A podcast with the best Argentine tango and folklore musicians
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. ...
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...
Domingo Cura (1929 – 2004)
On December 23, 1996 I interviewed Domingo Cura, the most prominent percussionist in the history of folk music in Argentina.
Jaime Torres (1938 – 2018)
Today we are dedicated to a legend of Latin American folklore: the charanguista Jaime Torres.
Leopoldo Federico (1927 – 2014)
I don't need to introduce the musician whose interview I want to let you listen to today: He is my favorite bandoneon player after Pichuco, having played with all...
Roberto Grela (1913 – 1992)
Roberto 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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
The best podcasts and interviews with the most legendary musicians of the argentine tango and folklore music like Mercedes Sosa, Horacio Salgán, Osvaldo Pugliese y Astor Piazzolla a.o. )
