{"id":1761,"date":"2015-08-15T00:02:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T23:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stafforini.com\/tango\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2015-08-15T00:06:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T23:06:55","slug":"my-favorite-tandas-mixed-tanda-el-viejo-vals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stafforini.com\/tango\/my-favorite-tandas-mixed-tanda-el-viejo-vals\/","title":{"rendered":"My favorite tandas: Mixed tanda \u2013 \u2018El viejo vals\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an experimental tanda, which I included in my recent DJ set for Twilight Milonga @ Studio 1924<\/a> (an excellent milonga in Oakland, CA). I absolutely love Charlo’s version of ‘El viejo vals’, and thought I might be able to play it if I managed to build a tanda around it. The goal was to find two other valses from the 1950s with a lead singer accompanied by guitars only. After a long search, I settled on Jorge Vidal’s ‘La vieja serenata’ and Alberto Marino’s ‘Un cielo para los dos’. Neither recording is quite up to the level of Charlo’s, but they are, I think, strong enough to be played together in the same tanda. I was somewhat nervous during the milonga because I didn’t know how the crowd would react to it. The dancers did seem a bit surprised at first, but after a few minutes they eased off, and when the final track was played, everyone liked it. Afterwards, a few people came over and told me that they had really enjoyed the tanda. So overall I think it was a success, and will probably play it again at some point in the future.<\/p>\n