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Les Luthiers Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-musical group, very popular also in several other Spanish-speaking countries including Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, Cuba, Costa Rica and Venezuela. They ...

. It was first performed on Friday 9 September 1977 and last done on Sunday 27 February 1983 (although it was headlining only during 1977 and 1978). It consisted of nine new (never performed previously) live numbers, which ranged from a madrigal to a salsa skit. It was the first show where Les Luthiers experimented with the use of light as a dramatic element, collaborating with stage lighting professional Tito Diz. The album recorded live in the

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Numbers

*''Jingle Bass-Pipe:'' A taped introduction for the show, employing Marcos Mundstock's voice (as broadcaster) using puns. *''La bella y graciosa moza'' (The beautiful gracious lass): A

madrigal A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance (15th–16th c.) and early Baroque (1600–1750) periods, although revisited by some later European composers. The polyphonic madrigal is unaccompanied, and the number o ...

with humour relying again on puns. Sung (and probably written) by Marcos Mundstock. *''El asesino misterioso'' (The mysterious killer): A long film advert, featuring Carlos Lopez Puccio playing the shoephone (a new instrument invented for the show). *''Visita a la Universidad de Wildstone'' (Visit to Wildstone College): A short documentary, featuring

Ernesto Acher Ernesto Acher (born in Buenos Aires on October 9, 1939) is an Argentine comedian, actor, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral conductor. Between 1971 and 1986 he was a member of the celebrated Argentine group Les Luthiers, with ...

playing another new instrument, the Calephone. *''Kathy, la reina del saloon'' (Kathy, Queen of the Saloon): A Chaplin-esque number with Carlos Núñez playing piano, and the other five Luthiers making a comedic skit. *''El beso de Ariadna'' (Ariadna's kiss): Three different versions of a love song, all of them sung by Daniel Rabinovich. *''Sonatas para latín y piano'' (Sonatas for Latin and Piano): Four versions of an instrumental sonata, played by Carlos Nuñez (piano) and Carlos Lopez Puccio (violin). *''Lazy Daisy:'' A music-hall number written and sung in English. *''Payada de la vaca'' (Cow's

Payada The ''payada'' is a folk music tradition native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brasil, and south Paraguay as part of the ''Gaucho'' culture and literature. In Chile it is called ''paya'' and performed by ''huasos''. It is a performance of impr ...

): A folkloric duel between two Argentinian payadores (played by Jorge Maronna and Daniel Rabinovich). *''Cantata del Adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras:'' A long

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including several folkloric passages, about a fictional Spaniard

adelantado ''Adelantado'' (, , ; meaning "advanced") was a title held by Spanish nobles in service of their respective kings during the Middle Ages. It was later used as a military title held by some Spain, Spanish ''conquistadores'' of the 15th, 16th and 17 ...

who'd pre-discovered South America. At the end of each show, Les Luthiers came back for an encore, performing an older piece of theirs, which usually was one of the following: *''Teorema de Tales'' (

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as a song) *''Oi Gadóñaya'' *''El explicado'' (explanatory ''

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'' and the one they included in the filmed version). *''Canción para moverse'' (when performing the show after 1979).

Cast

: Tambourine, Gom-Horn, Drums, Vocals, Calephone, Clarinet, Horn, Conga Percussion, Piano (*)

Carlos Lopez Puccio Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

: Violin, Shoephone, Vocals, Kazoo, Bass, Latin Percussion. Carlos Nuñez: Vocals, Recorder, Piano, Bunsen Flute.

Daniel Rabinovich Daniel Abraham Rabinovich Aratuz (November 18, 1943 – August 21, 2015) was an Argentine musician, writer, humorist, lawyer and singer. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he cofounded the group Les Luthiers Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-m ...

: Violin, Vocals, Kazoo, Percussion, Bass-Pipe, Guitar.

Marcos Mundstock Marcos Mundstock (May 25, 1942 – April 22, 2020) was an Argentine musician, writer, comedian, actor, broadcaster and copywriter. He had dual nationality of Argentina and Spain, having obtained the latter in 2012. Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, ...

: Vocals, Percussion.

Jorge Maronna Jorge Maronna is an Argentine multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, author and a founding member of the comedy-musical group Les Luthiers Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-musical group, very popular also in several other Spanish-speaking ...

: Cello, Vocals, Bass, Cymbals, Kazoo, Guitar, Charango, Cuatro. *: Depending on which number they played as encore.

References

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External links

Official Site
(Spanish)
Todo sobre Les Luthiers
(Spanish) 1979 live albums Les Luthiers Live albums recorded in Buenos Aires