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The Tango

It started by the end of the 19th. century as a mix of various rhythms danced in the poorest quarters. At first only men danced it to the music of the flute, violin, and guitar, the first of which was subsequently replaced by the "Bandoneón" (a type of accordion) which gave it its distinctive taste. Immigrants added their nostalgia and melancholy, and so the tango was developed into what it is today. Outstanding musicians such as Astor Piazzolla Carlos Gardel and Aníbal Troilo are exponents of this wonderful music.

Gardel, Carlos [Charles Romuald Gardès]

(Toulouse, France, 1890-Medellín, Colombia, 1935) Outstanding Singer of tangos, composer, and Argentine actor of French origin. His mother immigrated to Uruguay when the young Gardès was three years old, according to the census of Montevideo (Uruguay), because of this, a dispute originated regarding his origin between Argentina and Uruguay. During his first years as a singer, he established in Buenos Aires and with the nickname of “El Morocho” (the Dark one), he sang at private gatherings, friend’s private homes and around the city’s cafes. his début in the “Esmeralda” theater (today “Maipo” theater) in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires gave a strong start to his career. In 1915, he formed a duet with José Razzano and two years later traveled to Europe, where he managed to record his first LP. In 1920 his fame had already extended throughout Latin America, and it allow him to star in a variety of films, amongst the ones worth mentioning “Luces de Buenos Aires” (Lights of Buenos Aires) and “Melodia de arrabal” (Melody of the suburb). In 1925, a throat affection obliged Razzano to abandon his musical career; Gardel, now alone, returned to Europe and appeared in Paris and in the Apollo Theater in Madrid. By the end of the1920s, the identification of Gardel with the tango was already a phenomenon. To promote his career and to open it to a new audience, the singer went to the United States, where his music and his movies were very well received. Nevertheless, his yearning for the Latin American audience made him go on tour through South America, during which he had a fatal air accident (traveling from Bogota to Cali, Colombia) that cost him his life. Among his most successful songs, were “El Dia Que Me Quieras” (The day that you will love me), “Mi Buenos Aires Querido” (My Loved Buenos Aires), “Volver” (Return), “Caminito” (Little Pathway) and “The Cumparsita”. He is still remembered in Argentina in addition, his portrait hangs in many cafes and restaurants even though he died 71 years ago.

There is a very popular saying in Buenos Aires, “He sings better as time goes by”.