Conversaciones en el Aire
4 conversations
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Agustina Piaggio · 14 min · 0 chapters
Fuegian dancer Agustina Piaggio talks by radio with the show La Máquina Tanguera, days after being crowned tango pista champion at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and World Cup alongside her Russian partner Maxim Gerasimov, on August 27, 2019. She describes the surprise welcome friends arranged for her at the Río Grande airport, how she and Maxim connected despite not sharing a language, how she came to dance with him through their shared teachers and a tryout in Rome, and what it is like to live and teach tango in Moscow.
Rodrigo de la Serna · 15 min · 0 chapters
An unnamed host interviews actor and musician Rodrigo de la Serna on the radio program La Máquina Tanguera, recorded on August 1, 2018. They trace the evolution of his group El Yotivenco, from a lineup with drums and percussion to a more creole format of three guitars and a guitarrón, and their recent night at the Teatro Ópera with an orchestra and murga chorus. Rodrigo describes how tango entered his life as a child in Bajo Belgrano, why he started studying guitar at 18, and the role 'El Polaco' played in bringing him fully back to tango. They close talking about the farewell tour for the creole repertoire, an album of original compositions on the way, and the boom of young musicians in Buenos Aires's milongas.
Roberto Goyeneche (hijo) · 31 min · 0 chapters
On the radio program La Máquina Tanguera, the host interviews Roberto Goyeneche Jr., a journalist and former manager of his father, singer Roberto 'Polaco' Goyeneche. They cover family memories, how the Polaco joined the orchestras of Horacio Salgán and Aníbal Troilo, his friendship with Astor Piazzolla, and his singing style rooted in grammar and punctuation. They also discuss myths about his life, his work managing other artists, and an upcoming film about the singer.
Rubén Améndola · 43 min · 0 chapters
Rubén Améndola, a singer with Alfredo De Angelis's orchestra, talks by phone with the radio program La Máquina Tanguera (Radio Nacional, October 8, 2019). He looks back on his 1976 debut in Cabildo, near Bahía Blanca, his years at El Viejo Almacén, his training with a singing teacher he calls don Julio -where he met Sebastián Piana-, and his return to singing thanks to Carlitos Paiva. He shares anecdotes about De Angelis's playful character, including a night the band forgot the words to "Chorra," and reflects on his work with the new Orquesta Típica De Angelis, respect for the audience, and the humility of the great singers he knew.
