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  The story of Carlos Gardel and Tango song - La historia de Carlos Gardel y Tango canción / Le roi du Tango / El Rey ...
Gardel's huge popularity as an interpreter of the melancholy ballads of the tango was confirmed in the 1920s and 30s in nightclubs and motion pictures.
Carlos Gardel was born on Dec. 11, 1890 in Toulouse, France (as Charles Romuald Gardes) to unknown father and Berthe Gardes (1865-1943) who brought him to Argentina at 27 months of age).
Gardel's sky-rocketing career was cut short in 1935, when he lost his life in a plane crash in Medellin, Colombia on June 24, 1935.
www.gardelweb.com /index-english.htm   (1257 words)

  
 The Carlos Gardel Tango Festival - TANGO Afficionado - Los Angeles Online Tango Resource !
Carlos Gardel, (born Charles Romuald Gardes) was born on December 11, 1890 in the heart of the people.
Carlos Gardel’s music embraced the joy, the tragedy, the depth and the passions of life through the people’s music, the Tango.
Carlos Gardel was blessed with unusual charisma and finely-tuned sensibilities.
thecarlosgardeltangofestival.tangoafficionado.com   (714 words)

  
  ››› buch.de - bücher - versandkostenfrei - Der Tod des Carlos Gardel - António Lobo Antunes
Er sammelt Andenken an sein Idol und hüllt sich mit alten Tonbandaufnahmen von Gardels markanter, schmachtender Stimme in eine Klangwelt, in die ihm niemand folgen mag.
Er sammelt Andenken an sein längst verstorbenes Idol und hüllt sich mit Hilfe alter Tonbandaufnahmen von Gardels markanter, schmachtender Stimme in eine Klangwelt, in die ihm niemand folgen mag.
Besonders Alvaro verteidigt seine Obsession gegen die Umwelt, bis ihm eines Tages Carlos Gardel sogar leibhaftig gegenüberzutreten scheint.
www.buch.de /buch/02953/328_der_tod_des_carlos_gardel.html   (1012 words)

  
  Carlos Gardel - Music Downloads - Online
Gardel rivals Astor Piazzolla as the most important single figure in tango history; if Piazzolla was roughly tango's equivalent of Duke Ellington, then Gardel was certainly its Frank Sinatra -- a towering giant of a vocalist, macho yet sensitive, with an unequaled affinity for the popular song of his homeland.
Gardel was born Charles Romuald Gardés in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 1890.
Gardel's promising career nearly came to an end on December 11, 1915, when he was shot in the chest at close range during an argument at a club.
musicstore.connect.com /artist/254/Carlos-Gardel/1007454.html   (1556 words)

  
  Carlos Gardel - Biography - AOL Music
Gardel rivals Astor Piazzolla as the most important single figure in tango history; if Piazzolla was roughly tango's equivalent of Duke Ellington, then Gardel was certainly its Frank Sinatra -- a towering giant of a vocalist, macho yet sensitive, with an unequaled affinity for the popular song of his homeland.
Gardel was born Charles Romuald Gardés in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 1890.
Gardel's promising career nearly came to an end on December 11, 1915, when he was shot in the chest at close range during an argument at a club.
music.aol.com /artist/carlos-gardel/78844/biography   (1618 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel at AllExperts
Gardel began his career singing in bars and at private parties and in 1911 formed a duet with Francisco Martino, and after with José Razzano (which would last until 1925), singing a wide repertory.
Gardel is still revered from Buenos Aires to Tokyo, where people like to say that "he sings better every day." His fans still like to place a lit cigarette in the fingers of the life-sized statue which adorns his tomb.
Another position claims that Gardel was born as Charles Romuald Gardès in Toulouse, France, to an unknown father and Berthe Gardès (1865-1943), said to have brought him to Argentina at age 27 months.
en.allexperts.com /e/c/ca/carlos_gardel.htm   (797 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel's French Origins: Origen frances de Carlos Gardel
In this photo, Carlos Gardel is shown in Middletowne Hotel in N.Y. affectionately observing his mother's portrait which he carried with him on all of his travels.
Gardel in his house at 735 Jean Jaurés.
Gardel y su administrador viajan a Toulouse, con el propósito de saludar a doña Berta, que por entonces llegaba de Buenos Aires, para vivir con sus familiares durante la ausencia de su hijo.
www.gardelweb.com /Carlos_Gardel_French_origins.htm   (2834 words)

