A podcast with the best Argentine tango and folklore musicians
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...
Mercedes Sosa (1935 – 2009)
MERCEDES 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...
Horacio Salgán (1916 – 2016)
In 1999 I had the great joy of being able to chat with one of my favorite composers at a tango festival in Zurich: the great Horacio Salgán. ...
Lilian Saba (1961)
Today I present to you the pianist, arranger and composer Lilian Saba. I interviewed her in her beautiful home in January 2009.
Juan Falú (1948)
Juan Falú was born on October 10, 1948 in San Miguel de Tucumán, in northwestern Argentina. His paternal grandparents were Syrian immigrants.
Marcelo Nisinman (1970)
Marcelo Nisinman is today one of the most innovative composers and bandoneon players in Argentina. He has not only played with great tango legends such as Roberto Goyeneche, Osvaldo...
Ubaldo de Lio (1929 -2012)
Today you can listen to a conversation with another great tango master: the guitarist Ubaldo De Lio. For more than 50 years he played with the wonderful composer and...
Avelino Flores (1935 – 1998)
I 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.
Dino Saluzzi (1935)
One of the most fascinating bandoneonists of our time is called Dino Saluzzi. It combines the traditional way of playing the bandoneon in Argentine folklore and tango with the...
Eduardo Falú (1923 – 2013)
More 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...
Victor Hugo Villena (1979)
Now 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...
Domingo Cura (1929 – 2004)
On December 23, 1996 I interviewed Domingo Cura, the most prominent percussionist in the history of folk music in Argentina.
Amelita Baltar, Tania y Las Tangueras (in 1996)
Today's edition is dedicated to 6 very extraordinary women: Tania, Amelita Baltar and Los Tangueras. When exactly the Spanish singer Tanja was born in Toledo at the end of...
Horacio Malvicino (1929)
Horacio 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...
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...