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Carlos Gardel (1890 – 1935) was an enormously popular tango singer killed in an aeroplane 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.
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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cisnenegro wrote:
Siempre que paso por aquí, no importa cuánto tiempo haya pasado, siempre me encuentro con la misma puta discusión... ¿de verdad importa tanto de dónde fuera o dónde naciera?
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Oneirology9 wrote:
Quizás les interese escuchar este genial cover que hizo una cantante japonesa, suena raro pero prueben ;) http://www.lastfm.de/music/Sumi+Jo/_/Por+Una+Cabeza
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Charles_Heres wrote:
Pues parece que Por una cabeza gana por más de una cabeza a Volver. Es igual, indudablemente estamos ante un gran maestro. Disfruten y no discutan, ya saben. ^^
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makaronena wrote:
ох хорош
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okeijo wrote:
Creo que los documentos no mienten cuando dicen claritto (Tacuarembo') (uruguay) pero lo mas importante es que pasan los años y seguimos disfrutando de su voz incomparable
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okeijo wrote:
creo que los documentos no mienten, dicen clarito (Tacuarembo') pero lo mas importante es que pasan los años y seguimos disfrutando de su voz incomparable.
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papiesztanczy wrote:
Al Capone
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LautaroAgustin wrote:
a lo que voy, es que el es porteño de ley, eso es indiscutible, pero si nació en Uruguay, acá o en Francia no tiene relevancia por lo que el mismo dijo
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LautaroAgustin wrote:
no le veo sentido discutir si era Argentino, Uruguayo, Frances o de Marte, el era porteño de ley... Además en una entrevista a Carlitos le preguntan esto:[b]¿Es usted francés? -el cantor responde- No amigo, soy rioplatense”.[/b]
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blindanimals wrote:
serás siempre grande! malevo cantor del arrabal!
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kaalper wrote:
classic
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borra_cuervo wrote:
La disputa es estúpida no por ser "nacionalista", sino porque más allá de donde fuera que lo dieron a luz, él vivió desde muy joven en Buenos Aires (que queda en Argentina, no en Francia, ni en Uruguay por cierto) y fue acá donde hizo su carrera y su vida. Además, como si de la otra orilla no tuvieran cantores de sobra: sin ir más lejos, Julio Sosa, "el Gardel uruguayo" :D, veamos la diferencia: en cuyo caso sí se sabe que nació en Uruguay, lo cual por sí sólo no impediría que sea considerado argentino, pero dado que llegó al país ya no tan joven y con su carrera comenzada no puede discutirse su nacionalidad desde dónde se lo mire. Y no se crean que es tan tontito el tema de la nacionalidad de Gardel, porque yo sé de al menos una ciudad más o menos importante de Uruguay cuyo turismo prácticamente "vive" del mito de que Gardel era uruguayo y nació allí.
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Leberechts wrote:
Dejen las disputas nacionalistas, pendejos. Disfruten la música.
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Krieng wrote:
ładny pan
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artremente wrote:
♪ por una cabeza.... toda la locura..♪
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PatriciaTagawa wrote:
Por una cabeza <3
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Jozzsdorowsky wrote:
Cada día canta mejor...
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arzolad wrote:
Patrimonio.
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danielrib3 wrote:
rondonia
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bloodinthehell wrote:
simplesmente : REI !
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