  
 JUAN CARLOS OROFINO ESCRIBE SOBRE CARLOS GARDEL
Sus conocimientos privilegiados sobre la vida de Gardel provienen de sus vínculos con personas que en vida conocieron a Carlos Gardel y fueron sus amigos y colaboradores directos.
Introducción: Juan Carlos Orofino, aporte documental: Georges Galopa, traducción en Español: Monique Ruffié Saint-Blancat.
Charles Romuald Gardes y Carlos Gardel eran una misma y única persona.
www.gardelweb.com /orofino   (1539 words)

  
 BR-online: ANTÓNIO LOBO ANTUNES: DER TOD DES CARLOS GARDEL
Hier lebt Álvaro, ein besessener Bewunderer Carlos Gardels.
António Lobo Antunes: "Alle Orte, die ich in 'Der Tod des Carlos Gardel' ebenso wie in den anderen Büchern beschreibe, existieren tatsächlich.
Er verliert die Wirklichkeit aus den Augen, entflieht in die Welt des Carlos Gardel, der ihm eines Tages sogar leibhaftig erscheint.
www.br-online.de /kultur/literatur/lesezeichen/20000521/20000521_4.html   (635 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel ( English )
Gardel has began his career singing in bars and parties and in 1913 formed a duet with José Razzano which lasted until the mid-twenties, singing a wide variety of folk songs apart from early tangos.
Gardel's popularity grew steadily during the first part of the twenties and, in 1925, the duet with Razzano was disolved and his solo career was launched once and for all.
In the intervening years the myth of Carlos Gardel has come to embody the very symbol of tango music.
comunidad.ciudad.com.ar /ciudadanos/herman/Gardel/gardel_eng.htm   (396 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel: National Geographic World Music   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Although his life ended at age 45, tango singer and composer Carlos Gardel is credited with popularizing the form on an international level, as well as the creation of the tango-canción (tango song) in 1917.
Meanwhile, Gardel embarked on an illustrious solo career for 10 years, including appearances in numerous films and recordings and toured throughout the globe.
Gardel's life ended tragically in a plane crash on June 24, 1935, along with lyricist and collaborator Alfredo Le Pera, and the international community mourned the loss of one of the greatest figures in Latin American song.
worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com /worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/carlos_gardel   (221 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel
On December 11 of that year, due to a fight after a performance at the San Martin theater, Gardel received a shotgun that lodged a bullet in his left lung for the rest of his life.
Carlos Gardel's body was repatriated, and a multitude showed up at his wake held at the Luna Park Stadium, as well as to his funeral in the Chacarita cemetery, where he is remembered with a statue.
In April, 2003 the museum house of Carlos Gardel was inaugurated in the Abasto neighborhood, Buenos Aires, where there is a bronze statue in his honor.
www.easybuenosairescity.com /biografias/gardel1.htm   (624 words)

