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The music we want to present to you this week, comes from the Rio de la Plata again.
And in the broadest sense we are dealing with tango here…

On his latest album Juan Carlos Caceres recollects the tradition of Rio de la Plata music… and goes beyond it at the same time!
For besides notable tango and milonga elements on this Caceres invigoratesmurga and candombe, the traditional carnival music from Argentina and Uruguay. These styles also explain the title ““Noche de Carnaval”. But the title also hints to the playful and exuberant athmosphere – as well as to the colorful melange which on principle suspend all (genre) rules and instead focusses on doing things for the fun of it. In this sense the title says it all!
And that is why to tango, milonga, murga, and candombe also charleston, swing, and jazz are added. Still this album is by far not all about fiesta – the more solemn moments even prevail. But the musicians have a lot of fun playing and you can definitely hear that! And meanwhile Cáceres interweaves the carnival rhythms skillfully with the pensive chant of his bassy, sometimes slightly rough, sonorous, and expressive voice!

For the beginning of 2012 we have tango news, made in Germany from Cuarteto Bando and Iwan Harlan. In many aspects they differ from each other: quartet vs. solo artist, analog vs. digital, traditional vs. electro, East vs. West
… but what they do have in common is the passion for tango!

Let’s start with Cuateto Bando y Caio Rodriguez. “Reflexión del Tango”
is the name of the second album of this quartet, founded by the bandoneonist Jürgen Karthe. While on their first album “Tango A Tango” they presented strictly instrumentals, this time they collaborate with the singer Jorge Daniel “Caio” Rodriguez who lends his velvety-soft and clear voice to the emotions which make this CD alive and almost tear it appart.
Among the overall 22 songs there are many traditional tangos, most of them grandiosely reinterpreted. Especially remarkable in this respect is for example the version of “Percal” (Track 17). In Addition to these the album is rounded of – besides two “Piazzollas” – by three self-composed Songs (Tracks 5, 6, and 19)!

Oh, I still remember how much I enjoyed “Tango 3.0”.
Especially awesome was “La gloria”! Somewhere between electro, breaks and tango… and I have hardly ever heard such a fat bass in e-tango. And if you’ve ever been to Argentina and listened to a football game on the radio you’ll have to smile big time about the wonderful idea of integrating this experience into a song!
“La panamericana” fascinated me, too. It’s got something very hypnotic and you instantly feel beamed into a truck which rushes in a split second through villages like mancora, on his endlessly long way down south…

TANGOLECTRÓN is the latest production by the musician, composer and sound puzzler Nils Imhorst. Traditional tango and electronic music merge on this album, which oscillates between melancholy and nonchalance. The 14 tracks, the majority his own compositions, are arranged affectionately. At the same time, he does without the widespread minimalism.

Daniel Almada and Martin Iannaccone are “Tango Crash”. And they truly break with typical tango conventios. Jazz and electronic sounds leave their marks. Still, after their debut album called “Tango Crash” (2003) and “Otra Sanata” (2005) this album is more danceable. In any case, it is a listening experience for friends of experimental tango.