23/2025 - Lucio Demare with Juan Carlos Miranda - Malena
One of the most unique and unmistakable sounds in Argentine tango has to be Lucio Demare with singer Juan Carlos Miranda in these recordings from 1942, many of which were Demare's compositions.
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The Lucio Demare & Juan Carlos Miranda discography
The Demare/Miranda discography has only 8 tangos recorded between 1938 and 1942.
- Telón 1938-06-13
- Din don 1938-07-12
- Malena 1942-01-23
- Al compas de un tango 1942-03-13
- Mañana zarpa un barco 1942-07-20
- No te apures, cara blanca 1942-10-09
- Sorbos amargos 1942-11-10
- Pa' mí es igual 1942-12-09
The first two are wonderful songs, but do not really mix with the others. This leaves us with just six songs to work with.
Lucio Demare & Juan Carlos Miranda Argentine tango tanda
Lucio Demare / Juan Carlos Miranda – Malena (1942)
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Lucio Demare / Juan Carlos Miranda – Mañana zarpa un barco (1942)
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Lucio Demare / Juan Carlos Miranda – Pa' mí es igual (1942)
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Lucio Demare / Juan Carlos Miranda – No te apures cara blanca (1942)
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How the tanda was created
With such a limited selection of songs there's not much magical creativity involved in creating a great Demare/Miranda tanda. The magic really is in first of all playing a Demare/Miranda tanda, knowing when to play it, and of course the amazing songs themselves.
But my thought process here is to start and finish with either Malena or No te apures cara blanca. Both work great in both positions. Maybe the latter is even more suited for a final song of the tanda as it's rhythm, melody and delicate yet brutal melancholy demand musical attention and appreciation like no other song.
Dance performances to songs from the tanda
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