Traditional tango playlist from Milonga RestArt

I haven't played for dancers since February. Life has intervened.

Until yesterday.

I was invited to play on a weekly Monday milonga in Prague - RestArt - and I enjoyed every second of it.

Here is the FULL playlist.

The music

The music you will hear from the YouTube widget comes from various sources, and the quality is uneven, although mostly acceptable. It's not what I actually played in terms of the transfers.

I pay for my music and source most of my traditional repertoire from TangoTunes. The Laurenz tracks are from Tango Time Travel. The 1950s music is from CDs, and the contemporary music I play usually comes from Bandcamp.

This does not make me a better DJ or anything, but I like the feeling of having paid for the music. We must support our creators, or else there won't be anyone creating in the future.

The list of tandas

• Soy muchacho de arrabal * Ricardo Tanturi, Enrique Campos (1946)
• Giuseppe el zapatero * Ricardo Tanturi, Enrique Campos (1945)
• Cuatro recuerdos * Ricardo Tanturi, Enrique Campos (1945)
• De 6 a 7 | De seis a siete * Ricardo Tanturi, Enrique Campos (1945)

** CORTINA **

• El pollito * Juan D'Arienzo (1938)
• De mi flor * Juan D'Arienzo (1938)
• No me lo digas * Juan D'Arienzo (1939)
• Don Pacífico * Juan D'Arienzo (1939)

** CORTINA **

• La esquina * Lucio Demare (1938)
• Milonga de mis amores * Pedro Láurenz (1944)
• Todos te quieren * Ángel D'Agostino (1944)

** CORTINA **

• Necesito olvidar * Carlos Di Sarli, Roberto Rufino (1942)
• Adiós, te vas…! * Carlos Di Sarli, Roberto Rufino (1943)
• Mañana zarpa un barco * Carlos Di Sarli, Roberto Rufino (1942)
• Griseta | Grisetta | Grisette * Carlos Di Sarli, Roberto Rufino (1941)

** CORTINA **

• Una vez * Osvaldo Pugliese, Alberto Morán (1946)
• Hoy al recordarla * Osvaldo Pugliese, Alberto Morán (1945)
• Demasiado tarde * Osvaldo Pugliese, Alberto Morán (1946)
• Sin palabras * Osvaldo Pugliese, Alberto Morán (1947)

** CORTINA **

• No te olvides de mi, corazón * Miguel Caló, Raúl Iriarte (1945)
• Luna de plata * Miguel Caló, Raúl Iriarte (1943)
• El mismo dolor * Miguel Caló, Raúl Iriarte (1945)

** CORTINA **

• A mí dejáme en mi barrio * Pedro Láurenz, Juan Carlos Casas (1942)
• Como dos extraños * Pedro Láurenz, Juan Carlos Casas (1940)
• Taconeando * Pedro Láurenz, Juan Carlos Casas (1942)
• No me extraña * Pedro Láurenz, Juan Carlos Casas (1940)

** CORTINA **

• Unión cívica * Rodolfo Biagi (1938)
• La marca de fuego * Rodolfo Biagi (1940)
• Bélgica * Rodolfo Biagi (1942)
• La huella * Rodolfo Biagi (1946)

** CORTINA **

• No hay tierra como la mía * Francisco Lomuto, Fernando Díaz (1939)
• Milongón * Francisco Lomuto, Jorge Omar (1939)
• Parque Patricios * Francisco Lomuto / Fernando Díaz (1941)

** CORTINA **

• Cascabelito * Armando Lacava / Ángel Vargas (1951)
• El adiós * Armando Lacava, Ángel Vargas (1954)
• Tanto * Eduardo Del Piano / Ángel Vargas (1949)
• Cualquier cosa * Armando Lacava, Ángel Vargas (1952)

** CORTINA **

• Café para dos * Alfredo De Angelis / Oscar Larroca (1956)
• En tus brazos * Alfredo De Angelis / Oscar Larroca (1954)
• Volvamos a empezar * Alfredo De Angelis / Oscar Larroca (1953)
• Cómo nos cambia la vida * Alfredo De Angelis / Oscar Larroca (1953)

** CORTINA **

• Quemá esas cartas * Armando Cupo / Alberto Morán (1955)
• La noche que me esperes * Osvaldo Pugliese, Alberto Morán (1952)
• Manos adoradas * Osvaldo Pugliese, Alberto Morán (1952)

** CORTINA **

• No te apures, Carablanca * Sexteto Cristal, Guillermo Rozenthuler (2019)
• Condena | S.O.S. * Sexteto Cristal, Guillermo Rozenthuler (2018)
• Dos fracasos * Sexteto Cristal, Guillermo Rozenthuler (2019)
• Ríe, payaso * Sexteto Cristal, Guillermo Rozenthuler (2019)

** CORTINA **

• Gricel * Aníbal Troilo, Francisco Fiorentino (1942)
• Malena * Aníbal Troilo, Francisco Fiorentino (1942)
• La cumparsita * Aníbal Troilo (1943)

The commentary

I pre-planned most of the tandas, which I didn't use to do. Given the long break, I did not feel comfortable mixing everything on the spot.

This gave me more freedom to watch my dancers and enjoy the vibes.

You will notice that I inverted the format to TTMTTV. Yup, I like milongas, and it's no secret.

The Laurenz tanda looks weird because I had a brain hiccup and included Como dos extraños twice 🤣. I went to a bar after starting the tanda to order some wine, and before I paid, what did I hear? Como dos extraños! But that was supposed to be the last in the tanda, wasn't it? Fuck!

So I quickly returned to my table, deleted the duplicate Como dos extraños from the 4th spot, and put No me extraña there instead. Not ideal, but I didn't see any confused faces when the cortina ended the tanda.

This was a fun event, and the music seemed to resonate with the dancers. I could hardly wish for a more welcoming reception after not having DJed for so long. Thanks, everyone!