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Carlos Gardel (1890 – 1935) was an enormously popular tango singer killed in an airplane crash at the height of his career. For many music fans, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango, a musical form and dance which evolved in the barrios of Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the end of the 19th century.

Gardel possessed a baritone voice deployed with unerring musicality and dramatic phrasing, creating miniature masterpieces among the hundreds of three-minute tangos which he recorded during his lifetime. Together with his long-term collaborator, lyricist Alfredo Le Pera, Gardel also wrote several classic tangos, notably ‘Mi Buenos Aires querido’, ‘Amores de Estudiante’, ‘Soledad’, ‘Volver’, ‘Por una cabeza’ and ‘El día que me quieras’.

Gardel began his career singing in bars and at private parties, and in 1911 formed a duet with Francisco Martino, and after with José Razzano (which would last until 1925), singing a wide repertory. Gardel made the music his own by inventing the tango-canción in 1917 with ‘Mi Noche Triste’, a theme by Pascual Contursi and Samuel Castriota, which sold 100,000 copies and was a hit throughout Latin America. Gardel went on to tour Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia and made appearances in Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and New York. He sold 70,000 records in the first three months of a 1928 visit to Paris. As his popularity grew, he made a number of films for the Paramount in France and the USA, which were essentially vehicles for his singing and matinée-idol looks.

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alainvegaman wrote:
10 days ago

De niño su musica me daba un terror espectacular, lugubre. Ahora me encanta :)

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daniel_martman wrote:
16 days ago

el puto amo.

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Aikkanaro wrote:
last month

Como chingados no llega ni a 600 mil scrobblings?!

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Xmeagol wrote:
September 2009

epa lindo!

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Gabrmachado wrote:
September 2009

Argentina > Brasil. Maradona > Pelé. Tango > Samba. Gardel > Jobim.

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hugrunha wrote:
September 2009

Wow! I just discovered Carlos' Music and I'm speechless! He's a genius

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damnruckus wrote:
September 2009

Por Una Cabeza :'(

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elcrayon wrote:
August 2009

argentino choto.

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Pukaiuka wrote:
August 2009

Que maravilhoso...agora calhava bem um pé de dança, ou melhor quatro pés de dança : )

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r00dris wrote:
August 2009

Por Una Cabeza <3

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Rikka000 wrote:
July 2009

wow... i love it

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jabastronaut wrote:
July 2009

excelente ♥

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little_raven wrote:
July 2009

decoo_ wrote: January 2009 they are a genius LEARN YOUR GRAMMAR BRAZILFAG

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chucheello wrote:
June 2009

amazing , amazing , amazing , amazing voice

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apsaroke_f wrote:
May 2009

por una cabeza!!

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BernaO wrote:
May 2009

Como dicen "Cada dìa canta mejor"

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StevePL wrote:
April 2009

good

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Scarius wrote:
April 2009

What a voice.

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martintxo wrote:
March 2009

el día que me quieras endulzará sus cuerdas el pájaro cantor, florecerá la vida, no existirá el dolor. :' )

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selcukalhan wrote:
February 2009

Türkiye'den bunu seven bi kişi yok mu yahu, onca mesaj bi tene Türk yok, seven varsa arkadaş olarak eklesin :)

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