[Tango-L] Music preferences

[Vince Bagusauskas]

Thanks for all of your reply.  Really useful.

I think that Australians prefer instrumental more so too.



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 > 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.

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