[Tango-L] Music preferences

[Joe Grohens]

 > From: Vince Bagusauskas <vytis at hotmail.com> >
 > When you attend a milonga (or a practica for that matter) what  
proportion of
 > the music do you want to hear with  lyrics?
I have a small addition to this thread.
At the "Chicago Tango Week" of July this year, Horacio Godoy gave a  
workshop on DJing.
During questions, a participant asked Horacio how much he uses songs  
with singers versus instrumental. Below I am transcribing from a video  
recording.
Horacio Godoy: I use more with singers. Because in Argentina they  
prefer the lyrics. They want to dance lyrics (gesturing towards his  
ear) with the music.
Questioner A: 60%? 70%?
Godoy: Yeah, yeah. Maybe more.
Questioner B: Would you do the same in the U.S.?
Godoy: I do the same here. Maybe in Rome (?), because sometimes in  
Europe or the United States they prefer just the orchestra, not the  
singer.
Questioner C: In the same tanda, would you stay all instrumental, or  
all with the cantor, or do you mix?
Godoy: It depends on the orchestra. For example, Calo, instrumental is  
very different than Calo with Beron. Very different. [Di Sarli], it's  
different but not a lot, and D'Arienzo, it can be the same feeling.  
OK? It depends on the orchestra what happens with the instrumental or  
the singers. When I play the mix, I try to play two and three, or two  
and two.