Orchestra: Enrique Rodríguez
Singers: Armando Moreno, Roberto Flores, Roberto Videla, Instrumental
Period: 1937–1970
A few days ago I was on a tango marathon. Around 5 a.m. on Sunday the energy of the milonga was going down and the only reasonable choice for me seemed to be going to the hotel. Suddenly the DJ started playing a tanda of Foxtrots by Rodríguez. The floor filled up with the dancers (I was one of them) immediately and it brought the milonga back to life. So here comes the topic for this post...
As I wrote in one of the previous posts, Rodríguez was recording quite many different music genres (e.g. Corridos, Foxtrots, Marchas, Pasodobles, Polcas). His orchestra was called “Orquesta de todos ritmos”. Foxtrots had quite an important place in the repertoire. I´m aware of at least 50 recorded songs. During milongas they can be treated as "special" milongas. They are a bit more difficult to dance than normal milonga, but I think it does not matter much. The fun you get dancing those foxtrots compensates any difficulties...
In songs recorded by Rodríguez there are many references to locations from outside of Argentina. In his foxtrots there are quite many Hungarian motifs. This is particularly close to my heart as I´m currently living in Budapest. The ones that come to my mind now are:
- Noches de Hungría (also the name of a great tango marathon of Budapest),
- Danza Hungara no5 (based on Hungarian dance by Johannes Brahms),
- Alma de Dios (based on Cancion Hungara from Zarzuela Alma de Dios)
- Amor En Budapest
- Please let me know if there are more of them :)
DJ Comment
I've got only one remark: don't use those foxtrots too often. If you do, their special character will be gone... So "play with moderation" :)
Song examples:
La Calesita Se Destrozó, Canta Roberto Flores, 1937
La Colegiala, Canta Roberto Flores, 1938
Bailan Yanick Wyler - Sigrid Van Tilbeurgh
Bailan Gaston Torelli ' Mariela
Amor En Budapest, Canta Armando Moreno, 1940
Noches de Hungría, Canta Armando Moreno, 1942
Se Va El Tren, Canta Armando Moreno, 1942
Suavemente, Canta Armando Moreno, 1942
Por Las Calles De Istambul, Canta Armando Moreno, 1944
Danza Húngara No. 5, Instrumental, 1947
Japonesita, Canta Roberto Videla, 1951
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