Buenos Aires 8
Encyclopedia
Buenos Aires 8 was an Argentinian
vocal ensemble which specialised in recording Tango
classics such as music by Ástor Piazzolla
. Its members were:
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
vocal ensemble which specialised in recording Tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
classics such as music by Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
. Its members were:
- Chichita Fanelli
- Magdalena León (Ani Grunwald, in an earlier formation)
- Laura Hatton (Analía Lovato, in an earlier formation)
- Clara Steinberg
- Miguel Odiard
- Guli Tolaba
- Horacio Corral
- Fernando Llosa
Studio albums
- TangosTangos (Buenos Aires 8 album)Tangos is a studio album by the Argentinian vocal octet Buenos Aires 8. Recorded in 1973 and released by Music Hall Records in the same year, the album contains elaborate vocal arrangements for nine classic tangos and a milonga .-Track listing:...
(1973) - Timeless (1990)
- Folklore (unknown)