[Tango-L] Tango-L Digest, Vol 64, Issue 20

[John Lowry]

It depends on the audience Lois. My first experience was with a classical music station.  I quickly made the connection between Tango and classical music with the instrumentation and the southern European influence, starting with Piazzola.  Then just a taste of 30's to 70's, explaining the progression.  Some vocal.  I chose Alvarez, the opera star plus a Barenboim / Mederos number.  Even so reaction was mixed - some excellent direct feedback and some listeners were offended because it was not classical music. (Poor sad folks).

At the local jazz radio station, it's a little more relaxed and I would bring in plenty of jazz fusion, starting with Piazzola / Gary Burton etc.,  Most important, think about the audience and don't attempt to convert them in one show.

Best wishes.  Hope it goes well,
John


On 30/07/2011, at 2:08 AM, tango-l-request at mit.edu wrote:

> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:44:10 -0500
> From: Lois Donnay <donnay at donnay.net>
> Subject: [Tango-L] Tango radio show
> To: tango-l at mit.edu
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> I have been given the opportunity to do a radio show about Argentine tango.
> Has anyone else had this opportunity?  What did you do? What worked and what
> didn't?  What suggestions do people have for the best music to play?
> 
> I am thinking to start with Gardel, play a little Canaro, D'Arienzo,
> DiSarli, Troilo, Pugliese, Piazzola, Bajafondo, in that order, with
> commentary in between.  I'd also like to talk about some lyrics.
> 
> 
> 
> Lois Donnay
> Minneapolis, MN