Leopoldo Federico (12 January 1927 – 28 December 2014) was an Argentine

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player, arranger, director and composer.

Life

Born in the district of

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in the city of

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, Argentina, Federico was one of the most outstanding bandoneonists in the history of tango and was a member of a number of the major orchestras of the 1940s and 50s including those of

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, Víctor D'Amario, Osmar Maderna, Héctor Stamponi,

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, Horacio Salgán and

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. By 1952 he was making frequent appearances at the Tibidabo cabaret and was often heard on Radio Belgrano. In 1955 he joined

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's Octeto Buenos Aires and later that year, with his own

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, he made many recordings with the singer

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. He appeared on the Selección Nacional de Tango album '' En Vivo'' in 2005. He died on 28 December 2014. He was 87.

References

*Leopoldo Federico: el inefable bandonéon del tango, by Jorge Dimov and Esther Echenbaum Jonisz, Gourmet Musical, 2009.

External links

Todo tango:Federico
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federico, Leopoldo 1927 births 2014 deaths Musicians from Buenos Aires Argentine bandoneonists Latin music composers