Buenos Aires video postcard
Another video clip to share (couresy of Tangofix, where I saw it). Certainly brings back some nice memories! Shots of familiar streets, obelisk along Nueve de Julio, street performers at Florida and even one of our favourite teachers from EAT…
Making of vinyl records
A very interesting documentatary on the production of records (the three stages: master, mother matrix and stamper), made by who but RCA Victor! How is this related to tango? Well, it just so happens that RCA Victor was and still is a major player in tango music and I enjoy these old documentaries…
Production of records in the 40s – Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Musical expressions
This is not the first time that I have noticed this. It seems often that when a interesting song appears in one performance, all of a sudden you will find a number of couples choosing the same song!? The song in question is “Tu Corazon”, by Donato Racciatti’s orchestra.
I first heard of this song from the Seoul performance (May 2009, number 2 below). Here are three couples offering their interpretations to the same song – take, for example, the different treatments at around the 1:50-2:00 mark. The first one is perhaps more “conventional”, the next two extremely playful, and the final softer and more romantic. That is part of the reason why I like tango, because the same piece of music can sometimes trigger a range of musical expressions.
Are there more examples using this song?
* Actually I prefer their performance at Tangocool which I have already posted here but didn’t want to repeat the same clip. 😉 I guess perhaps they were a little overawed by the occasion at Sunderland!? To be fair, this seemed more like an impromptu guest appearance rather than a pre-arranged performance.
Quick footed
A fine example of milonga con traspie from Adela Galeazzi and Jorge Garcia, who is incidentally the brother of one of the most well known exponents of milonga, El Flaco Danny. In this clip Jorge demonstrates clearly the habanera rhythm as well some nifty footwork! What I am impressed the most is that he stayed calm throughout the dance, and at no stage was he “running after” the beat.