Modern Tango World #9 (Rome, Italy)
Rome Special Features Symbolic Roman Tango Places Mario Abbati 03 Milongas in Rome Enrico Colagrossi 08 Roman Tango, 1980 to Present Emanuela (Mela) Molinari 13 Roman Road to NeoTango Elio Astor 16 Guide to Tango in Rome 20 Endless Tango William Hudson Temples 26 Interview with Mariano Mattone (Tangothic) Raymond Lauzzana 30 Visual dancing Andreas Lange 33 From León to Patagonia and Back Eduardo Delgado Hernández 36 New Tango Music Arndt Büssing 40 Tango Moves: Ochos (Figure Eights) Raymond Lauzzana 44
Rome Special Features
Symbolic Roman Tango Places Mario Abbati 03
Milongas in Rome Enrico Colagrossi 08
Roman Tango, 1980 to Present Emanuela (Mela) Molinari 13
Roman Road to NeoTango Elio Astor 16
Guide to Tango in Rome 20
Endless Tango William Hudson Temples 26
Interview with Mariano Mattone (Tangothic) Raymond Lauzzana 30
Visual dancing Andreas Lange 33
From León to Patagonia and Back Eduardo Delgado Hernández 36
New Tango Music Arndt Büssing 40
Tango Moves: Ochos (Figure Eights) Raymond Lauzzana 44
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Hijos ilegitimos de Astor: Tenatción <strong>Tango</strong><br />
The rich sound of the ten person orchestra, Hijos ilegitimos de Astor (piano, bandoneón, violin, viola,<br />
cello, contrabass, guitar, and vocals) makes the listener smile from the beginning to the end of this fourteen<br />
track album. Astor’s Illegitimate Children<br />
see themselves as both, a traditional<br />
and a contemporary orchestra. Alejandro<br />
Fasanini, bandoneonist, arranger and<br />
composer of all the songs, said that his<br />
music tries to continue the path that Astor<br />
Piazzolla left. In that vein, the convincing<br />
starter En Primavera viste de Blanco surprises<br />
with various changes in style and<br />
atmosphere.<br />
The third song Milonga para el Otono is<br />
a beautiful piece of music, starting very<br />
sensitive with piano and double-bass.<br />
Then bandoneon and violon-cello take<br />
over. The song finds its syncopated evolution<br />
with jazzy guitar, drums and all strings.<br />
It ends out of breath.<br />
Invierno Inverso is also one of these beautiful<br />
compositions which changes its tone<br />
and mood several times, from a slow and<br />
reduced beginning to a seductive melody<br />
played by the violin and guitar. In the end,<br />
it turns into a rhythmic milonga, turning<br />
back and forth – difficult to resist.<br />
Three songs feature Valeria Visconti as a passionate singer. Again, great dynamic compositions touching<br />
the listeners heart.<br />
This is really fun to listen to, diving into the depth of these multifaceted compositions, played by a versatile<br />
orchestra. Of course, there are many interesting ensembles and many great composers of contemporary<br />
tango. But to me, Alejandro Fasanini is one of the outstanding and fascinating composers. These<br />
songs combine pure beauty in melodic development with rhythmic and harmonic trickiness. They avoid<br />
the pitfalls of compositional arrogance – the listener is in the forefront. This music is intended to be<br />
played in concert halls. But, it will also work well in the small cafes, during those late evening when we<br />
meet our pure lives.<br />
Overall Scoring *****<br />
Dancer´s pleasure = Listener´s pleasure<br />
Duration: 57 min.<br />
Artist´s website: http://www.hijosilegitimosdeastor.com<br />
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