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Duo Salteño (1967)

Chacho Echenique del Duo Salteño was born on July 21, 1939 in Salta. He was not only a famous singer, poet and composer, but also a professional football player in his youth.

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Leda Valladares (1919 – 2012)

Singer, songwriter and researcher Leda Valladares is a phenomenon. Born in Tucumán in 1919. As a teenager he is enthusiastic about jazz, blues and classical music. “Before I looked at the world I started to hear it,” he says.

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Jaime Torres (1938 – 2018)

Today we are dedicated to a legend of Latin American folklore: the charanguista Jaime Torres.

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Tango Argentino for dummies, a speed course

what if you are not yet familiar with tango music, with 10 simple steps you can quickly become a specialist?

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Juan José Mosalini (1943 – 2022)

I have known bandoneonist Juan José Mosalini since 1992, when I started studying bandoneon. Because I went every month to Gennevilliers, a suburb of Paris, to take bandoneon lessons with him. In 1998, Mosalini hired me for his Grand orchestre de tango, and I played there until 2001.

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Suma Paz (1938 – 2009)

We begin this series dedicated to folklore with the great lady of southern singing: Suma Paz was born on April 5, 1938 in Santa Fe, but grew up in the province of Buenos Aires.

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Hugo Baralis (1914 – 2002)

He was born in Buenos Aires on April 2, 1914 and was the son of Hugo Ricardo Baralis, who had played double bass in the famous orchestras of Eduardo Arolas, Osvaldo Fresedo, Francisco Canaro and in the legendary Sextet of Julio de Caro.

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Paula Liffschitz

Today I introduce you to an exceptional woman I interviewed in January 1999: flutist and bandoneonist Paula Liffschitz. Since then, Paula has toured all over the world, in the United States, Europe and much of Latin America.

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Ciro Perez (1944)

I am a fan of this guitarist of the old great school of tango. Because Ciro has played many years with Roberto Grela, the most innovative tango guitarist, who was a shaper of the style.

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Gustavo Beytelmann (1945)

Gustavo Beytelmann was my composition teacher when I studied bandoneon at the Rotterdam Conservatory from 1993 to 1998. Since the death of Osvaldo Pugliese in 1995, Gustavo Beytelmann is the artistic director of the tango department.

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