Modern Tango World N° 6 (Montreal, Quebec) | Page 45

Juan José Mosalini: Alma de Tango
This is a CD album with associated DVD video of the dancers Jorge Rodriguez and Maria
Filali. I will focus only on the music by this exquisite quartet consisting of Juan José Mosalini
(bandoneon), Diego Aubia (piano), Sébastien Couranjou (violin), Leonardo Teruggi (contrabass) and the exceptional singer Sandra Rumolino. They pull out all the stops to attract
their audience, ranging from energetic verve and accentuated dynamic to cautious frailty.
Their fifteen interpretations of classical tangos and modern compositions are all convincing.
Several of the songs are heard
quite often, such as Antonio
Caldara’s Pasional, Mariano Mores’ Uno, Carlos Gardel´s Volver
or Astor Piazolla´s Oblivion. But
they present them with all their
heart and passion, and there is
no doubt that these songs were
orchestrated exclusively for this
ensemble.
It is difficult to resist their vibrant
version of Osvaldo Pugliese´s
Bordeno y 900, or Sandra
Rumolino´s touching interpretation of Gardel´s Volver. Mosalini´s
own compositions, La Voz De La
Libertad, Milonga para Dos and
Apretonados, can easily be compared with Astor Piazzolla. Mosalini is in fact a living legend who
has played with dazzling icons
such as Domingo Federico, Osvaldo Pugliese, Astor Piazzolla
and others.
For me, this album should be counted among the most relevant recordings within the past
few years. Self-evidently musical director Juan José Mosalini is outstanding, and with the
singer, Sandra Rumolino, the ensemble will certainly the difference.

Overall Scoring *****
Dancer´s pleasure < Listener´s pleasure
Duration : 65 min.
Artist´s website: https://www.facebook.com/juanjose.mosalini

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