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Tango Angeles is born out of Ronaldo?€™s experience in learning about the dance and music of tango. Evocative music, captivating stories and thought-provoking interviews with contemporary tango luminaries as well as social tango dancers from around the world will take you to a place of dreams and no…

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    Roberto Goyeneche “El Polaco” - February 10, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 91:47


    Consecrated as one of the greatest voices in tango, Roberto Goyeneche “El Polaco,” embodies the melancholia of the Buenos Aires nights.

    Roberto Herrera October 19, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 71:54


    Roberto Herrera is a celebrated tango dancer, choreographer and teacher. At the vanguard of the Tango Renaissance, he continues his life-long work of investigating and studying tango with a view to keeping its roots - the pueblo.

    Alberto Podestá July 8, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 99:07


    Alberto Podestá, one of Argentina's most illustrious singers, performed and recorded with top orchestras of his time--Carlos Di Sarli, Miguel Caló, Enrique Francini-Armando Pontier and Pedro Laurenz...

    FELIPE AYANO May 21, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 94:22


    Tango Poetry Project, started by San Francisco tango teachers Felipe Martinez & Ayano Yoneda, is a one-stop resource for those who want to understand the beauty and depth of tango lyrics.

    Orquesta Tipica Victor April 8, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 81:15


    Orquesta Tipica Victor, a studio band organized by the Victor Talking Machine Company for recording purposes, reached the highest quality of musical expression between 1925 and 1944.

    If Not For Love February 14, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 85:10


    In celebration of St. Valentine's day, Ronaldo explores the many splendid and heartbreaking facets of love and romance through poems, quotes and tango lyrics.

    Osvaldo Pugliese January 28, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 101:53


    Osvaldo Pugliese left us a rich legacy of innovative music comparable to classical works while still delighting the dancing public. Special guest appearance by Carla Pugliese.

    Tango Violin - December 10, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 93:41


    Violinist Caroline Pearsall of The London Tango Orchestra guides us through the enchanting world of tango violin.

    Alberto Castillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 66:59


    As the singer of “100 porteño neighborhoods” and film idol, Alberto Castillo showed the world tango belonged to the everyman in the street corner and not to the fashionable elite.

    Rafael Flores Montenegro - October 8, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 68:19


    In his book, Carlos Gardel: The Voice of The Tango, Rafael Flores Montenegro brings Gardel back alive through his keen poetic sensibility. A must read!

    Tango in the Time of Corona: A Virtual Milonga Mar. 18, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 74:19


    Lack of tango dancing got your down? We have a fix for you. DJ Ronaldo’s going virtual with ... Milonga Angeles. Let’s dance.

    Alfredo Zitarrosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 82:56


    Alfredo Zitarrosa, the legendary voice of the downtrodden of his native Uruguay, remains a heroic symbol of resistance to corrupt power.

    Donato Racciatti

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 66:55


    Donato Racciatti's signature rhythmic tango style, together with strong female voices, delighted dancers on both sides of the Rio de la Plata.

    Tango Migration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 78:37


    Bill and Ann Froud, who divide their time between the UK, the US, and Argentina, share their experiences and offer practical tips for those contemplating yearly tango migration.

    In Search of Malena

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 74:04


    Homero Manzi’s tango “Malena” haunts like no other, but who was Malena?

    Enrique Rodríguez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 70:20


    Enrique Rodríguez, along with his signature singer Armando Moreno, was best known for all the rhythms —todos ritmos—his orchestra played, delighting all of Latin America with tangos, fox-trots, pasodobles, rancheras and many other genres.

    Enrique Cadícamo II Dec. 18, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 63:39


    Enrique Cadícamo created indelible images of women in his lyrics…. from seductive flowers of sin to the mother who forgives everything.

    Enrique Cadícamo - Dec. 4, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 61:29


    Enrique Cadícamo’s life spanned almost the entire history of tango from 1900 to 1999. He wrote hundreds of lyrics--such as Los Mareados, Nostalgias & Garua--that defined tango itself.

    Osvaldo Roval

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 79:25


    Since the early 1960’s, the tender voice of Osvaldo Roval has assuaged the pain of homesickness in many Argentinians living in North America.

