Daniel Melingo (born October 22, 1957) is an Argentine musician, with a background in

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(he played

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for Los Twist and

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for

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). He later became a

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artist and toured with his band Los Ramones del Tango.

Biography

Melingo was exposed to music since his childhood days, as his stepfather was

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's manager. After playing for some time with

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ian singer

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, Melingo was active in the

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independent theater scene in the early 1980s, under the

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. When the restrictions on cultural activities eased after the

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, Melingo became a notable participant in projects such as a rock opera version of "Dr. Moreau's Trials", masterminded by Victor Kesselman, and Los Twist, a fun band with echoes of

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. He was called by Cachorro López to play the sax in the Abuelos de la Nada reunion, where he was, according to colleague

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, the person who established the band's musical direction. After the Abuelos and Twist, Melingo spent time in

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, where he formed a band named Lions in Love. Back in Argentina, he issued a disc based on the mythical Argentine graphic novel El Eternauta, and later on turned to tango singer. He has issued several recordings to critical acclaim, toured the world, and was hailed by the British press as "the man who's making tango seriously cool" .

Discography

* ''H2O'', 1995 * '' Tangos Bajos'', 1998 * '' Ufa!'', 1999 * '' Santa Milonga'', 2004 * '' Maldito Tango'', 2007 * '' Corazón & Hueso'', 2011 * '' Linyera'', 2014 * ''Anda'', 2016 With David Murray *'' Plays Nat King Cole en Español'' (Motema, 2011)

Awards

Premios Gardel The Premios Gardel a la Música (originally called Premios Carlos Gardel), or just Premios Gardel (in English, the Gardel Awards), is an award presented by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) to recognize the best ...

2009 : Best male artist tango album with "Maldito Tango" *

Latin Grammy The Latin Grammy Awards (stylized as Latin GRAMMYs) are awards presented by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from any ...

2009 : Nominated for best tango album with "Maldito Tango"

Guest appearances

* Vocals and clarinet on "Tu Misterio" (track #7 on the album Tango 3.0 of

Gotan Project Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris (France), consisting of musicians Eduardo Makaroff (Argentina), Philippe Cohen Solal (French) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss), a former member of Touch El Arab.Madlen Albrecht ''Le développemen ...

)

References

External links

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Mañana, Melingo's record label

The Brutal Voice of Tango: An Interview With Daniel Melingo (Sounds and Colours)
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The Guardian (English)
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