A podcast with the best Argentine tango and folklore musicians

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...

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Enrique Cadicamo (1900-1999)

Today's podcast features an interview with the wonderful poet and tango composer Enrique Cadicamo. When I visited him in January 1999, he was already 99 years old and therefore...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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Rodolfo Mederos (1940)

I met Rodolfo Mederos in 1995. I approached him after a concert at the San Martín Cultural Center and asked if I could take bandoneon lessons with him. I...

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Emilio Balcarce (1918 – 2011)

Today we have an interview with Emilio Balcarce, violinist, bandoneonist, conductor, composer and arranger, who died in 2011. On January 5, 1999 I finally met him in the dressing...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908 – 1992)

Atahualpa Yupanqui (in Quechua, he who comes from distant lands to say something) was born in Campo de la Cruz, in José de la Peña, Pergamino district (in the...

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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. )

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