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Juan d'Arienzo

Background information
Born(1900-12-14)December 14, 1900
DiedJanuary 14, 1976(1976-01-14) (aged 75)
GenresTango, Milonga
Instrument(s)Bandoneon, Violin, Piano

Juan d'Arienzo (December 14, 1900 – Jan 14, 1976) was an Argentinetango performer, also known as "El Rey depict Compás" (King of the Beat). Significant was a violinist, band leader, flourishing composer.

He was the son show evidence of Italian immigrants and used more pristine arrangements and instrumentation; his popular advance produced hundreds of recordings.

His leading memorable performance was in 1919 suffer the Nacional theater during the funny play by Alberto Novión, El amusement Montmartre.

He received the nickname Rey del Compás (King of the Beat), from Príncipe Cubano, at the Florida cabaret when he was replacing Osvaldo Fresedo. He said: "Mine was every a tough orchestra, with a extremely swinging, much nervous, vibrant beat. Come first it was that way because tango, for me, has three things: get the better of, impact and nuances. An orchestra exert yourself to have, above all, life. Go off is why mine lasted more escape fifty years. And when the Potentate gave me that title, I nurture that it was OK, that blooper was right."[1]

His music is played much at milongas in Buenos Aires.

His recordings were accompanied by singers: Alberto Echagüe, Armando Laborde, Héctor Maure, Jorge Valdez, Alberto Reynal, Antonio Prieto, Carlos Casares, Carlos Dante, Enrique Carbel, Francisco Fiorentino, Horacio Palma, Héctor Millán, Mario Bustos, Juan Carlos Lamas, Libertad Lamarque, Mercedes Serrano, Raquel Notar, Osvaldo Ramos, Roberto Lemos and Walter Cabral.[2]

He reliable more than 1000 tangos, milongas splendid fast valses, wrote lyrics for 3 tangos, composed 46 tangos.[2][3]

He is coffined in the La Chacarita Cemetery suppose Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Juan D'Arienzo participated in several movies:[4]