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A one-hour weekly radio show originally recorded live on WOWD LP Takoma Park - mostly in English playing lots of tango music with some insightful, we hope, discussion and information. Tangos, Waltzes (Vals), and Milongas. Golden Age, Guardia Vieja, the 50's, and into the modern era including tangos written and recorded this year.
Welcome to the Tango (Bienvenido al Tango) authored by PhilMax Tango Radio
With host duo of:
Phil Jones - professional dance instructor, performer, and movement researcher at Bienvenido Studio Takoma Park MD
Maxfield Wollam-Fisher - professional cellist, music instructor, orchestra leader
Delve into 100+ years of tango music, dance, and musicians, old and new. Enhance your understanding of the music and the dance, or just come for an hour of enjoyable listening to fantastic music, with some discussion, interviews and ideas
Episodes
Jun 19, 2020
Jun 19, 2020
58 min
We continue our recognition of Black artists' contributions to beloved Tango. And we present another great Jake Spatz translation, this week, of No Me Pregunten Por Que with lots of fantastic music all around:
Horacio Salgan with Ubaldo de Lio and Nuevo Quinteto Real
songs written by Celedonio Flores, performed by
Di Sarli, Biagi, and Hugo Diaz
We also hear Canaro, Fama, Piazzolla and Atahualpa Yupanqui!!!
Please enjoy!
Jun 15, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
59 min
We continue our investigation into Black people's contributions to our beloved Tango with the works of Celedonio Flores, and we feature the song Cambalache with translation by Jake Spatz. Plus amazing Salgan and more:
Uruguayan condombes by unkown artists
Atahualpa Yupanqui (Zamba)
Elido Cuadro & José Curbelo (Payada)
Francisco Canaro
Oscar Alonzo
Horacio Salgan con Roberto Goyeneche
Fabio Hager Sexteto
Salgan, Laurenz, Francini con Quinteto Real
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
59 min
Historian and teacher, Pierre Baston, joins us with his deep knowledge of the African Roots of Tango. Pierre's presentation and the music are brilliant and enlightening - and so important for helping us be connected, to know each other better across our racial divides. The music and lyrics focus exclusively this week on the African and Black Argentine roots with:
Horacio Salgan with Ubaldo De Lio with El Entrerriano written by Rosendo Mendizabal (and a brilliant La Cumparsita)
Sexteto Mayor playing Payadora in honor of Gabino Ezeiza
Lucio Demare and the story of Negra Maria
Canaro with the illustrative rhythm of Milonga Sentimental
Juan Carlos Caceres with Toca Tango and the both sad and uplifting lyrics there
Quinteto Real with La Punalada - this is Salgan, Laurenz and Francini with maybe THE greatest version of this song
May 30, 2020
May 30, 2020
58 min
A great week for our musical explorations. Our featured song is one of our great favorites, "Quiero Verte Una Vez Mas" composed by Mario Canaro, lyrics by the endlessly longing Jose Maria Contursi, translation by Jake Spatz. So, we broaden our coverage of the Canaro's, we continue our jaunt to Australia with Miquel Villasboas and explore connections everywhere with:
Rodolfo Biagi valses
Miquel Villasboas en Australia
Various Canaro's plus Ada Falcon
Astillero with Chino Laborde
Ben Bogart and Winnie Cheung's mystical world
Sexteto Milonguero including another Mario Canaro composition
Juan D'Arienzo with valses
May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
1 hr 1 min
Another great from Cobian and Cadicamo! This week "Nostalgias" with translation by poet Jake Spatz and with vocalist Edmundo Rivera. AND! Interview with Ben Bogart and Winnie Cheung on making their latest duo album and the broad reach of the stream. Including music from:
Osvaldo Pugliese con Roberto Chanel
Lucio Demare con Raul Beron
Ben and Winnie, music and interview
Edmundo Rivera
Rodolfo Biagi
Miguel Villasboas, and the sounds of El Amanecer
May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020
1 hr 21 sec
Our featured song is Manana Zarpa Un Barco by the star team of Lucio Demare and Homero Manzi (un poeta en la tormenta), plus translation by the DC poet Jake Spatz. So, we continue our recent exploration of writing and performance by Demare, including his piano solo version of this song. We also give some special attention to the recent release by Astillero, and track one of the most popular singers on the scene today, Chino Laborde, from Astillero to Solo Tango (more on all of that coming to you soon). With:
Solo Tango, with and without Chino Laborde
Astillero
Lucio Demare, solo and with orchestra
Osvaldo Pugliese with Roberto Chanel
Rodolfo Biagi (vals)
Francisco Canaro (milongas)
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
1 hr 2 sec
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
May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020
58 min
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 Piazzolla
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
59 min
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. Fernandez Fierro
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
1 hr 19 sec
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!!!!!!