Leopoldo Federico (12 January 1927 – 28 December 2014) was an Argentine bandoneon player, arranger, director and

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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 prolific bandoneonists in the history of tango. He was also a member of a number of many major orchestras of the 1940s and 50s, including those led by: Juan Carlos Cobián, Alfredo Gobbi, Víctor D'Amario, Osmar Maderna, Héctor Stamponi, Mariano Mores, Carlos di Sarli, Horacio Salgán and

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 ...

. By 1952 he was making frequent appearances at the Tibidabo cabaret and was often heard on Radio Belgrano. In 1966 he formed the
Cuarteto San Telmo
' in collaboration with the famous tango guitarist Roberto Grela who had previously played with Anibal Troilo. In 1955 he joined Astor Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires and later that year, with his own

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, he made many recordings with the singer Julio Sosa. 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