Orquesta Tipica Andariega: Balliamo
Orquesta Tipica Andariega: Balliamo
This is the third album from Orquesta Tipic Andariega, featuring singer Walter El Chino Laborde with the rich sound of three violins, three bandoneons, a double bass and a piano. Compared to their 2014 album of new compositions, Andiamo, this time around the ensemble chose to play tangos from the past. With new arrangements, mostly from their director and bass player Luigi Coviello and one by bandoneon player Adrian Argat.
All of these Golden Age tangos live through the contrast of rhythmically accentuated stride ahead parts followed by elegiac melodies, and the straightforward arrangements, reduced to the essential, support this impression. This clearly is the beauty of these songs.
Listening to Esta Noche de Luna, composed 1943 by José Garcia and Graciano Gómez-Marcó, I like very much how arranger Luigi Coviello deals with the beautiful melody and contrasts it with the rhythmic orchestral accents with strict compass. Compared with Francisco Canaro ´ s version, they also have these accents. But Canaro seemed to be more interested in the elegiac melodies to please the dancers. In Coviello ´ s arrangement the melodies have more space to shine, and the accents are more aggressive.
Luigi says that for him the balance of groove and rhythm is important, and that means having these clear differences between the rhythm parts and the melodic legato parts so that the musicians can be like an angel in the legato and a devil in the rhythmic parts. These devils are quite friendly but nevertheless seductive.
Te Aconsejo que me Olvides, written in 1926 by Pedro Maffia and Jorge Curi, is a highly accentuated song with an attractive syncopated beat and a performance of singer Walter Laborde. Nothing against the Aníbal Troilo version with Francisco Fiorentino. It has its own charm. But, the Orquesta Tipica Anariaga version is more strict in its route. The singer El Chino Laborde plays his cards to phrase the lyrics, slowing the tempo, raising the dynamics and thus wakes the heart of this song. Outstanding! The same is true for Rodolfo Biagi’ s well known Humillación from 1941. Laborde lives this song with an intensity that hurts. I hate this love! When it broke my will, it reduced me to begging for your warmth. Great. A clear recommendation to join their shows and listen to their music.
Overall Scoring **** Dancer ´ s pleasure = Listener ´ s pleasure Duration: 31 min. Artist ´ s website: http:// www. andariegatango. com. ar /
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