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Ángel Villoldo
Ángel Gregorio Villoldo Arroyo (16 February 1861 – 14 October 1919) was an Argentines, Argentine musician and one of the pioneers of tango music. He was lyricist, composer, and one of the major singers of the era. He is also known by the pseudonyms ''A. Gregorio, Fray Pimiento, Gregorio Giménez, Angel Arroyo'', and ''Mario Reguero''. Villoldo transformed the Spanish tanguillos, the cuplés, and the Contradanza, habaneras, turning the continental genres into native Argentinian rhythms.Pinsón, Néstor.Ángel Villoldo – Biography todotango.com, accessed October 29, 2015. Career Music When performing, Villoldo often played the guitar and harmonica, and succeeded in telling stories by singing, which added to the entertainment of his audiences at ordinary cafés and joints. In 1889, he published a compilation of cantos criollos (Criollo people, creole folk songs), including original lyrics that were meant to be sung with guitar. In 1916, he published other songs of deep natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tango Music
Tango is a style of music in or time that originated among European and African immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay (collectively, the " Rioplatenses"). It is traditionally played on a solo guitar, guitar duo, or an ensemble, known as the ''orquesta típica'', which includes at least two violins, flute, piano, double bass, and at least two bandoneóns. Sometimes guitars and a clarinet join the ensemble. Tango may be purely instrumental or may include a vocalist. Tango music and dance have become popular throughout the world. Origins Even though present forms of tango developed in Argentina and Uruguay from the mid-19th century, there are records of 19th and early 20th-century tango styles in Cuba and Spain,José Luis Ortiz Nuevo ''El origen del tango americano'' Madrid and La Habana 1849 while there is a flamenco tango dance that may share a common ancestor in a minuet-style European dance. All sources stress the influence of African communities and their rhyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
