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Nothing improves your dancing so much as a good feeling for the special qualities of tango music. The idea of the club was to help you build a library of good tango music, tailored to your own tastes.
The club ran for 8 years, from December 2008 to December 2015, but was forced to close because of the reducing supply of tango CDs, itself a consequence of on-line listening (youtube and spotify) and of course copying.
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This month's cds (March 2014):
This month - in preparation for the Troilo centenary, some beautiful and danceable Troilo from 1943
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Aníbal Troilo - La Cumparsita (1943)
BMG 659440
Exquisite mid 1940s Troilo, scandalously underplayed in the milonga - surely we're ready for this after more than 20 years tango in Europe?
Track list
- La cumparsita
- Garua
- Soñar y nada más vals
- Farol
- La luz de un fosforo
- Tal vez sera su voz...!
- Cantando se van las penas
- Pablo
- Uruguaya vals
- El distinguido ciudadano
- El barrio del tambor milonga
- A bailar
- Sosiego en la noche
- Orquestas de mi ciudad
- Gime el viento
- Cada día te extraño más
Cantan:
- Fiorentino (2,12-16)
- dúo Fiorentino-Marino (3)
- Marino (5-7,11)

Juan D'Arienzo - El Rey del Compás (1941-1943)
Sony-BMG 669334
Echagüe's replacement as lead singer in the D'Arienzo orchestra was Héctor Mauré. Before and after Mauré, every singer in the D'Arienzo outfit had to fit themselves to the compás of the orchestra. With Mauré however things were different. He imposed a more equal relationship between orchestra and singer, very much the mould of the 1940s. The fifty numbers they recorded together may not be the most representative of D'Arienzo's output, but they rank amongst the very highest in quality. This music gets more popular every year.
Track list
- El rey del compás
- Ya lo ves
- Dime mi amor
- Tierrita
- Adiós querida vals
- El Olivo
- Humillación
- La serenata de ayer vals
- Sobre el pucho
- Carnavalera milonga
- Cuatro palabras vals
- El resero
- Claudinette
- Tirando a matar milonga
- Pompas de jabon
- Vieja recova
- Compadrón
- Enamorado (Metido)
- Vea vea
- Si la llegaran a ver
Canta:
- Héctor Maure (2-11,13,14,17,18,20)
- Juan Carlos Lamas (15,16)

Carlos Di Sarli - Duelo Criollo
Magenta 9063
Lovely Di Sarli album with 13 late 40s tracks from the baritone Jorge Durán, and 3 from Roberto Rufino. Don't get this if you have the Di Sarli/Durán album on Reliquias.
As with other Magenta CDs, supply continues to be sporadic.
Track list
- Acuérdate de mí
- Un tango... y nada más
- Otra vez carnaval
- Que no sepan las estrellas
- Vieja luna
- Porteño y bailarín
- Clavel del aire
- Tus labios me dirán
- Duelo criollo
- Mañana zarpa un barco
- Cosas olvidadas
- Tú intimo secreto
- Así era mi novia
- Cascabelito
- Con alma y vida milonga
- Hoy al recordarla
Canta:
- Jorge Durán (1-9,12,13,15-16)
- Roberto Rufino (10,11,14)

Milongueando con Canaro
Canaro's milongas are some of the most fun! This album surveys his milongas from the 1940s, when his style was a bit lighter, so we don't got his most charming numbers - they are to be found on Bailando tangos, valses y milongas. The flavour of these milongas is more upbeat fun, and it's an enduringly popular cd.
Track list
- La puñalada
- Flor de arrabal
- El chino Pantaleon
- Compadre que le va hacer
- Vinacho y vinagrillo
- El llorón
- Por la güella
- Los ejes de mi carreta
- Pa' que lo oigan
- Serafín y Julia Paz
- Me gusta bailar milonga
- Serenata
- Oiga rubia
- Como pelea de novios
- La rumbita candombe
- Se dice de mi
- Soy un porteño
- San Benito de Palermo
- Cuando un viejo se enamora
- Candombe criollo
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