Artist	Song
Charlo	Ave de paso
Charlo	Cobardia
Charlo	Rencor
Charlo	Tormento
Charlo	Si soy asi
Charlo	Sin Lagrimas
Charlo	Fueye
Charlo	Sin Ella
Charlo	Tu palida voz
Charlo	Viejas alegrias
Charlo	Rondando tu esquina
Charlo	Olvido
Charlo	Carnaval de antano
Charlo	Yo tambien sone
Charlo	Oro y plata
Charlo	Nostalgias
Charlo	El choclo
Charlo	El lloron
Charlo	Don Juan
Charlo	La cancion inolvidable

Comment:

Charlo is, after Carlos Gardel, the most important singer in tango, although, unlike him he did not become a popular myth. He was the vocalist who recorded most, in a discographic career started in 1925 andended in 1967. However, the main part of his recordings are concentrated in only four years, from 1928 to 1931. In most of those renditions he reaches a level comparable to Gardel's. Like him, he was responsible for establishing an emotional style though austere and without exaggerations, of perfect intonation and attentive musicianship. As composer he displayed his great melodic talent, giving birth to important pieces in tango romanza style.
Charlo, with a beautiful voice and classic charm was quickly engulfed by the industry that was fluttering around tango and our country music. In 1925 he recorded his first ten 78 r.p.m. records, still with the acoustic system for the label Electra, with the guitar accompaniment of Vicente Spina and Miguel Correa. In the carnival seasons in Rosario, the second big city in Argentina, he sang with Francisco Canaro and Roberto Firpo orchestras, which were the two most popular at the time. He later recorded a release for RCA Victor.
In his long career he was occasionally accompanied by outstanding tango stars : the guitarist Roberto Grela, the Demare-Vardaro orchestra (pianist Lucio Demare and violinist Elvino Vardaro), a trio with pianist Osvaldo Pugliese and bandoneonist Federico Scorticati, and different orchestras led by Hector Stamponi (piano), Roberto Pansera (bandoneon) and Osvaldo Requena (piano). Among the guitarists who accompanied him in the 30s, there was one who was destined to become one of the remarkable singers of the genre: Edmundo Rivero.
Such as in Gardel's case, in the 30s his art was changing its local color into a more universal mood. This change - of which his melodic tango "Ave de paso", composed in Rio de Janeiro in 1935 with lyrics by Enrique Cadicamo, stands as a clear testimony - would help him to his success in all America, Spain and Portugal. His long tours and his periods of residence abroad diminished his presence in Argentine tango.
In his important work, as composer of rare ability to musically express human drama and romantic rapture, the following tunes stand out : with lyrics by the film maker Luis Cesar Amadori, the tangos "Cobardia", "Rencor" and "Tormento" ; with Jose Gonzalez Castillo, "El viejo vals", a piece of rare perfection, unparalleled in Charlo's rendition; with Jose Maria Contursi, "Sin lagrimas"; with Catulo Castillo, "Sin ella". "Fueye" and the beautiful waltz "Tu palida voz" with lyrics by Homero Manzi. And with Cadfcamo, besides "Ave de paso", three tangos of high value, but very different from each other, stand out: "Rondando tu esquina", "Viejas alegrias" and "La barranca".
And YES, I'm up for a trade. Just write me a mail. (mp3? coz I live in the tango's country :))

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