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Tanda of the Week 52 - Adolfo Carabelli

This week's tanda is a set from the Guardia Nueva period by Adolfo Carabelli and is great for dancing canyengue.

Adolfo Carabelli (1893 -1947) was a brilliant pianist and one of the best orchestra leaders in the early days of tango. As a young man, he studied music in Europe, but returned to Buenos Aires during the First World War. In 1926, he was hired as the artistic director of the Victor label. He recorded many famous tangos under his own name and as the Orchestra leader for Orchesta Tipica Victor. These orchestas were made up of some of the greatest musicians of the time and was only for recording only, they did not play live. This tanda includes two of his orchesta's most famous tangos, "Inspiración" and "El Trece."

This tanda also features two of the earliest singers of tango, Carlos Lafuente and Alberto Gomez. Both of these singers began their careers in the 1920s as refrain singers.

Listen to this Tanda

 

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Other Orchestras Tandas (OTV, Carabelli, Malerba, etc)

Song Orchestra Cantor/Singer Year Type
         
Listen to this Tanda      
La Piba de los Jazmines Ricardo Malerba Orlando Medina 1943 Tango
Embrujamiento Ricardo Malerba Orlando Medina 1943 Tango
Ninguna Ricardo Malerba Orlando Medina 1942 Tango
Remembranza Ricardo Malerba Orlando Medina 1943 Tango
         
Here are some Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) and Adolfo Carabelli tandas. My favorites are highlighted.

I have combined these two orchestras because Carabelli was the leader of OTV and many of the musicians were in both orchestras recording around the same time period.

Malquerida Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1927 Tango
Che Papusa Oi Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1927 Tango
Dominio Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
Pampa Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1932 Tango
         
Porteñito Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
Che Papusa Oi Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1927 Tango
Dominio Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
Niño Bien Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
         
Niño Bien Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
Dominio Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
Porteñito Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
Mi Último Trago Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Teofilo Ibañez 1931 Tango
         
Carrillón de la merced Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Ernesto Famá 1931 Tango
El Chamuyo Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1930 Tango
Fumando Espero Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1927  
Chorra Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
         
Cantando Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Alberto Gómez
y Mercedes Simone
1931 Tango
Quiero Papita Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Alberto Gómez 1932 Tango
Rodriguez Pena Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Alberto Gómez 1932 Tango
Ventarrón Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Alberto Gómez 1933 Tango
         
       
El Caburé Adolfo Carabelli   1932 Tango
Pa' Que Lagrime Adolfo Carabelli Carlos Lafuente 1932 Tango
Inspiración Adolfo Carabelli Alberto Gomez 1932 Tango
El Trece Adolfo Carabelli Alberto Gomez 1932 Tango
         
I sometimes end this tanda with Ventarrón by OTV.
Alma Adolfo Carabelli Alberto Gómez 1932 Tango
Mia Adolfo Carabelli  Carlos Lafuente 1933 Tango
La Guiñada Adolfo Carabelli   1932 Tango
Rodriguez Pena Adolfo Carabelli Alberto Gómez 1932 Tango
         
Felicia Adolfo Carabelli   1932 Tango
Cardos Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1931 Tango
Pa' Que Lagrime Adolfo Carabelli Carlos Lafuente 1932 Tango
El Pensamiento Adolfo Carabelli Carlos Lafuente 1932 Tango
         
Porteñito Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1928 Tango
Mi Último Trago Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Teofilo Ibañez 1931 Tango
Llamale Hache Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Charlo 1932 Tango
El Mortero del Globito Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Alberto Gómez 1933 Tango
         
Ventarrón Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Alberto Gómez 1933 Tango
Jueves Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV)   1934 Tango
Adiós Buenos Aires Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Angel Vargas 1938 Tango
Incertidumbre Orquesta Típica Victor (OTV) Angel Vargas 1938 Tango