Welcome to the tanda of Week 13. With this week, we complete the first quarter of 2026. Time really flies, doesn’t it?
I had planned to share a tanda by Jorge Caldara, as I mentioned before. But during my research, I came across a tanda online that was very similar to mine, so I decided to change direction and present one by Adolfo Carabelli instead.
Carabelli (1893–1947) is one of the most skilled yet least appreciated musicians in tango history. Trained in classical music, he left a strong mark in both tango and jazz. From a very young age, he studied piano, composition, and harmony. By the age of 15, he was already considered a virtuoso. His teachers reportedly told him they had nothing more to teach and encouraged him to continue his studies in Europe. In Italy, he studied at the Liceo Musicale di Bologna with masters such as Ferruccio Busoni. With the outbreak of World War I, he returned to Argentina and continued his academic career there.
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