The calendar doesn’t say 2026 yet, but in terms of week numbers we’ve already entered the first week of the new year. If that caused a bit of confusion, my apologies.
Although tango is closely associated with Argentina, its roots run just as deep in Uruguay. That’s why this week I’m bringing you a tanda built around tangos recorded in the early 1950s by a Uruguayan orchestra leader. Our set features Donato Racciatti, with vocals by Nina Miranda.
Racciatti is widely known for his upbeat, high-energy tangos—something you’ll also notice in this tanda. His instrumentals are especially fast. For this week, however, we dial the speed down just a touch—not much, but enough to take us back to the milonga atmosphere of the 1950s.
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