Author: Tarantino Luis

1850 - 1900 the first tango



The Argentinian Tango born from an original mixture of rates/rhythms specific to the African slaves, the European immigrants and the men of the countryside: gauchos. About the year 1850 will habanera it cuban (heiress of the ' tanguillo andalus') settles in Buenos Aires.

It is at the beginning of the XXème century that the tango, thanks to the work of Rosendo Mendizabal, takes a form and a clean color. El Entrerriano written in 1897 by Mendizabal, is regarded as the first tango with marked personality.

In 1905 apparaîssent two works which allow, with this new musical kind to gain in popularity in Argentina like abroad: El Choclo and Morocha d' Angel Villoldo. They arrive to Europe with Fragata Libertad, and at the beginning of the XXe century, Villoldo and Alfredo Gobbi make them popular to Paris and Barcelona.



"Idiot este tango that are burlón y compadrito
ató back alas the ambición semi suburbio;
idiot este tango nació el tango, y como a grito
salió LED sórdido barrial buscando el cielo;
conjuro extraño of a amor hecho cadencia
that abrió caminos sin más ley that the esperanza,
mezcla of rabia, dolor, Fe, ausencia
llorando in the inocencia of a ritmo juguetón. "

El Choclo (Extracted the text of Enrique Santos Discépolo)