(002) A History of Tango Music

(002) [Francisco Juan Lomuto (1893-1950)]
Pianist, leader and composer
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He was born into a Neapolitan music loving family. He composed his first tango at the age of 13 however for many years he played as a pianist in various orchestras. His personal orchestra work began just before his 30th birthday when he put together a group of musicians to play on cruisers to entertain the tourists on board travelling from and to Brazil and south Argentina.

After a year on ship, he moved onto land and reformed his new orchestra. By now he had realised his strength in his orchestra was not to be its pianist but to become its orchestra Leader.

It is said about his orchestras to have been "the delight of the audiences at the Club Progreso, Club Mar del Plata, Trocadero, Escuela Naval", and the best choice for the elite in Argentina".

His orchestra recorded nearly 1000 tango songs and other numbers between 1922 and 1950 with some very famous and loved tango singers such as Fernando Díaz, Jorge Omar, Príncipe Azul, and many more.

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