
Nueve Puntos, Pájaro Azul, and the Serie Sinfónica
Carlos Di Sarli’s 1956 version of “Nueve Puntos” has long been a favorite of dancers at milongas. But what does “Nueve Puntos” (nine points) mean?
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Carlos Di Sarli’s 1956 version of “Nueve Puntos” has long been a favorite of dancers at milongas. But what does “Nueve Puntos” (nine points) mean?
In 1928, Orquesta Típica Victor recorded “Chlo-e” and gave it a genre name of “Tango Blues.” Why was it called “Tango Blues?”
A film clip, circa 1940, of Dinah Shore singing La Cumparsita with Xavier Cugat’s orchestra… in English! Some may remember Dinah Shore from her daytime TV talk/variety show Dinah! in […]