Slow and steady valses
A short and quick one.
Here are some suggestions for “slow and steady” valses, that are supposed to be suitable for people learning to dance to vals rhythm. As I don’t have all of these tracks (or the right versions), the usual disclaimer YMMV. 🙂 However, it is sometimes rather refreshing to see other people’s choices.
- Francisco Canaro – Ronda del Querer
- De Angelis – Sonar y nada. Not too quick and fairly steady, but has some nice different phrases (rhythmic – lyric) alternating.
- Roberto Firpo – Olas Nocturnas
- Roberto Firpo – Nunca Me Olvides
- Roberto Firpo – Horas De Pasion
- Lucio Demare-Sus Éxitos con Miranda, Berón y Quintana – Dos corazones
- Lucio Demare-Sus Éxitos con Raúl Berón – Al pasar
- Lucio Demare – No Nos Veremos Mas
- Lomuto Francisco – Un vals
- Lomuto Francisco – Congojas que matan
- Lomuto Francisco – A su memoria
- Pedro Laurenz-Creaciones inolvidables con Podestá y Bermudez – Paisaje
- Pedro Laurenz-Creaciones inolvidables con Podestá y Bermudez – Temblando
- Pedro Laurenz – Mendocina
- Anibal Troilo – Troilo-Fiorentino Vol2 – Pedacito De Cielo
- Troilo – Un momento
- Troilo _Glorias De Tango Vol. 2 – Romance de Barrio
- Canaro-Glorias de Tango Vol.1 – Sonar y nada mas
- Canaro-Glorias de Tango Vol.1 – Bajo el cielo
- Francisco Canaro – Tres Jolie (Muy Lindo)
History of Tango music
For the music lovers out there, here is one person’s (Max Valentinuzzi, who played piano for the various bands in Buenos Aires between 1946 and 1956) narrative on the history of Tango music. This is a fascinating 2-hour radio program which consists of 6 mp3s and is amply “illustrated” with many tunes.
To speak up or not?
As a follow-up to my own brief remarks about a DJ’s thinking process in selecting the right music during a milonga, I will add further if a DJ isn’t playing songs that he/she can personally relate to, it will be difficult to maintain the energy on the dance floor.
On the other hand, I am quite sure that all of us at some stage has experienced music from DJs that we find “disagreeable”, to put it mildly? Mind you, here I don’t mean just a tanda or two, but for the bulk of the night!
Play what you want to dance next
Recently had a nice chat with a Tango DJ – Carlos – from Buenos Aires, during the post-milonga supper after another energy-packed milonga. After hearing that he still DJs in the “traditional” mode by using original CDs and 2 CD decks in tandem, instead of pre-burnt tanda CDs or DJing using laptop as I do, for example, I was quite amazed, so I asked him how he selects music for the upcoming tandas?
He answered simply: “Just try to imagine what songs you want to dance to next, with a special partner in mind…”