Stu’s “Tandas of the Week” at Tango Mahi Practicas in Auckland

The information set out in the “Tanda of the Week” summaries is drawn primarily from articles published on the website www.todotango.com.

Bohemia Quinteto Tango with Flor Cozzani – January 20, 2022

This week’s “Tanda of the Week” plays recordings by the contemporary Buenos Aires orquesta Bohemia Quinteto Tango featuring talented young vocalist Flor (Florencia) Cozzani. Bohemia Quinteto Tango, with a line up of bandoneon, violin, cello, piano, and double bass, was … Read More

Jorge Ortiz with Rodolfo Biagi – August 12, 2021

This week’s Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” is of 1940s recordings by vocalist Jorge Ortiz with Orquesta Rodolfo Biagi. Juan Edelmiro Alessio (who became famous in the 1940s with the stage name Jorge Ortiz) was born in Buenos Aires … Read More

Orquesta Tipica Andariega – August 5, 2021

This week’s Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” is of valses by Orquesta Tipica Andariega. After moving to Buenos Aires, in 2009 Italian bass player Luigi Coviello recruited a number of very good young musicians and formed a new orquesta, … Read More

Francini-Pontier Tangos – July 29, 2021

This week’s Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” is of vocal tangos of Orquesta Francini-Pontier. In 1936 a tango music teacher and band leader from Zarate, north of Buenos Aires, organised for a group comprising some of his best local … Read More

Lomuto / Díaz Tangos – July 22, 2021

Tango Mahi Practica – Tanda of the Week – Tango recordings by Francisco Lomuto y su Orquesta Tipica with vocals by Fernando Díaz Francisco Lomuto was born in 1893, so was in his mid teens when the earliest tangos were … Read More

Di Sarli Instrumental Tangos – July 8, 2021

Tango Mahi Practica – Tanda of the Week – Instrumental tango compositions and recordings by Carlos Di Sarli. Carlos Di Sarli was an accomplished classical pianist who developed into a brilliant tango pianist, composer and bandleader, and one of the … Read More

Troilo Instrumental Tangos – June 24, 2021

Tango Mahi Practica – Tanda of the Week – Instrumental tangos from 1941 by Orquesta Tipica Anibal Troilo. From 1930 to 1937 Anibal Troilo played in numerous orquestas. The last of these was a large line-up led by Juan Carlos … Read More

Pugliese Morán Tangos – June 17, 2021

Tango Mahi Practica – Tanda of the Week – Tangos by Orquesta Tipica Osvaldo Pugliese with vocalist Alberto Morán. Alberto Morán (real name Remo Andrea Domenico Recagno) was born in Italy in 1922 and moved to Buenos Aires with his … Read More

D’Arienzo milongas – June 10, 2021

Tango Mahi Practica – Tanda of the Week – Milongas from 1936-38 by Juan D’Arienzo Orquesta Tipica The earliest milonga recording I have heard by a tango orquesta is of Vincente Greco y su Orquesta Tipica Criolla in 1911 playing … Read More

Quinteto Real – June 3, 2021

Tango Mahi – Tanda of the Week – Tangos by Quinteto Real. This week’s featured Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” is of tango instrumentals of Quinteto Real, an orquesta formed to highlight the virtuosity of its individual musicians playing … Read More

Juan Carlos Cáceres – May 27, 2021

Tango Mahi – Tanda of the Week – Milongas by Juan Carlos Cáceres. Juan Carlos Cáceres lived to age 79, from 1936 till 2015. During a 2005 interview he said of himself, “I am like a kind of UFO for … Read More

Romantica Milonguera Tanda – May 13, 2021

Tango Mahi – Tanda of the Week – Vocal tangos by Orquesta Romantica Milonguera Romantica’s music has so far been only covers of music of a wide variety of other bands and orquestas including Canaro, D’Arienzo, Fresedo, Donato, Tanturi, Demare … Read More

D’Agostino / Cané Tanda – April 29, 2021

Tango Mahi – Tanga of the Week – Ángel D’Agostino Orquesta Tipica featuring Rubén Cané. In February this year our “Tanda of the Week” was a 1941-42 tanda of D’Agostino songs featuring vocalist Angel Vargas, who recorded 94 songs with … Read More

El Cachivache Tanda – April 22, 2021

Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” – Instrumental tangos by El Cachivache Orkesta El Cachivache is a contemporary tango group that in recent years has performed as a guitar, bandoneon, violin, piano and bass quintet. The group was set up … Read More

Biagi Tanda – April 15, 2021

Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” – instrumental tangos by Orquesta Tipica Rodolfo Biagi. Milongueros tend to either love dancing to Biagi music or to avoid dancing to it, for all sorts of reasons. Dancers who love it include those … Read More

Piazzolla Tanda – April 8, 2021

Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” is a tanda of Astor Piazzolla music by the Swingle Singers and Astor himself. Astor was a pianist, bandoneonist, composer, arranger and band leader, who developed a distinctive new style of tango music. His … Read More

Laurenz Vals Tanda – March 25, 2021

Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” is a tanda of valses be the Pedro Laurenz orquesta tipica. Pedro Laurenz was an extremely talented bandoneon player, composer and orquesta leader, whose orquesta had a somewhat lower profile than many famous tango … Read More

Donato Tanda – March 18, 2021

Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” – Edgardo Donato y sus muchachos (i.e. Edgardo Donato and his boys”) featuring three vocalists. His choice of orquesta name reflected Donato’s sense of humour, his mischievous streak and his desire that the orquesta … Read More

Gobbi Vals Tanda – February 25, 2021

Tango Mahi Tanda of the Week – Orquesta Tipica Alfredo Gobbi ALFREDO GOBBI Alfredo Gobbi was a virtuoso violinist. His father, Alfredo Eusebio Gobbi, was an internationally renowned Uruguayan singer, guitarist, dancer, acrobat and composer, who wrote the lyrics to … Read More

Demare / Miranda Tanda – February 11, 2021

Tango Mahi Tanda of the Week – Orquesta Tipica Lucio Demare featuring Juan Carlos Miranda singing songs of Demare and poet Homero Manzi – In the early 1920s Lucio Demare was in his mid-teens, had been playing solo piano professionally … Read More

D’Agostino / Vargas Tanda – February 4, 2021

Tango Mahi – Tanga of the Week – Ángel D’Agostino Orquesta Tipica featuring Angel Vargas. Ángel D’Agostino was born in 1900 into a very musical Buenos Aires family. The family’s friends included leading local and touring international musicians and composers … Read More

de Angelis – Dante y Martel – vals tanda – January 28, 2021

Tango Mahi Practica “Tanda of the Week” – Vals tanda by Alfredo de Angelis Orquesta Tipica featuring Carlos Dante and Julio Martel Alfredo de Angelis was born in 1910, played piano with a variety of musicians during the 1930s and … Read More

Rodriguez – Moreno Tanda – January 21, 2021

Tango Mahi “Tanda of the Week” – Enrique Rodriguez’s “La orquesta de todos los ritmos” featuring vocalist Amando Moreno 1943 “Marinero” 1942 “Como has cambado Pebeta” 1941 “Llorar por una mujer” Rodriguez was an accomplished bandoneonist, pianist and violinist and … Read More