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Enrique Mario Francini
Enrique Mario Francini (14 January 1916 in San Fernando – 27 August 1978 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine tango orchestra director, composer and violinist who played in various tango ensembles including the Orquesta Francini-Pontier and Ástor Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires. Early years Born in the city of San Fernando in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina and 20 km north the city of Buenos Aires, Francini spent his childhood and adolescence in the city of Campana on the Paraná River. Here he studied the violin with the German violinist Juan Ehlert and in 1933, when Carlos Gardel gave a concert in Campana, Francini and his friend Héctor Stamponi, the same age as him, presented Gardel with a tango which the friends, had composed together. Musical career Francini started his musical career when he joined the orchestra of Ehlert, which included Héctor Stamponi and Armando Pontier, and performed on a well-known afternoon programme on Radio Prieto. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando, Buenos Aires
San Fernando is a List of cities in Argentina, city in the Gran Buenos Aires area, in Argentina, and capital of the San Fernando Partido, north of the city of Buenos Aires. Geography Located in the northern area of Gran Buenos Aires, San Fernando is composed of two clearly differentiated areas: a densely populated mainland section, with predominance of industrial, commercial and service areas; and a section of Islands of the Paraná Delta of . It is the nautical capital of Argentina. The city is bordered by San Isidro, Buenos Aires, San Isidro and Tigre, Buenos Aires, Tigre. Its continental area is composed of the towns of Virreyes, Buenos Aires, Virreyes, San Fernando and Victoria, Buenos Aires, Victoria. The rest of its jurisdiction comprises the second and third sections of the Paraná Delta Islands. Climate Surface area * Continental section: * Delta section: (approx.) Distances * 28 km from the City of Buenos Aires. * 95 km from the City of La Plata. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Stamponi
Héctor Luciano Stamponi (24 December 1916 – 3 December 1997) was an Argentine tango composer, pianist, and arranger. He composed, among others, the tangos ''El último café'' (1963, with lyrics by Cátulo Castillo) and ''Qué me van a hablar de amor'' (with lyrics by Homero Expósito and recorded by Julio Sosa in 1963). Life Nicknamed ''Chupita'', he studied piano with Esther Coltelli. He began his musical career in the orchestra of Juan Elhert (a German tango musician based in Zárate), a group that also included Enrique Mario Francini, Armando Pontier, Cristóbal Herreros, and the singer René Di Pietro. They moved to Buenos Aires, performing at the famous matinée of Juan Manuel in 1936. Shortly afterward, the artistic careers of these musicians diverged. Stamponi, Francini, and Pontier formed a trio that accompanied artists on Radio Argentina. Later, in the 1937–1938 season, Stamponi joined the orchestra led by Federico Scorticati, who performed on Radio Sténtor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Florio
Rodolfo Ángel Florio (9 November 1929 – 5 October 1993), also known by the pseudonym ''Chocho'', was an Argentines, Argentine singer dedicated to the tango genre. He worked with various top-tier orchestras, including those of Francini-Pontier, Carlos di Sarli, Carlos Di Sarli, Alfredo De Angelis, José Basso, and Lorenzo Barbero. Professional career As a boy, he began working for a weaver, and with his slightly older coworker—who would later become known as Jorge Casal—they would sometimes sing tangos while they worked. At the age of 20, he entered a singing contest at the Federal Argentino Club in the Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Saavedra neighborhood and won, beating out the other contestants, one of whom was Roberto Goyeneche. After the contest, he accepted an offer to perform at Café Los Andes in the Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Chacarita neighborhood, taking over for Alberto Marino, who was already performing there. He didn’t have much formal musical training, so he decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Moreno (singer)
