Frank Zappa used to ask, "Does humor belong in music?" They are asking "Does humor belong in Tango?" I think the answer is yes. There are many ways of expressing Tango: elegant, sensual, playful, sexy, fluid, etc.
What they are doing here is very difficult and takes a very high degree of skill to do well.. and they are doing it very very well.
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Here is my collection of milonga tandas, with two exceptions. Francisco Canaro recorded so many great milongas that I have them all listed here. I have also created collections of candombe milongas and mixed orchestra milonga tandas and Alternative Milongas.
| Song | Orchestra | Cantor/Singer | Year | Type |
| Rodolfo Biagi Milonga Tanda Collection I I usually use the first 3 from this tanda collection. |
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| Campo Afuera | Rodolfo Biagi | Teofilo Ibanez | 1943 | Milonga |
| Picante | Rodolfo Biagi | 1945 | Milonga | |
| Flor de Montserrat | Rodolfo Biagi | Alberto Amor | 1942 | Milonga |
| Miguel Caló Tanda | ||||
| Milonga Antigua | Miguel Caló | Raúl Berón | 1942 | Milonga |
| Milonga Que Peina Canas | Miguel Caló | Raúl Berón | 1942 | Milonga |
| Bien Criolla y Bien Porteña | Miguel Caló | Luis Tolosa y Raúl Iriarte | 1945 | Milonga |
| Azabache | Miguel Caló | Raúl Berón | 1942 | Milonga |
| Angel d'Agostino & Angel Vargas Tandas | ||||
| Listen to this tanda | ||||
| El Porteñito | Angel d'Agostino | Angel Vargas | 1943 | Milonga |
| Asi Me Gusta A Mi | Angel d'Agostino | Angel Vargas | 1942 | Milonga |
| Entre Copa y Copa | Angel d'Agostino | Angel Vargas | 1942 | Milonga |
| Zapatitos de Raso | Edelmiro d'Amario | Angel Vargas | 1956 | Milonga |
| Compadreando | Angel d'Agostino | Angel Vargas | 1941 | Milonga |
| Señores, Yo Soy Del Centro | Angel d'Agostino | Angel Vargas | 1945 | Milonga |
| Entre Copa y Copa | Angel d'Agostino | Angel Vargas | 1942 | Milonga |
| Asi Me Gusta a Mi | Angel d'Agostino | Angel Vargas | 1942 | Milonga |
| Juan d'Arienzo Collections |
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| La Puñalada | Juan d’Arienzo | 1937 | Milonga | |
| De Pura Cepa | Juan d’Arienzo | 1935 | Milonga | |
| El Esquinazo | Juan d’Arienzo | 1938 | Milonga | |
| Milonga Vieja Milonga | Juan d’Arienzo | 1937 | Milonga | |
| El Temblor | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Milonga |
| Estampa de Varon | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Milonga |
| De Antaño | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1939 | Milonga |
| La Cicatriz | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1939 | Milonga |
| Milonga Vieja Milonga | Juan d’Arienzo | 1937 | Milonga | |
| Milonga del Corazón | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Milonga |
| Milonga del Recuerdo | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1939 | Milonga |
| Milonga Querida | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Milonga |
| Corrales Viejos | Juan d’Arienzo | 1943 | Milonga | |
| La Espuela | Juan d’Arienzo | 1946 | Milonga | |
| Milonga Que Peina Canas | Juan d’Arienzo | Armando Laborde | 1952 | Milonga |
| La Puñalada | Juan d’Arienzo | 1951 | Milonga | |
| Carlos di Sarli Collections | ||||
| La Mulateada | Carlos di Sarli | Roberto Rufino | 1941 | Milonga |
| Pena Mulata | Carlos di Sarli | Roberto Rufino | 1941 | Milonga |
| Zorzal | Carlos di Sarli | Roberto Rufino | 1941 | Milonga |
| Pueblera | Carlos di Sarli | Jorge Durán | 1946 | Milonga |
| Entre pitada y pitada | Carlos di Sarli | Alberto Podestá | 1942 | Milonga |
| Cuando un viejo se enamora | Carlos di Sarli | Roberto Rufino | 1942 | Milonga |
| Yo soy de San Telmo | Carlos di Sarli | Roberto Rufino | 1943 | Milonga |
