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Tanda Laurenz ~ Milonga. Tango lyrics translated. Plus a short tutorial!

Tanda of the Week 38 with Pedro Laurenz. Happy playful milongas with lyrics translated and historical pictures. ++Timeslots++ Start 00:00 Tutorial 00:28 Milonga de mis amores 04:21 La vida es una milonga 06:36 Milonga compadre 08:59 This the new Tanda of the Week. Now you may be familiar with the expression “In tango as in life”, but this week “La vida es una milonga”... Pedro Laurenz was born in the barrio of La Boca in Buenos Aires in 1902 – and he’s considered one of the best bandoneon players in tango history. A gentleman, who played with Julio de Caro and Pedro Maffia in the 1920s, and who formed his own orchestra in the 1930s. His most famous recordings from are from the years 1937-1947. More or less the golden decade of tango. Laurenz was an important orchestra leader and composer in the so-called evolutionary school of Tango. Associated with Julio De Caro, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Alfredo Gobbi. And in the 1950s and '60s he formed the Quinteto Real, together with Horacio Salgán, Enrique Francini, Rafael Ferro, and Ubaldo de Lío. Pedro Laurenz recorded some famous tangos, like the groundbreaking ‘Arrabal’ in 1937, and e.g. ‘Recien’ with Alberto Podestá – as well as some lovely waltzes. But this week’s tanda highlights his milongas. The milonga has a punchy rhythm, based on the 2x4, or habanera rhythm. Pedro Laurenz manages to make his milongas both punchy and smooth at the same time with his arrangements. The first track of this tanda is ‘Milonga de mis amores’. Pedro Laurenz wrote the music himself, and he recorded this song 3 times. First in 1937 with singer Héctor Farrel (and lyrics by José María Contursi) but this is the instrumental version from 1944. It’s just a bit quicker and it fits the tanda slightly better I think. And make sure you don’t miss the bandoneon variation… Then we have ‘La vida es una milonga’, very much like an anthem, from 1941. Music written by Fernando Montoni, lyrics by Rodolfo Sciammarella. Sung by Fidel Martín Carrouche, or as we know him: Martín Podestá, not related to the much more famous Alberto Podestá, who joined Laurenz’s orchestra in 1943. Martín Podestá recorded just a few tracks with Laurenz: 2 tangos, 1 waltz and 1 milonga. But ‘La vida es una milonga’ is a brilliant track. There’s just so much to enjoy, whether you dance to it or listen to it: the melody and the syncopations by the bandoneons, the violins that are used both for rhythm and for the melody and counter melody, the sparkling piano, played by Héctor Grané… There is so much going on, but without any exaggeration. It’s a really clever arrangement. The final track of the tanda is ‘Milonga compadre’, recorded in 1938. Music written by José Mastro (or Mastropietro) and lyrics by Carlos Bahr. This is the only song by bandoneon player José Mastro that is known to have been recorded. ‘Milonga compadre’ is sung by Juan Carlos Casas, who joined Laurenz in 1938 and stayed with him until the end of 1942. It’s a fun track to complete the tanda with, full of powerful bandoneons and a playful piano. So that’s the milonga tanda for this week: 1. Milonga de mis amores Instrumental, 1944 2. La vida es una milonga Martín Podestá, 1941 3. Milonga compadre Juan Carlos Casas, 1938 Enjoy! Thanks: www.tangoarchive.com , www.todotango.com , www.tangosalbardo.blogspot.com, FB Tango Time Machine:   / 872692392814674   Please note: We do not own the music in this video. Songs are included for educational purposes only. All songs have been edited/cut to prevent downloading of the complete songs. You can buy them from various providers (like iTunes, TangoTunes, TangoTimeTravel.be) or stream them on Spotify.