La Cumparsita

from Good Enough For Gringos by Tángalo

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Good Enough For Gringos is the long awaited debut album from Sydney-based tango quintet Tángalo. The album is a unique blend of both new arrangements of 'Golden Age' tango music, and original compositions by Owen Salomé and Emily-Rose Šarkova.

Tángalo use Violin, Guitar, Double Bass, Flute, Accordion, Piano and Voices to create a sound that is is beguiling and vividly personal. The dazzling instrumental lines and impassioned vocals reference both the poetic background of tango music, and something considerably more modern.

Gentler tracks such as 'Jacinto Chiclana' contrast with the violence of the 'Fugato'. Recognisable and well known tangos such as 'La Cumparsita' and 'Poema' are re-imagined ( with new arrangements that celebrate the essence of tango). The more playful 'El Patito Feo' and 'De Antaño' can be heard next to the sensuous 'Las Aguas Tranquilas' and the tension of 'Tango Lluvia'.

The wonderful vocals of esteemed Argentine tango singer, Fabián Rodríguez, are featured on 'Hasta Siempre Amor' in a unique collaboration.

Through all of these changing moods and characters, Tángalo maintain an exquisite musical sensitivity that allows this album to simply unfurl like the scent of an exotic flower drifting in the warm summer air of a Buenos Aires, or Sydney, evening.

Tángalo is:

Artistic Director:
Owen Salomé - Flute, Guitar, Vocals, Composition & Arranging.

Artistic Director:
Emily-Rose Šarkova - Accordion, Vocals, Composition & Arranging.

Susie Bishop - Violin, Lead Vocals,

Amy Putt - Piano

Johan Delin - Double Bass

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'The Little Parade'
A new arrangement by Emily-Rose Šarkova, of one of the most famous of all tangos.

lyrics

(Castellano)
Si supieras,
que aún dentro de mi alma,
conservo aquel cariño
que tuve para ti...
Quién sabe si supieras
que nunca te he olvidado,
volviendo a tu pasado
te acordarás de mí...

Los amigos ya no vienen
ni siquiera a visitarme,
nadie quiere consolarme
en mi aflicción...
Desde el día que te fuiste
siento angustias en mi pecho,
decí, percanta, ¿qué has hecho
de mi pobre corazón?

(English)
If you knew, that still deep in my soul
I keep that affection that I had for you...
Who knows if you could know
that I have never forgotten you,
going back into your past,
you will remember me...

My friends no longer come
not even to visit me, nobody
wants to console me
in my affliction...
Since the day that you left,
I feel anguish in my chest.
Say! Woman! What have you done
with my poor heart?

credits

from Good Enough For Gringos, released January 13, 2014
Owen Salome - Flute
Emily-Rose Šarkova - Arrangement, Accordion
Susie Bishop - Violin, Vocals
Amy Putt - Piano
Johan Delin - Double Bass

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Tángalo Sydney, Australia

Tángalo are a Sydney-based tango quintet who perform a mix of original compositions and existing tangos.

Tángalo use Violin, Guitar, Double Bass, Flute, Accordion, Piano and Voices to create a sound that is is beguiling and vividly personal. The dazzling instrumental lines and impassioned vocals reference both the poetic background of tango music, and something considerably more modern. ... more