For week 50 of 2025, it’s Alfredo De Angelis’ turn to shine. Most dancers know him for his beautiful valses, but his instrumental tangos deserve just as much attention. There’s a reason they called him El Colorado—his music sparkles with energy, color, and unmistakable character. While a De Angelis vals tanda will certainly appear on these pages someday, for his debut I wanted to offer something a little different.
A few things about De Angelis:
- Tireless bandleader with nearly 90 instrumental tangos recorded.
- Early years marked by creativity and bold reinterpretations.
- His instrumentals also reveal a side of El Colorado that is both precise and full of life.
For this tanda, I zoomed in on that early period. During those years, he took some classic tangos and made them his own. Some of these include:
Pura maña: Julio De Caro (1925)
La cumparsita: Roberto Firpo (1916)
El entrerriano: Roberto Firpo (1926)
El pinche: Francisco Canaro (1935)
El huracán: Edgardo Donato (1932)
Nueve de Julio: Roberto Firpo (1927)
Cuando llora la milonga: Francisco Canaro (1927)
El choclo: Orquesta Típica Victor (1929)
Rayito: Orquesta Típica Victor (1926)
El Once: Osvaldo Fresedo (1927)
Guardia vieja: Julio De Caro (1926)
Caído del cielo: Francisco Canaro (1927)
Caminito: Francisco Canaro (1926)
El vazquito: Orquesta Típica Victor (1938)
These tangos weren’t just repertoire—they became canvases for De Angelis’ rhythmic clarity and orchestral personality.
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