Fausta's Blog

First, Colette Hebert and Richard Council,

and, Sally Potter’s The Tango Lesson,

to celebrate Mother’s Day, Emory Tango Ensemble and Tango Orchestra Club Atlanta, directed by Kristin Wendland (March 30, 2012, Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts), performing Desde el alma, a vals with the theme of a mother’s love,

The story of Desde el alma,

by Alberto Paz
Rosita Melo was born in Uruguay in 1897 but she lived in Argentina since age 2. She wrote the music for Desde El Alma, a Boston-style vals, at age 14 in 1911. In 1922 she married poet Victor Piuma Velez who wrote the first set of lyrics for Desde El Alma. It was a theme dedicated to the love of a mother. In 1948, Homero Manzi called to tell them that he was interested in including the song in his movie Pobre mi madre querida [My Poor Beloved Mother], but with different lyrics as demanded by the movie script. This would not affect the copyright ownership of the song. Piuma Velez and Rosita Melo opposed the idea, and requested that if Manzi wrote new lyrics, Piuma Velez’s name should be included as co-author. Manzi agreed, the lyrics became famous and the vals, already a classic became universally famous.

The Boston-vals is a style originated in the city of that name in the United States. It is associated with the piano and its characteristic is that the player does not mark the rhythm with the left hand as it is customary with that instrument. The rhythm is marked witht he right hand along with the melody. The left hand only marks the first note of the beat, the bass.

Monica Paz interviews the fabulous milonguero Flaco Dany. For English captions, click on “CC”

My friend Ximena’s Interview with Gustavo Santaolalla of Bajofondo

And their video, below the fold since it’s not quite suitable for work,
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First the blogging,

What Can Argentine Tango Teach You About Brilliant Blogging?

And baby’s first tango (via Silvio), Georgina, Oscar & Nicolas Mandagaran dancing to Poema

Hugo Mastrolorenzo & Angeles Chanaha dancing in Princeton,

Sure, anyone can have a parade; here at F’sB we have tango.

But will the Pope join in?

No green beer was spilled in the making of this video.

says this article (link in Spanish)

El cardenal argentino Jorge Mario Bergoglio, el Papa Francisco I, es un jesuita con una sólida formación académica, considerado un hombre dialogante y moderado, amante del tango e hincha del equipo de fútbol San Lorenzo.

Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis I, is a Jesuit of a solid academic foundation, regarded as a moderate man of dialogue, lover of tango, and fan of the San Lorenzo soccer team.

Surely Pope Francis will enjoy this performance by The Best tango dancer ever, Mario Bournissen,

I’m slightly under the weather, so blogging will resume sometime. Until then, here’s Yaya Tango

Jennifer Kozar & Janusz Godyn
2011 Winners of Dancing in Small Spaces Contest
Demonstration to Mandragora Tango New CD Release, Barrio Longfellow, which is also available on MP3 so you can listen to it right now.

Happy tandas!