[Tango-L] More about early milonga....

[Ilene Marder]

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.

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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"_/*
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*/_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.-
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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"*
 

 
 
 
 

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