Orchestras: Francisco Canaro, Quinteto Pirincho
Singers: Ernesto Famá, Carlos Roldan, Instrumental
Period: 1938-1947
As time went by, the milongas of Canaro became faster and faster.
In the period between 1932-1937 the speed was ranging from 76 to 90
bpm. 76 is rather slow (e.g. Milonga Sentimental), 90 starts to be
reasonably fast (e.g. Milonga de Antańo). Suddenly in 1938 songs started to speed
up and after that period they ranged from 96 bpm to 116 bpm (116 is a
really fast milonga - e.g. Requebrada).
Personally, as a dancer, I like most of the songs
recorded between 1938 and 1939. One can find amongst them "hits" like:
Reliquias Porteñas, La Milonga de Buenos Aires, No Hay Tierra Como La
Mía and many others... Similar to many other orchestras something
changed in the beginning of the 1940ies. The later milongas are less
enjoyable and more difficult to dance.
DJ comment:
As written above, the milongas from the later period are very fast. For that
reason they might not be appreciated by some less experienced dancers.
Milongas sung by Carlos Roldan are very good, playful but not very easy to dance.
Quite many times I have seen dancers (even pretty advanced ones)
leaving the dance floor in the middle of tanda.
So you'll probably need to be a bit more careful while playing the later
milongas of Canaro, but still they should be in the repertoire of every DJ.
There are lots of great songs to choose from.
Song examples:
Reliquias Porteñas, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Instrumental, 1938
Bailan Javier Rodriguez - Geraldine Rojas
Bailan Javier Rodriguez - Andrea Missè
Bailan Sebastian Jimenez - Maria Ines Bogado
Bailan Fabian Peralta - Virginia Pandolfi
La milonga de mis tiempos, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Instrumental, 1938, Bailan Sebastian Arce - Mariana Montes
Bailan Sebastian Arce - Mariana Montes, Version 2
Mi Buenos Aires, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canata Ernesto Fama, 1938
Milonga Brava, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canta Roberto Maida, Bailan Pablo Noelia
Bailan Sebastian Achaval - Roxana Suarez
La Milonga de Buenos Aires, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canta Ernesto Fama, 1939
Bailan Sebastian Arce - Mariana Montes
No hay tierra como la mía, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canta Ernesto Fama, 1939
Parque Patricios, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canta Ernesto Fama, 1940
Caran Can Fu, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canta Carlos Roldan, 1941, Bailan Oscar Mandagaran - Georgina Vargas
Serenata, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canta Carlos Roldan, 1944
La Naranja Nacio Verde, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Cantan Carlos Roldan, Hector Castel, 1944
Se Dice De Mi, Orquesta Francisco Canaro, Canta Carlos Roldan, 1943
Arrabalero, Orquesta Quinteto Pirincho, 1950, Bailan Horacio Godoy - Cecilia Garcia
