08/2024 - Ricardo Malerba & Orlando Medina (tango) - Traditional tango

Here's the very first tanda I shared for the original Tanda of the Week blog when I started it in August of 2010. It's built around the last song of the tanda, which is the classic "Remembranza". I love to play both this version by Ricardo Malerba with Orlando Medina on the vocals, as well as the Osvaldo Pugliese / Jorge Maciel version from 1956.

14/2025 Alfredo Gobbi & Jorge Maciel - El violín romántico del tango

Here’s a late night tanda perfect for a marathon set or an after-party. While these songs are perhaps more unknown, I believe they are still very danceable and beautiful.

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Between 1941 and 1945, Ricardo Malerba cut thirty numbers for the Odeon label, and then recorded the last eight between March 1956 and January 1957. Afterward, he transitioned to the Music Hall label, where he recorded five pieces in 1957.

I had some problems choosing which song would start the tanda but in the end chose "Gitana Rusa" because of the beautiful melody of the violins. At least for me the melody is a clear signal to get on the floor as fast as possible.

If you are looking for something similar to Ricardo Malerba, I could recommend listening to music from Ricardo Tanturi, especially with singer Enrique Campos, and perhaps even Angel D'Agostino.

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Ricardo Tanturi, pianist and leader, blended melody and rhythm in danceable tangos, recording classics like La vida es corta and Una emoción.

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Angel D’Agostino - Tanda of the Week

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