Bienvenido al Tango

Our featured song is Los Mareados performed by Veronica Silva, written by Juan Carlos Cobian and Enrique Cadicamo.  Also featured, song history and translation by Jake Spatz, other Cobian/Cadicamo hits, groove on piano, a Uruguayan connection  and more: Miguel Villasboas, Hugo Di Yorio, Angel Sica, Lucio Demare, Carlos DiSarli, Angel D'Agostino and Quinteto Pirincho

This week our featured song is "Caminito" with lyrical translation by Jake Spatz - we played the fabulous Francisco Lomuto version of this much-recorded song (incl by Gardel).  We also pursued a few themes, including completion of the Angel Trilogy.  Join us with: El Arranque   Alberto Castillo     Francisco Canaro     Rogelio Coll Francisco Lomuto w Mercedes Simone y Fernando Diaz    AND Astor Pi...

We take another dance to Osmar Maderna with Calo, this week featuring Jake Spatz's translation of "Que Te Importa Te Llore" plus Maderna's own orchestra AND Orquesta Simbolo de Osmar Maderna  (listen also to Nov 28 show) Juan D'Arienzo all featuring R. Biagi standing out on piano Ricardo Tanturi, continued Astor Piazzola special great danceable piece And here with more soon: El Arranque and O.T. F...

We enjoy some fabulous original Tanturi and Orquesta Tipica Tanturi - only recently reformed and rebranded.  We have another special translation and reading from Jake Spatz of Rondando Tu Esquina and some other great Pugliese, plus Astillero, Biagi, AND Maxfield Wollam-Fisher!!!!!!

Pugliese, Fresedo, Di Sarli, Gardel, Tanturi with a special reading of new lyrical translation from Jake Spatz

For our third show in quarantine, we play Tango Spleen and Osvaldo Fresedo, and Bardo AND we explore further on the Calo musical tree with TWO Federicos and Francini and more.

Max and Phil explore qualities of milongas (the genre), some beautiful early Di Sarli, the fun of Tanturi, plus Gardel to start

Explore the music of Calo and the great musicians who came from his orchestra: Francini/Pontier Domingo Federico Osmar Maderna Raul Beron (and even Podesta)

Exploring the mind and the music of Marcelo with Maxfield Wollam Fisher

Intertwined: music and poetry, Chicago and tango, beans and learning

Tango, Images, Stories from the Finger Lakes

Holly Rodecap Hague - dancer, musician and jeweler to the beauties of tango.  A thoughtful interview that will resonate with many on the tango journey, and, as always, great music including Alma de Bohemia.

We explore our love of the community and what makes for romantic music - emotionally and technically

This show begins with the continuation of David Crosley on the Evolutionary Era moving into DeCaro, young Pugliese, and Laurenz.  We end the show with four fabulous songs from Rodriquez.

DJ David Crossley discusses and illustrates the musical elements added in the 20's with Fresedo and others in the early evolution of tango orchestration, and Maxfield finds Firpo's compositions played by a host of classic orchestras. 

Geoffrey Reiff dives deep into tango lyrics and talks with Maxfield about an interdisciplinary life in tango. And the songs are fabulous!

Ethnomusicologist and bandoneonist Heyni Solera returns to the show to the show with songs from the still quite active Argentine Folkloric world. The influence and interplay between these traditions and tango is evident as we listen to Candombe, Chamamé, Chacarera, Samba, Gato, Vidala, and more.

Bandoneonist Heyni Solera journeyed to each of the three tango music festivals held in the summer in the United States at Stowe, Vermont, Indiana, and Reed College, and she returns with stories and music by some of the great contemporary masters of tango as well as stories of the experience of being a student of the genre and a special live studio performance on her bandoneon.

Jake Spatz returns to compare arrangements across orchestras and years.  What is the song tree connecting Canaro, Pugliese, Troilo, Demare, DiSarli, d'Arienzo, and De Caro?

We pick all classics where we hear fun and interesting things to dance to or just to hear for fun. Max's DeCaro set is all written by DeCaro.

Hear Phil's interview with a great DJ, Jessica Schilling, on the evolution and construction of alternative playlists and music that will delight your dancing.  April Fishes, La Grand Sophie, Bahamas, Hugo Diaz, Avion Travel, The Blow, and more. Many of Jessica's full playlists can be found on Spotify.

The tango pot mixed and exploded with creativity.  In this show we hear another part of our exploration of the transition of band members from D'Arienzo's orchestras.

DJ and Dancer extraordinare Jackie Pham brings her old and new music choices AND an in-depth why tango 

We kick it with a few of our summer songs and several wonderful why tangos from brilliant folks we met in our tango travels.   We invite our listeners to send us your music discoveries, and/or a sound clip of why you tango.  Find us on facebook at Bienvenido al Tango - WOWD LP, or Phil Jones

Maxfield interviews author, teacher and DJ Jake Spatz with plenty of great music inspired by the interview