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Melingo: Maldito Tango
by Chris May
Like the Algerian singer Rachid Taha and Spanish band Ojos de Brujo, Argentinean singer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Melingo is broadening the scope of his native music while ensuring that its cultural identity remains intact. All three artists are creating roots" music, but the extent of their innovations means that conservative Maghrebi, flamenco and tango fans dispute that. More freewheeling listeners simply revel in the thrilling music being created.
Melingo has retained tango's characteristic instrumentation--bandoneon, clarinet, double bass, violin, guitar--while adding ...
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