The Tango Archive is a collection of information about new and
historical tangos and its musicians. It was created many years ago
to find out the
authors, composers, performers of música típica. The
compilation consists of two separate ascii files organized as one line
per record. Meanwhile there are other sites
with more comprehensive contents.
Additionally there is a page
Contacting Tango and Bandoneon Musicians
where you can search in its index
to find musicians.
Since the actual sizes of the files are not handy to be downloaded
entirely, you may search for string patterns within the files.
If something is found, it will be displayed.
The database can't be complete. It's created during my free time.
Now you may contribute extending the information by
posting data.
The Tangos List
Every line contains in that very order:
Sometimes in the place for author you will find l:<name> which means
lyricist, m:<name> is composer, bailarin(a) means dancer. Hope the other
indications will be understood. Otherwise please mail me.
Media may be CD, vinyl records or 1/4 inch tape (Tx #/p#/####). Media numbers EB-CD ## indicate the series of historical recordings "El Bandoneon" issued in Spain. If you search for such a string, you will get a listing of the titles on that media.
The Tangos Compilation
(> 388 kByte, please enable
132 char/line printing)
A compressed version
(57 kByte) can be downloaded.
The Artists list
The artist's database is organized in a similar manner but:
Most musicians appear many times on the list, this is because of several recordings or biographic items (orchestras, places etc.).
The Artists Compilation
(172 kByte - please enable 132 char/line printing)
A compressed version
(33 kByte) can be downloaded.
Please, do not use accents and suppress the surname if possible to increase the hit rate within the selected data set. Only matching string patterns are found. Use the known fragment of the string if you are not sure about the spelling. E.g. use D'Arienzo or even Arienzo and not Juan Darienzo which will not be found. | Por favor suprima los acentos y evite los nombres utilizando únicamente los apellidos aumentando así la probabilidad de acierto en la búsqueda dentro del archivo seleccionado. El sistema no permite combinar términos. |
Note: The artists are ordered surname, first name
To extend the existing database you may add your contribution. Please fill out the form below as complete as possible. Postings without title and composer will not be considered. Please fill in only known information. Your e-mail address will be hidden and will not be visible on the public list and is only to contact you in case of questions.
created: Feb. 10, 1997