Autobiography
on commission by Macedonio Fernandez
For many years, the literary milieu has believed that Macedonio
Fernandez was a Borges' character, whereas the opposite
was true. Macedonio was Master in
porteño speculation, Academic at Confiteria La Perla and a precious
teacher for everybody in Buenos Aires. Among all the astronomers in the world,
Sevillans included, he had no rivals as a guitarist. He was excellent also
in toasts and autobiographies. Here it is one of 1928: can you think to something
better for our tenth issue's opening article?
The
swingin' Buenos Aires by César Stroscio
In the flamboyant Buenos Aires of the Sixties, the winds
of change were blowing: after that, nothing remained the
same, not even a music so deeply rooted in
the popular soul as the Tango. This is the third part of the César Stroscio's
story.
The
Troilo's last interview by Maria Esther Gillio
The year 2005 is either the Osvaldo Pugliese's centenary
and the thirtieth anniversary of the Anibal Troilo's decease.
Those who remember them the least
of all are certainly the tango disc-jockeys, as busy as they are with their
old fashioned, and electronic, rigmaroles. May God protect their hearing and
music sensibility! As a partial compensation, we give our readers this interview
with the greatest bandoneòn player in the Tango history.
Lucas
goes shopping by Julio Cortazar
For the section Milongas for one year, a day of regular
porteñidad.
The everlasting barrio of Buenos Aires, its characters, its phantasmagoric
adventures, in a Julio Cortazar's short story, which is still unpublished,
and probably incomprehensible, east of Puerto Madero.
Gomez
Re, the tango transformer by Alejandro Dolina
How long should the argument between old and new Tango be going on? Just as
the new Nuevo Tango - the fifth or the sixth one, if memory serves - is sadly
fading, it's not useless to read the story of someone who tried hard, written
by someone who succeded.
Souls
on the premises by Michela Fregona
With the approach of this new Tango Malìa, we have
the pleasure to give our readers some advance news: the
book is bigger, improved, graphically accurated,
strongly bound and much better distributed then the first version Souls elsewhere.
And most of all, it isn't lacking of the good foreword (by Michela Fregona)
we are publishing here. The wonderful pictures are by Lucia Baldini, as usual.
El
Gran kiosko by Cecila Sosa
Even the argentine newsmen are now realizing that there is a Tango Business
going on! The tanguero tourism trade is involving any aspect of the Buenos
Aires life, included the real estate market. Here follows what Pagina 12 thinks
about it.
Chan
chan by Marco Castellani
The final part of the Hugo Pratt's eventful life in Buenos Aires. After fifteen
big years, he goes back to Europe because he has an appointment with a guy
called Corto.
In
praise of Pope-tato by Juan Sasturain
Our Lunfardo Cooking column is constantly enriched by new contributors. Now
it's the turn of one of the best argentine writers of today. Ladies and Gentlemen,
here's to you mister Juan Sasturain, who will say a few words about the most
democratic vegetable of all.
Piazzolla
bailed out by the tangueros by Marco Castellani
Two or three years ago, the important Music Journal asked our contributor Marco
Castellani to write down his opinions about the tangueros' ostracism against
Astor Piazzolla. Castellani, a stranger in the land of truth, didn't need to
be told twice: the Parnassus seldom open its doors to the crooks, and this
is the result. Can you think to something better for our tenth issue's closing
article?
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