Quintetofrom yet-to-be released album.Brunetti is an uniquely talented tango pianist, who can play tango like no other modern pianist. It is not my personal opinion (I am not a music expert), but of those, who really do know about tango. Octavio Brunetti recorded Soledad with Yo-Yo Ma on album Appassionato and appeared on the album Te Amo Tango by Raul Jaurena (see below). I will let you know when Brunetti's solo album will come out - do not miss it!
A MancusoRaul Jaurenafrom Te Amo Tango, awarded 2007 Latin Grammy award - that's pretty much sums it up about the quality of music on this CD, which has a bit of everything - new and old, for dancing and for listening.About Jaurena and his bandoneon: "Few people can play it like Raul Jaurena - he literally embraces it and elicits from it the whole range of emotions that this unique instrument is able to evoke." |
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Milonga De Mis AmoresFrancisco (Pancho) Navarro and Tito Castrofrom 4-volume set Pa'Milongueros. See above.
El PatiecitoBernardo Monkfrom Estacion Buenos Aires, the first CD of this very talented sax player born and raised in Buenos Aires, who performs in NY quite often.Monk's second album Ponele la Firma was released in 2007. The most of the compositions are Monk's own, including a title track Ponele la Firma, a piece of great energy - I never get tired of listening to it! The whole album is an original, polished production by the artist who is very demanding towards himself. |
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MontanaJuan Pablo Jofre Romarionfrom Tango Dreams, the solo album by the young bandoneon player, which contains three tracks of tango electronica. Juan Pablo is a recent capable addition to the New York tango music scene.Facebook profile |
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La CumparsitaThe Tango Groupfrom Amor Por El Tango |
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(TangoCommute Madrid - 03.10.09
Dance to the tango (and some not very tango) music by the musicians from different countries. Expect the unexpected!
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La hada y el gordoMedialuna Tango ProjectFrom the second album Tango Niño (2008). Medialuna's musicians came from the different genres of music - rock, pop, jazz. They are from Milan, Italy and there is no doubt - it is their admiration for Astor Piazzolla that inspired them to play the tango. Both their albums are mix of traditional and original compositions. The style is reminiscent of Gotan Project, but not quite the same. Many tunes that are great to dance to. Medialuna is not pretending to play the Argentine tango - the musicians are searching for their own way to play their own tango. |
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Ironia del SalonLuis Borda (musical director)This original piece came from the soundtrack to the documentary 12 Tangos - Adios Buenos Aires, produced by Arne Birkenstock (Germany).This song is very much a signature of the whole soundtrack - cool, inventive, modern. The old musicians (Jose Libertella, Jorge Sobral, etc) are performing side by side with the younger ones (Lidia Borda, Julio Pane, Cote Sax Quartet, etc). Such a riot to listen to!
The documentary is a one of the best productions which connects the Argentine tango to the trials and tribulations of its mother country (in 12 tangos it is 2000-02 economic collapse). Available in Spanish, German, English. |
 
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Yo No Se Que Me Han Hecho Tus Ojos (Avec Dimas Md)Agnes JaouiThis track came from 2006 album Canta, recorded by Agnes Jaoui. Canta is a lovely eclectic collection of Iberro-Latin pieces.Agnes Jaoui is a Tunisian-born French film-maker and screen writer. This song is an old Argentine vals, originally written for the enigmatic star Ada Falcon by her lover, Francisco Canaro. (Ada's live deserves to be remade into a drama movie. Just watch the documentary under the same name - Yo No Se Que Me Han Hecho Tus Ojos) |
 
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Vals for HOle Amund GjersvikNorwegian jazz musician Ole Amund Gjersvik produced the wonderful album Combo Tango with plenty of tunes to dance to. Style: slightly jazzy, European-style tango. |
 
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El enterrianoZumZum is not a tango outfit. It is most likely to be called as a gypsy jazz formation. But they are awsome!!! The track came from their album Gypsy Tango Pasión.El Entrarriano is one of the oldest tangos (written circa 1898), which is still performed nowerdays. |
 
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El ChocloTango VolcanoThis track came from the new album Catching Fire, recorded by the group of the British musicians Tango Volcano. The same recording is the theme tune for TangoCommute. |
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Campo Afuera (milonga)Joe PowersJoe Powers is an American virtuoso of chromatic harmonica, seduced into playing tango by... dancing it.The track came from the album Amore de Tango, recorded in BsAs with Nicolas Ledesma (piano, Latin Grammy nominee), Horacio Cabarcos (double bass of Leopoldo Federico Orchestra) and Raul Luzzi (guitar). Amore de Tango is all classical pieces, great to dance to if you like the soulful, voice-like sound of harmonica. |
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Silueta Porteña (Electro Milonga)Trio GarufaThe track came from the new album La Segunda Tradicion of the spunky Trio Garufa (USA). Those guys play dance tango mostly and in very upbeat style. |
 
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Ojos NegrosAlfredo MarcucciFrom Argentine bandoneon virtuoso of the Piazzolla's generation, Alfredo Marcucci.The great rendition of classical Ojos Negros, written by Vincente Greco, was a part of Piazzolla: Timeless Tango album. |
 
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L'ete IndienQuadro NuevoDid anybody recognize that it is a tango-ized version of the old French pop song, crooned by long-gone Joe Dassin? It came from 4th (of 5th?) album Tango Bitter Sweet by Quadro Nuevo, a group of very talented multi-instrumentalists from Germany. Their style - flamenco, French vals musette, European tango and... once in a while - a dash of the Argentine one.Oh, yes... To the lovers of alterna-tango, I also recommend their album Luna Rossa. |
 
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Reves D'enfant (alterna-tango)Nadiyafrom album Nadiya. This tune I found roaming through the European pop music. Wanted something for jogging, found this... Played it for the local dancers and they liked it. |
 
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Francia (vals)Tango EnrosqueA formation of the two British tango musicians produced Histoire du Tango, from where this old Argentine vals came from. It is recorded with the accordeonist and violinist of Tango Siempre. |
 
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Bajo un cielo de estrellas (vals)Vale TangoThis vals came from the album tango baile SALON, which is a milonga-in-a-can. That is, the tracks are arranged just like we play the music at milongas, with a tango electronica to end the hour. |
 
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Tus OjosGuido GonzalezThis song came at the last moment from the Argentine-born musician Guido Gonzalez, who lives in Madrid, Spain, and read about TangoCommute project. He came into the tango from the rock scene and mixes trip-hop and reggae into his tango compositions. |
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La Cumparsita (TangoChristSuperstar)Mandragora Tango OrchestraIf there were a prize for the funkiest La Cumparsita, Mandragora Tango Orchestra from USA would be a serious contender. The demo track of this recording can be obtained from the orchestra's website. Several albums with the traditional and not-so-traditional but very danceable tunes are available, too. |
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