(6) Fills
I’m a long time student and teacher of tango guitar. This series of articles is for tango guitar students and guitarists interested in pursuing tango. Contact me for more information on lessons and workshops. This month we’re looking at one of my favorite elements of tango language: fills. In Spanish, tango musicians call them pasajes de enlace or ‘links.’ These fills are short pieces of melodic information that fit into the gaps between the primary melody and in some cases c
El que lo sabe todo
Making sense of the lyrics... Horacio Salgán was one of tango’s greatest and most unique composers/stylists. When I look at his collaborations with lyricists, however, I don’t find any lyrics that seem equally worthy of admiration. Apparently Salgán never collaborated with iconic lyricists like Discépolo, Manzi, or Cadícamo. Instead he left us brilliant instrumental music and a handful of tangos with decent, but not life-changing lyrics. I did, however, find a very curious se
