[Tango-L] Words and music - Osvaldo Barrios

[Jake Spatz (TangoDC.com)]

Hi Antje,

Osvaldo and Kristin were a pleasure to dance to. We had a trio of 
similar character here in DC a while back, but I haven't seen them 
lately, and I don't know their names...

It would be a shame if all the focus, either in discussions or in 
directories, fell exclusively on the larger ensembles, simply because 
they're more likely to have a group name or a website... The duos & 
trios (and other such small groups) seem to be more informally 
assembled, and-- to reiterate a point I've made before-- often have a 
better grasp of _dance_ music.

As usual with the web, and the production of web resources, I fear this 
important fact may have been rather overlooked. I do hope otherwise.

Jake Spatz
DC


TangoJunkies wrote:
> Hi Jake,
>  
> I am glad that you enjoyed your stay in Atlanta. Just for those people 
> who might be curious about the live music Duo that played at the 
> Milonga you attended:
>  
> The bandoneon player is Osvaldo Barrios and he was accompanied that 
> night by Kristin Wendland (Emory). Osvaldo has been living in Atlanta 
> for some time now, but he also plays often with his long-term friend 
> Ruben Stefano (Tango to tango) from Miami.
>  
> I love to watch the way these musicians interact - they're completely 
> in tune with each other and they have "conversations" that remind me 
> of the one's I have when I am dancing with someone - there's passion, 
> there's sweet talk, there's challenge, there's excitement, there's 
> just flow or devotion, and there are lots of jokes... in short: 
> connection. And what makes dancing with them so special is that on top 
> of that they connect with us, the dancers... We just love them. :-)
>  
> Cheers,
> Antje
>
> */"Jake Spatz (TangoDC.com)" <spatz at tangoDC.com>/* wrote:
>
>     Again, I recently danced in Atlanta, to an entirely successful duo
>     (Manuel can verify this, I'm sure: he was there), and they succeeded
>     because they respected the lyrics-- and they had no singer. I can
>     still
>     remember that they gave an interesting treatment to "Caminito,"
>     although
>     the particulars escape me, because the vocal line had (to my ear) a
>     unique canyengue swing to it. You could sing along to their work,
>     provided you knew the words-- AND it wasn't a carbon copy. If a gringo
>     schmuck like myself can enjoy the music on that level, it must
>     point to
>     something effective.
>
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