| Maldonado | Carlos di Sarli | Roberto Rufino | 1943 | Milonga |
| Edgardo Donato Tandas |
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| Ella Es Así | Edgardo Donato | Horacio Lagos | 1938 | Milonga |
| Sacale Punta | Edgardo Donato | Horacio Lagos & Randona | 1938 | Milonga |
| Porteña Linda | Edgardo Donato | Horacio Lagos | 1940 | Milonga |
| La Milonga Que Faltaba | Edgardo Donato | Horacio Lagos | 1938 | Milonga |
| El Torito | Edgardo Donato | 1939 | Milonga | |
| Cara Negra | Edgardo Donato | Horacio Lagos | 1942 | Milonga |
| Cacareando | OTV | Carlos Lafuente | 1933 | Milonga |
| Mi Vieja Linda | Emilio Pellejero | 1941 | Milonga | |
| Papas Calientes | Edgardo Donato | 1937 | Milonga | |
| Corrales Viejos | Edgardo Donato | 1934 | Milonga | |
| Papas Calientes | Edgardo Donato | 1937 | Milonga | |
| El Lengue | Edgardo Donato | 1940 | Milonga | |
| Cara Negra | Edgardo Donato | 1942 | Milonga | |
| Pedro Laurenz Collections |
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| Listen to this tanda. | ||||
| Milonga Compadre | Pedro Laurenz | J.C. Casas | 1938 | Milonga |
| La Vida Es Una Milonga | Pedro Laurenz | Martin Podesta | 1941 | Milonga |
| Milonga de Mis Amores | Pedro Laurenz | 1944 | Milonga | |
| La Vida Es Una Milonga | Pedro Laurenz | Martin Podesta | 1941 | Milonga |
| Milonga de Mis Amores | Pedro Laurenz | 1944 | Milonga | |
| Maldonado | Pedro Laurenz | Alberto Podesta | 1943 | Milonga |
| Milonga de Mis Amores | Pedro Laurenz | Hector Farrel | 1937 | Milonga |
| Milonga Compadre | Pedro Laurenz | J.C. Casas | 1938 | Milonga |
| Yo Soy De San Telmo | Pedro Laurenz | Alberto Podesta | 1943 | Milonga |
| Francisco Lomuto The first song is great, but the last two are very very fast. |
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| Qué Tiempo Aquel | Francisco Lomuto | Jorge Omar | 1938 | Milonga |
| Parque Patricios | Francisco Lomuto | Fernando Díaz | 1941 | Milonga |
| No Hay Tierra Como La Mía | Francisco Lomuto | Fernando Díaz | 1939 | Milonga |
| Orchestra Tipica Victor The first 3 make a very homogeneous tanda. This version of Milonga Sentimental is amazing and has very similar rhythm to Cacareando. |
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| Cara Negra | Edgardo Donato | Horacio Lagos | 1942 | Milonga |
| Cacareando | OTV | Carlos Lafuente | 1933 | Milonga |
| Milonga Sentimental | Mercedes Simone | 1932 | Milonga | |
| Milonga de Los Fortines | OTV | Mariano Balcarce | 1937 | Milonga |
| La Naranja Nacio Verde | Feliciano Brunelli | Oscar Valeta | 1943 | Milonga |
| Anibal Troilo Tandas | ||||
| Listen to this Tanda | ||||
| Del Tiempo Guapo | Aníbal Troilo | Francisco Fiorentino | 1941 | Milonga |
| Con Toda La Voz Que Tengo | Aníbal Troilo | Francisco Fiorentino | 1941 | Milonga |
| Ficha de Oro | Aníbal Troilo | Francisco Fiorentino | 1942 | Milonga |
| Papá Baltasar | Aníbal Troilo | Francisco Fiorentino | 1942 | Milonga |
| Mano Brava | Aníbal Troilo | Francisco Fiorentino | 1941 | Milonga |
| El Barrio del Tambor | Aníbal Troilo | Alberto Marino | 1943 | Milonga |
| Con Permiso | Aníbal Troilo | Alberto Marino | 1944 | Milonga |
| Hector Varela Collection I Varela is rarely played at milongas. This set is fairly complex. I love it, but only play it late at night when there are only good dancers left that love milonga. |
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| Silueta Portena | Héctor Varela | Argentino Ledesma | 1960s | Milonga |
| Azucar, Pimienta y Sal | Héctor Varela | Fernando Soler, Jorge Falcon | 1960s | Milonga |
| Con Flauta y Guitarra | Héctor Varela | Jorge Falcon | 1960s | Milonga |
Here are some of my favorite Juan d'Arienzo tandas with singers Enrique Carbel, Alberto Echagüe, Alberto Reynal, and Héctor Mauré.
