33/2024 - Flor de lino and my favorite vals tanda of Miguel Caló / Raúl Iriarte

33/2024 - Flor de lino and my favorite vals tanda of Miguel Caló / Raúl Iriarte
Miguel Caló with Raúl Iriarte (Courtesy of tangoarchive.com)

We are back from summer holidays! I hope everyone has had a beautiful summer with a lot of exceptional music to dance to. On that note, here's one of my new favorite vals tandas from Miguel Caló with singer Raúl Iriarte.

It starts strong with Flor de lino (1946), a beautiful composition by Héctor Stamponi, whose compositions also include Pedacito de cielo and Junto a tu corazón. Flor de lino was recorded also by Aníbal Troilo and Floreal Ruíz in 1947 and their great version is often played in milongas as well.