Heraclio Pérez (1904 – 2002)
Heraclio Pérez was born on March 2, 1904 in San Luis de Palmar and grew up in Puerto Tirol, in the province of Chaco. In 1930, at the age of 26, he moved to Buenos Aires.
Read MoreHeraclio Pérez was born on March 2, 1904 in San Luis de Palmar and grew up in Puerto Tirol, in the province of Chaco. In 1930, at the age of 26, he moved to Buenos Aires.
Read MoreI met bandoneon player Avelino Flores at his home in Corrientes in December 1993. Avelino Flores is considered a successor of the famous Chamamé bandoneon player and composer Tránsito Cocomarola.
Read MoreNow you can listen to a conversation I had with the wonderful bandoneonist Victor Hugo Villena in early March 2020. He is one of the best musicians of the current generation, he is only 40 years old and now lives in the south of France. I have known him since 1998, when we both played in Juan José Mosalini’s Gran Orquesta de Tango.
Read MoreMERCEDES SOSA was born in San Miguel de Tucumán on July 9, 1935, in a humble home. From those years comes his attachment to popular artistic expressions. Just out of her teens, she liked to dance and taught folk dances. She also sang.
Read MoreOn December 23, 1996 I interviewed Domingo Cura, the most prominent percussionist in the history of folk music in Argentina.
Read MoreNelly Omar was born in Buenos Aires on September 10, 1911. At the age of 13 she didn’t dream of becoming a singer or an actress – she wanted to be a pilot! But it didn’t happen, fortunately for tango and Argentine folklore!
Read MoreMore than 20 years ago, I had the great honor of chatting with the wonderful guitarist and composer Eduardo Falù at his home. Eduardo Falú was born on July 7, 1923 in El Galpón, province of Salta. His parents had emigrated from Syria and ran a Ramos Generales business.
Read MoreRoberto Grela was born in the neighborhood of San Telmo and from a very young age he started with music since his family circle were very fond of it. His father and uncle were part of a guitar duo: Los Hermanos Delpaso.
Read MoreHoracio Malvicino was born on October 20, 1929 in Concordia, province of Entre Ríos. At the age of 19 he moved to Buenos Aires. Very soon he joined the Argentine bebop scene that met at the Bop Club Argentino in Buenos Aires.
Read MoreToday you will listen to an interview with the emblematic poet, composer, singer and guitarist Juan “Tata” Cedrón, who in his songs fights for freedom and social justice against fascism and any kind of oppression.
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