tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9506993.post-1104204087280976592004-12-27T19:00:00.000-08:002004-12-27T19:33:55.226-08:00Tango DJ toolkitSo, I want to start a number of people at the <a href="http://www.tangocenter.org">Tango Center</a> as DJs. They must, of course, be dancers, love the music etc. There are a lot of people like this, and I've been trying to think of how to get them going.
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<br />So I'm going to make maybe 10 CD's, with a format like ...
<br /> Tango-Cortina-Tango-Cortina-Vals-Cortina
<br /> Tango-Cortina-Tango-Cortina-Milonga-Cortina
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<br />... and characterize them, with a little high-level guide to adjusting the mood of an evening.
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<br />Starting the evening, <b>"Slow, steady, lovely, interesting, easy"</b>. For me, the first two sets are often:
<br /> Orchesta Tipica Victor
<br /> Mid-to-late Di Sarli
<br /> Calo
<br /> Early De Angelis
<br /> 40's D'Arienzo
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<br />Then there's "rock-solid beat, romantic":
<br /> Biagi
<br /> Rodriguez
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<br />The first waltz set and the first milonga set should also start slow.
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<br />Then, mid-evening, energy & romance ...
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<br />There's <b>"Jazzy, fascinating, good beat"</b>:
<br /> early Pugliese
<br /> early-mid Canaro
<br /> Lomuto
<br /> Donato
<br /> Vardaro
<br /> Early Calo
<br /> Early Troilo
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<br />There's <b>"super-romantic"</b>:
<br /> Troilo
<br /> Calo
<br /> Vargas/D'agostino
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<br />There's <b>"super-improvisational"</b>:
<br /> Mid Pugliese
<br /> Fresedo
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<br />Then there's <b>"fast beat"</b>:
<br /> Early Di Sarli
<br /> Early D'Arienzo
<br /> Fast Canaro
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<br />There's more. I'll put them together, and post the results here. Then I'll update the toolkit as it gets polished.Greg Bryantnoreply@blogger.com