Rodolfo Biagi
Rodolfo Biagi Alberto ( Biaggi ) ( born March 14, 1906 in Buenos Aires, † September 24, 1969 ibid ), called " Manos Brujas ", was an Argentine musician ( pianist ), arranger, bandleader, and composer of tango. From 1935 to 1938 he worked as a pianist in the tango orchestra of Juan D' Arienzo. In 1938 he founded his own Orquesta Típica. The typical way of playing it is characterized by very accented off- beats as well as numerous breaks.
Some compositions
- Gólgota
- Humillación
- Indiferencia
- Magdala
- Tu promesa
Discography (selection)
Rodolfo Biagi y su Orquesta Típica
- Manos brujas (1957 )
- Rodolfo Biagi y Jorge Ortiz (1959, with the singer Jorge Ortiz )
- El estilo de Rodolfo Biagi inconfudible (1966 )
- La Novena (1968 )
- Lágrimas y sonrisas (1974 )
- Estrella (1974)
- Canción de Rango (1975 )
- Los más grandes de Rodolfo Biagi Éxitos (1975 )
- Los indispensables de Biagi (1976 )
- En la noche Sosiego (1977 )
- Más de Manos Brujas Éxitos (1979 )
- Rodolfo Biagi y Jorge Cortez (1980 )
- Estrella (1990)
- Campo afuera (1926-1942) (1992 )