Getting to know tango music is quite a task. While you may hear it being played everytime you dance, you don’t always know the names of the composers and performers. Who’s song is ‘Poema’? (Francisco Canaro) Who wrote ‘Llorar por una mujer (“quererla y no tenerla“)? (Enrique Rodriguez) Who plays ‘La Cumparsita’? (just about everyone) So here’s an idea: I’m going to publish a top 10 of popular songs per composer/orchestra. The data I use comes from last.fm.
The first one: Osvaldo Pugliese, best known for his ‘La Yumba’. How does that sound again? Well, see if you recognize this song:
The Pugliese top 10 of songs on Last.fm goes like this:
| #1 | La Yumba | 1617 | |
| #2 | Recuerdo | 1016 | |
| #3 | Desde El Alma | 878 | |
| #4 | Gallo Ciego | 612 | |
| #5 | Mala Junta | 459 | |
| #6 | La Mariposa | 417 | |
| #7 | Chique | 349 | |
| #8 | Despues | 295 | |
| #9 | Malandraca | 289 | |
| #10 | Chacabuqueando | 267 |
And here you can listen to some of those:
