Hi listeros... Ruben Terbalca, also known as Ruben Milonga, a great milonga dancer, teacher and historian, wrote to me about the milonga postings of today... he has given me permission to correct gammar and share it.... so here it... I take responsibilities for any mistakes in "translating" and will contact him about your questions if necessary/// I.
****************** 1) 2 or 3 kinds of "milongas" existed before the Tango was born (circa 1880-)-Not the same as today's milonga that we dance.. 2)- _*when the "Tango" showed up ( circa 1*_880), the "milonga" disappeared ( approx. 3 'types' of new milongas showed up between 1890-1932 ) .- 3)- 1917/ 1923 "Guardia Nueva" where born : DeCaro leads the music process.- Tango became basically slow, melancholic, romantic /arranged /sung. 4)-* _1932-1933_* Manzi + Piana produce "Milonga Sentimental", and "MIlonga del 900" based in the earlier tangos - early "Guardia Vieja" ( around *40 years after the first "milongas")* 5)- There are minimum 3 types of Milonga, _ _4)-This type (below) shows clearly some proximity with Habanera .- 6)-Samples ..... "El Esquinazo", "El Torito", "El LLoron", "El Portenito": all of them are */_"Guardia Vieja" Tangos........not "Milongas"_/* *//* */_7)- Milonga is an Kimbundu word (Africa); _/**/_Bantu word ( AFRICA); LIKE : "TANGO"; "CANDOMBE"; "CANYENGUE "(also from Africa)_/* 8)- Anibal Arias is the best Tango guitar Player surviving.- He is not knowed as an historian / researcher in Argentina.- 9)- I recommend Oscar del Priore like a historian / researcher /musicologist in this field.- - 10)- The process is /*also* /much more complex then this compact information.- 11)-We call each other "milongueros" (§-.tango dancers.-§),....- the most popular native dance was the earlier milongas, also because the parties was also called "Milongas". beso Ruben Terbalca Former Teacher (1993- 1996) : "*Universidad del Tango de Buenos Aires"* <http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l> _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
