(8) Listening
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. So far we’ve spent a lot of time discussing the nuts and bolts of playing tango guitar – essential stuff, for sure – but let’s always keep in close contact with the music. One of the best ways to do that is by listening to classic recordings. During my first couple of mo
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Making sense of the lyrics... This month as we look at the life of Lucio Demare, one of the great composers of tango romanza, we have another chance to look at the poetry of the great Homero Manzi (see last month’s tango singalong blog). If you read these lyrics the plot straightforward (a sailor lands in Buenos Aires, meets a girl, and tells her that his ship sails tomorrow) so let’s focus on a few of the devices that Manzi uses to turn lyrics into poetry. I’m going to avoid
