Bandoneón The bandoneon () or bandonion is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles. As with other members of the concertina family, it is held between the hands, and playe ...

Day is celebrated on 11 July each year in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. This date was chosen to mark the birth of the man who is considered the "Supreme Bandoneón of Buenos Aires", the musician

Aníbal Troilo Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), also known as Pichuco, was an Argentine tango musician. Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular wit ...

Background

On 13 April 2000, the city of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

sanctioned the law which decreed 11 July as Bandoneón Day. On 11 July 2005, the Congress of Argentina declared that date as National Bandoneón Day by law, and this was enacted on 18 May 2005. The proponents of this law were Francisco Torne, grandson of Zita Troilo, and the poet

Horacio Ferrer Horacio Arturo Ferrer Ezcurra (2 June 1933 – 21 December 2014) was a Uruguayan-Argentine poet, broadcaster, reciter and tango lyricist. He is particularly well known for having composed the lyrics for tangos by Astor Piazzolla, such as ''Ba ...

, a friend of the musician and president and founder of the National Academy of Tango. Anibal Troilo 1971

Reason for celebration

Aníbal Carmelo Troilo, aka Pichuco, was born in Buenos Aires on 11 July 1914 and was a distinguished bandoneon player, composer, and tango orchestra conductor. His orchestra experimented with innovative sounds and themes, and he contributed much to the nation's cultural fabric. For these reasons, the date of his birth is used to commemorate the bandoneon.

References

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