To hear some music by D'Arienzo, visit our Practice Music page.
Learn more about Juan d'Arienzo on our Tango Orchestra Biographies page.
| Mixed Tanda I love this version of Paciencia and you don't usually mix singers in the same tanda. So, I start with Carbel, then an instrumental, and then Echague. Some might frown on this, but all these songs fit well together and are great to dance to. So, they can just get over it. |
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| Pacíencía | Juan d’Arienzo | Enrique Carbel | 1937 | Tango |
| Melodia Porteña | Juan d’Arienzo | 1937 | Tango | |
| La Bruja | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| Nada Mas | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| Alberto Echagüe Tanda Collection, 1938 This is a collection of D'Arienzo songs with Albert Echagüe as the singer, from 1938. Any of these songs could be put together to form a great tanda. |
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| Indiferencia | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| No Mientas | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| La Bruja | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| No Mientas | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| Pénsalo Bien | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| Nada Mas | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1938 | Tango |
| Alberto Echagüe Tanda Collection, 1939 This is a collection of D'Arienzo songs with Albert Echagüe as the singer, from 1939. Any of these songs could be put together to form a great tanda. |
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| Mandria | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1939 | Tango |
| Olvidame | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | ?1939? | Tango |
| Trago Amargo | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | ?1939? | Tango |
| Que Dios Te Ayude | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | ?1939? | Tango |
| Santa Milonguita | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | ?1939? | Tango |
| Alberto Echagüe Tanda Collection, 1946-1955 This is a collection of D'Arienzo songs with Albert Echagüe as the singer. Any of these songs could be put together to form a great tanda. |
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| Con Todo Mi Corazón | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1946 | Tango |
| Cambalache | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1947 | Tango |
| Cartón Junao | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1947 | Tango |
| Barajando | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1948 | Tango |
| Farabute | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1949 | Tango |
| Chichipia | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1949 | Tango |
| Paciencia | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1951 | Tango |
| Amaroto | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1951 | Tango |
| Trago Amargo | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Echagüe | 1955 | Tango |
| Alberto Reynal Tanda Collection | ||||
| Chirusa | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Reynal | 1940 | Tango |
| Olvidao / Olvidado | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Reynal | 1941 | Tango |
| Almanaque de Ilusión | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Reynal | 1941 | Tango |
| El Corazón Me Engaño | Juan d’Arienzo | Alberto Reynal | 1940 | Tango |
| El Tigre Millán | Juan d'Arienzo | Alberto Reynal | 1940 | Tango |
| Héctor Mauré Tanda Collection, 1941 Héctor Mauré began working with d'Arienzo in 1940, after Echagüe left the orchestra in 1939. While Echagüe was great, Mauré and d'Arienzo were beautiful together and recorded over 50 great songs until their split in 1944. The sound that D'Arienzo and Mauré made together could be described as smoother and more calm, but stil with D'Arienzo's drive. |
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| Dime mi Amor | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| Nunca Más | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| El olivo | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| Sobre El Pucho | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| Ya Lo Ves | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| Humiliacion | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| Infamia | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| Tierrita | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1941 | Tango |
| Héctor Mauré Tanda Collection, 1942-1944 |
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| Compadrón | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1942 | Tango |
| Mirame En La Cara | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1942 | Tango |
| Cicatrices | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1942 | Tango |
| Tango Brujo | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1943 | Tango |
| Sí La Llegaran A Ver | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1943 | Tango |
| Uno | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1943 | Tango |
| Enamorado (Metido) | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1943 | Tango |
| Amarras | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1944 | Tango |
| Lilián | Juan d’Arienzo | Héctor Mauré | 1944 | Tango |
Creating great tandas is an art form. Below are some of my favorite tandas. Feel free to use them or just reference them for new ideas and inspiration. I am always interested in feedback and comments, so feel free to contact me at clint@tangology101.com.
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Wonderful interpretation of Malandraca by Beba Pugliese with her dad watching... I love when she speeds it up at 1.05... you can really hear the jazz/African influence.