Music from Argentina: Folk Music & Tango

by Instituto el Cimarron

Overview

While Argentina is easily best known for its tangos musically (and culturally, for that matter), there's a wealth of folk styles available as well. The Instituto el Cimarron exists for the preservation of those folk styles (as well as tango) and performance of such. On their debut album with ARC, they put together a long program that covers the music of Buenos Aires itself, the music of the pampas, and the music of the Andean region at large. Each format provides different gains and losses for the group. The tangos in particular, chosen from some of the best compositions of Piazzolla and Troilo, come out as tinkling, delicate little tunes, rather than the grandiose and sweeping pieces that were originally written. Similarly for the Andean music (a bit of a rarity in Argentinean collections), the group tinkles along, emulating the Andean harp with its guitars to the point of cuteness -- it works for a few tracks, but falls apart on the more majestic compositions, such as Daniel Robles' "El Condor Pasa." It's in the folk styles associated with rural Argentina that the group shines. As the musicians move through the local adaptations of waltzes and polkas, the real talent of the group starts to come out. Their playing can be intricate (as an incredible solo on the neck of the guitar in "Pajaro Campana"), or it can muse gently (as a more careful moment in "El Quebradeno"). The group has a lot of musical ability, but often comes across as rather lightweight in the face of the tango and milonga masters. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	07/24/2020
Label:	ARC MUSIC
UPC:	5019396291720

Tracks

1. Libertango
2. La Vestido Celeste
3. Adios Nonino
4. Pajaro Campana
5. El Condor Pasa
6. Milongueando en el '40
7. La Arenosa
8. El Toro
9. Tanguera
10. El Quebradeno
11. Desde el Alma
12. Carpas de Salta
13. Tren Expreso
14. El Pintao
15. Felicia
16. La Humilde Chacarera
17. Polquita Rural
18. Quiero Ser Tu Sombra
19. Malambo
20. Nocturna

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Instituto el Cimarron   Primary Artist
Enrique Saborido   Primary Artist
Rosita Melo   Primary Artist
Julian Plaza   Primary Artist
Raul Barboza   Primary Artist
Anibal Troilo   Primary Artist
Antonio Tarrago Ros   Primary Artist
Astor Piazzolla   Primary Artist
Adolfo Abalos   Primary Artist
Daniel Alomia Robles   Primary Artist
Felix Perez Cardozo   Primary Artist
Hector Quatromano   Primary Artist
Julian Antonio Diaz   Primary Artist
Pedro De Ciervi   Primary Artist
Gustavo "Cuchi" Leguizamon   Primary Artist
Mariano Mores   Primary Artist
Marcos Alberto Ceballos   Accordion
Marcos Riffo Urquiza   Guitar
Matias Sebastian Hermosillo   Guitar
Omar Antonio Fiordelmondo   Bombo

Technical Credits

Ute Entwistle   Translation,Typesetting,Layout Design
Jean-Luc DeBellefeuille   Audio Engineer
Manuel Castilla   Composer
Vals   Composer
Alex Stokes   Cover Design
Anibal Triolo   Composer
Jeannine Blanpain   Translation
Gustavo "Cuchi" Leguizamon   Composer
Zulema Nelly Alcayaga   Composer
Gustavo Leguizamon   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Mariano Mores   Composer
Rosita Melo   Composer
Castilla   Composer
Diz Heller   Assistant,Mastering,Liner Notes,Photography,Translation
Diaz Brothers   Composer
Julian Plaza   Composer
Raul Barboza   Composer
Antonio Tarrago Ros   Composer
Astor Piazzolla   Composer
Guy Tourville   Mixing,Producer,Audio Production
Cueca   Composer
Adolfo Abalos   Composer
Daniel Alomia Robles   Composer
Felix Perez Cardozo   Composer
Hector Quatromano   Composer
Julian Antonio Diaz   Composer
A. Abalos   Composer
Chamame   Composer
Di Sarli   Composer
Dia Brothers   Composer
Polca   Composer
Trollo   Composer
Valseado   Composer
D. Alomia Robles   Composer
F. P. Cardozo   Composer
J. A. Diaz   Composer
Julio Baudouin   Composer
Leguizamon   Composer
Pedro De Ciervi   Composer
Troilo   Composer
Z. Alcayaga   Composer
Julian Diaz   Composer
Enrique Saborido   Composer