Pablo Moreno Taboada (born 3 May 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Osasuna B. Club career Juventus On 27 July 2018, Moreno joined Italian club Juventus, after scoring more than 200 goals in 5 years for Barcelona youth teams. He made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 18 November 2018 in a game against Pontedera as a 90th-minute substitute for Alessandro Di Pardo. Moreno made his first bench appearance for Juventus' senior squad on 17 March 2019 in a Serie A game against Genoa. Manchester City On 30 June 2020, Manchester City agreed to sign Moreno on a four-year deal, and to swap him with Félix Correia. On 18 September, he joined Girona in Segunda División on loan. Upon returning, Moreno made his Manchester City debut on 27 July 2021, featuring as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly win against Preston North End. On 31 August, he returned to Girona on a one-year loan deal. Marítimo On 29 July 2022, Moreno was joined Portuguese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Sosa
Julio María Sosa Venturini (2 February 1926 – 26 November 1964), usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was a Uruguayan tango (music), tango singer. Biography Sosa was born in Las Piedras, Uruguay, Las Piedras, a Canelones Department suburb of Montevideo, Uruguay. He moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1949, where he became famous with the Orquesta Francini-Pontier the Orquesta típica formed by the violinist Enrique Mario Francini and the bandoneonist Armando Pontier. Working with numerous other orchestras, he was reunited with Pontier in 1955, with whom he recorded several best-selling albums on the RCA Victor and Columbia Records, Columbia labels and became one of the most important tango singers in the genre's history. He married Nora Ulfeldt in 1958 and had a daughter. His marriage ended in separation, however, and he settled into a relationship with Susana Merighi. His towering masculinity and reserved strength earned him the nickname ''El Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Rufino
Roberto Rufino (6 January 1922 – 24 June 1999) was an Argentine tango singer and actor. He was active during the genre’s Golden Age of tango and is primarily known for his work with several prominent tango orchestras, particularly that of Carlos Di Sarli. Life Early life Roberto Rufino was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He began singing at a young age in 1935 and made his first radio appearance in his early teens. By the late 1930s, he had become involved in the professional tango circuit in Buenos Aires. Career Rufino's professional debut occurred in 1939 when he joined the orchestra of Carlos Di Sarli. He recorded his first track with Di Sarli, ''En un beso la vida'', that same year. His tenure with Di Sarli marked the beginning of his visibility in the tango scene, where he became associated with a number of popular recordings. Throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Rufino collaborated with several other leading tango orchestras, including those of Aníbal Troilo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Berón
Raúl Berón (March 30, 1920 – June 28, 1982) was an Argentines, Argentine tango singer who, between 1940 and 1955, was part of the orchestras of Miguel Caló, Lucio Demare, and Aníbal Troilo. Born into a family of musicians—his father was Manuel Berón and his siblings were Adolfo, Elba, Rosa, and José Berón—he moved to the city of Buenos Aires and, at the age of nineteen, made his debut with Miguel Caló, with whose orchestra he recorded ''Al compás del corazón'', ''Lejos de Buenos Aires'', ''Trasnochando'', ''Azabache'', and ''El vals soñador''. He later recorded ''El pescante'', ''Qué solo estoy'', and ''Una emoción'' with Demare, and ''De vuelta al bulín'' and ''Discepolín'' (a tribute by Homero Manzi to Enrique Discépolo) with Troilo. He also joined the orchestra of Enrique Mario Francini, Enrique Francini and Armando Pontier, with whom he recorded ''Como tú''. In his later years, he continued as a soloist, toured throughout Latin America, and made a few re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Podestá
Alejandro Washington Alé, better known as Alberto Podestá (22 September 1924 – 9 December 2015), was an Argentine tango singer. Childhood and youth Born in the city of San Juan, Argentina, San Juan, his father died when he was very young, which led to financial difficulties for him, his mother, and his five siblings. With the help of their grandmother, he had to work from an early age, as did his older brother. He only studied up to sixth grade of primary school and took part in a school radio program hosted by one of his teachers. There, Alberto learned some songs by the popular Carlos Gardel and performed them in a children's show titled ''Rayito de Sol'', where each student had to sing a popular song of the time. For that performance, he was nicknamed "Gardelito." In his youth, he also sold chocolates at a cinema owned by a family friend to earn money and help support his family. After performing on LV5 Radio Los Andes, the comedic duo Buono-Striano arrived in the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aníbal Troilo
Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), also known as Pichuco, was an Argentine tango musician. Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular with social dancers during the golden age of tango (1940–1955), but he changed to a concert sound by the late 1950s. Troilo's orchestra is best known for its instrumentals, though he also recorded with many well-known vocalists such as Roberto Goyeneche, Edmundo Rivero and Francisco Fiorentino. His rhythmic instrumentals and the recordings he made with vocalist Francisco Fiorentino from 1941 to 1943, known as milongas, were some of the favourites in tango salons. The renowned bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla played in and arranged for Troilo's orquesta típica during the period of 1939–1944. Biography Aníbal Troilo was born on 11 July 1914, to Felisa Bagnoli and Aníbal Troilo, in the well-known barrio of Abasto. His father nicknamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Lazzari
Carlos Ángel Lazzari (Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 9, 1925 – ibidem, June 7, 2009), also known by his pseudonym Palmer, was a bandoneonist, composer, arranger, and orchestra conductor dedicated to the tango genre. He spent 26 years in the bandoneon section of Juan D'Arienzo's orchestra. Professional career Carlos Lazzari was the son of Luis Juan Lazzari, a shopkeeper from the Villa Pueyrredón neighborhood, and María Josefa Erice. The family home, located at 3157 Franco Street, had a spacious patio where he played his first tango chords. He learned the basics of music on a bandoneón his father bought for him, studying under Alejandro Junnissi—the composer of ''El recodo'' and ''El ingeniero''—and made his first appearances in spontaneously formed orchestras that never developed much further. At the age of 14, he joined Pedro Maffia’s orchestra as a bandoneonist, where he played alongside fellow bandoneonist Cayetano Cámara, pianist Lalo Scalise, violinist Emil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingo Federico
Domingo Serafín Federico (4 June 1916 – 16 April 2000) was an Argentine bandoneonist, songwriter and actor. Life Early life He began playing the bandoneon and violin at the age of ten, guided by his father Francisco, in Carmen de Patagones. They were living there after having moved from Buenos Aires. Later, they returned to Buenos Aires, where he resumed secondary school. He refined his skills under Pedro Maffia. He led his first orchestra in 1932. He later directed a "Ladies' Orchestra," in which his sister Nélida Federico also played the bandoneon. Career He performed with the orchestras of Alejandro Scarpino and Ricardo Luis Brignolo. A major breakthrough came when he joined Juan Canaro's orchestra, with which he recorded and participated in numerous performances. He joined Miguel Caló’s orchestra as first bandoneonist, along with Enrique Francini, Armando Pontier, and Osmar Maderna—forming what was known as the "Orquesta de las Estrellas" ("Orchestra of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmar Maderna
Osmar Héctor Maderna (February 26, 1918 – April 28, 1951) was an Argentine musician, pianist, conductor, composer, and arranger. Life 1918 - 1938 He was the eighth child of the marriage between Juan Maderna and Ángela María Nigro, and from a very young age he felt the pull of music. By the age of five, he was already playing the foot-operated pianola, and his father played the piano accordion at dances. A few years later, at the age of thirteen, he formed an orchestra with local musicians called “Vitaphone”. By the age of fifteen, he had earned his diploma as a piano teacher. The “Vitaphone” orchestra (named in memory of the record label whose discs had delighted Maderna) was composed of Aquiles Roggero and Arturo Cipolla on violins, José Figueras and Francisco Loggioco on bandoneons, Maderna himself on piano, Alberto Luna on trumpet, and Diego Rodríguez on drums. 1938 - 1951 At the age of twenty, in 1938, he decided to try his luck and moved to Buenos A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