    Eduardo Arolas II.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 60:34


    Eduardo Arolas, although his life was tragically cut short at the age of 32, left more than 100 classic tangos.

    Eduardo Arolas I October 3, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 58:01


    Eduardo Arolas, known as El Tigre del Bandoneón, gave tango its depth and subtleties despite his brief and mysterious life.

    Romantica Milonguera

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 70:59


    Romantica Milonguera, a 10-member Buenos Aires-based orchestra, brings a dynamic modern interpretation to classic tangos.

    A Night of Tango 1944

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 86:18


    Ronaldo time travels back to 1944 and finds himself torn among so many live orchestras to choose from—an embarrassment of the riches!

    Cabarets of Buenos Aires I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 66:28


    Buenos Aires is still haunted by the memories of magnificent cabarets that graced Calle Corrientes, the street that never sleeps.

    Edmundo Rivero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 69:23


    Edmundo Rivero made his mark as one of the greatest tango singers despite his unconventional bass voice, successfully combining his early influences of country and classical music with tango.

    La Chacarita

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 54:13


    La Chacarita, built in the wake of the 1871 yellow fever epidemic on 230 acres, is a resting place for countless tango luminaries.

    Edouard Pecourt Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 65:58


    Edouard Pecourt’s extensive tango collection housed at the University of California Santa Barbara guarantees the investigation and preservation of tango for future generations.

    Edouard Pecourt Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 57:03


    Edouard Pecourt’s vast tango collection finds a home at the University of California Santa Barbara.

    Edouard Pecourt Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 64:29


    Edouard Pecourt, proprietor of La Boîte à Disques  in Paris, left behind him one of the most pre-eminent tango music collections in the world

    Astor Piazzolla Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 66:22


    Astor Piazzolla's early childhood in the mean streets of NY taught him to defend his musical vision fiercely against all odds and criticism.

    Astor Piazzolla Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 63:04


    Tango, this is Astor Piazzolla, exclaimed Nadia Boulanger, marking a turning point Astor Piazzolla’s life. 

    Astor Piazzolla Episode 1 March 6, 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 61:37


    Trained in classical music,  Astor Piazzolla adds controversy by introducing sophisticated musical elements to the Troilo Orchestra’s repertoire.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 65:00


    True to the vision of its namesake orchestra, La Juan D'Arienzo is committed to playing and creating music for tango dancers. 

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 64:07


    Salgán y Salgán

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 120:49


    Quinteto Real leader Cesar Salgán pays tribute to his father, Horacio Salgán, pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader, who elevated tango from the humble shores of Rio de la Plata to the concert halls of the world’s most prestigious symphony orchestras.

    Aníbal Troilo II with Guest Ricardo Maceiras

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 121:48


    Julio De Caro

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 102:11


    Julio De Caro led a tango revolution in the 20’s and 30’s by introducing refined melodies and sophisticated instrumentation.

    Ricardo Malerba July 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 129:12


    Ricardo Malerba and his orchestra filled the tango cabarets of the 1940’s with a sweet blend of lyricism and strong beat.  Special guests Marcos Questas and Ruta Maria present the first International Tango Summit set to open in Los Angeles Sept. 6-9.

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    Carlos Groppa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 130:58


    publisher of Tango Reporter, author, director & puppeteer—discusses his new book "El Tango desde Sunset Blvd.,” featuring tango mysteries. 

    Juan D’Arienzo II - April 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 112:34


    Juan D’Arienzo II features D’Arienzo’s indelible singers--Echagüe, Laborde, Mauré, and Valdez—and special guest Facundo Lazzari of La Juan D’Arienzo.

    Juan D’Arienzo and his Orchestra Part I Mar. 28, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 116:06


    Juan D’Arienzo, the King of the Beat, brought tango back to the dancers during the Golden Age. For more than forty years, his orchestra consisted of the best musicians who created music marked with irrepressible nerve, rhythm, strength, & character. 

    Arturo Yépez-Pottier

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 108:55


    The Tear in the Throat, a new book about Carlos Gardel written by Arturo Yépez-Pottier—author.broadcaster.gardeliano—helps us gain a much deeper appreciation of Carlos Gardel's humanity.

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