  
 Tango, Carlos Gardel
This is a crucial event in the history of singing and tango, because its marks a divide between the age of the great “payadores” and their songs, and the birth of the national singer, who sings tangos as well as a “criollo” (folk) repertory.
Gardel invented a manner of singing the tango because there was no model to follow, so he was the creator of a road that was to be followed by all singers in the 1920’s.
Gardel’s celebrity grew out of the movies and his singing, as he created a style which was reflected in his contemporaries and which led to the establishment of a school of singing in the future.
www.livinginbaires.com /carlos-gardel-eng.htm   (1069 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Best of Carlos Gardel: Music: Carlos Gardel   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The dates and facts surrounding the birth of Carlos Gardel, even his real name and nationality, are still argued about--more than 60 years after his death in a plane crash.
To listen to Gardel with all the scratched and pops of the old recording is the full romantic essence of his music and of the era.
Gardel's greatness cannot be overstated: his baritone voice is classic, the sound is timeless, and the lyrics bring nostalgia.
www.amazon.com /Best-Carlos-Gardel/dp/B000006Q60   (1168 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel, his life, works, music, tango, buenos aires, argentina, pictures, videos.
Carlos Gardel arrived in Buenos Aires at the age of two.
Gardel made the music his own by inventing the tango-song, and was an instant popular hit in Latin American countries.
Gardel's sky-rocketing career was cut short in 1935, when he lost his life in a plane crash in Colombia.
www.argentour.com /tango/gardel/indexing.html   (320 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel
Everywhere in Argentina are images and statues of Carlos Gardel who was a famous tango singer from Buenos Aires.
Carlos was killed in an airplane crash in Medellin in 1935 but it is said, "He sings more sweetly every day."
Mourners at Carlos' tomb on the Sunday after the 66th anniversary of Carlos' death.
www.bowkera.com /carlos_gardel.htm   (86 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel - Tango en Zorzalcriollo.com
Los años que transcurren desde el nacimiento de Carlos Gardel hasta 1910 constituyen una suerte de antesala de su historia, ya que no puede hacerse una narración exacta y veraz de los hechos ocurridos hasta entonces.
Berta Gardes, ciudadana francesa, será la encargada de su crianza, posteriormente al quedar embarazada, regresará a Toulouse, dejando al niño al cuidado de su amiga Anais Meaux, con quien vivirá en un taller de planchado de la ciudad de Buenos Aires a partir de 1891.
En 1896 Gardel fuga a Montevideo, vive en un conventillo en Isla de Flores.
www.zorzalcriollo.com   (586 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel fallecio el dia 24 de junio de 1935, en un accidente mientras realizaba una gira en Medellin, Colombia.
Desde chico Gardel comenzo a ser reconocido por su voz y su manera de canto.
Existen mas de 700 grabaciones guardadas de Carlos Gardel, y no son solamente Tangos, tambien habia Folclore, Milongas, Zambas, Rancheras, Tonadas, Estilos, etc. Tambien grabo canciones en ingles, frances e italiano.
www.esquinatango.com /biografias/carlos-gardel.php   (276 words)

  
 Notas | Carlos Gardel | hlm!.Tango - Hágase la música - hagaselamusica.com
Hacia 1921 comenzaran a hacerse más visibles las diferencias interpretativas entre Gardel y Razzano y aunque continuaban con la actividad del dúo, Gardel paralelamente cantaba como solista.
Carlos Gardel nació el jueves 11 de diciembre de 1890 en la ciudad de Toulouse, al sur de Francia, con el nombre de Charles Romuald Gardès.
A pesar de cierta prevalencia de que Gardel encabezara la denominación del dúo, es Razzano quien graba como solista la contrafaz de cada uno de los dos primeros discos del dúo.
tango.hagaselamusica.com /notas/carlos-gardel   (826 words)

  
 Museo Casa Carlos Gardel
Tango vocalist Carlos Gardel is like the Michael Jordan (or maybe the Diego Maradona) of Argentine music.
His face is enshrined in countless photos, paintings and t-shirts all over Buenos Aires, and his signature voice can be heard in the restaurants, shops, and homes of every class of citizen.
I know modern kitchens are judged by completely different standards, and I’m sure he didn’t do his own cooking, but it’s still kind of cool to know that Carlos Gardel’s kitchen is most likely a lot crappier than yours.
www.buenosaires-argentina.com /attractions/museocasacarlosgardel.html   (254 words)

  
 Document sans nom
Le président fondateur de l’association Carlos Gardel, perdu dans les oreillers neigeux de son lit de douleur récite le Romancero Gitano de Lorca « fue un dia de Santiago ».
Dans une Brasserie de Buenos Aires où l’ on danse du tango, on nous a fait une ovation debout quand on a su que des toulousains amis de Gardel étaient là.
, jour anniversaire de l’accident tragique de Carlos Gardel, nous étions tous réunis à l’église, derrière sa dépouille, auprès de sa famille éprouvée, pour lui rendre un dernier hommage.
www.carlos-gardel-toulouse.com /nouvelle.html   (2433 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel
Known as El Zorzal Criollo, the songbird of Buenos Aires, Carlos Gardel...
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www.imdb.com /name/nm0306624   (498 words)

  
 Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore - Libri/DVD - La morte di Carlos Gardel
I membri di una famiglia in disfacimento si muovono nella Lisbona dei giorni nostri al ritmo della musica di Carlos Gardel, l’idolo del tango, che diventa il simbolo della morte di una generazione e dei suoi sentimenti.
Alvaro è un ammiratore ossessivo di Carlos Gardel e vive immerso in un mondo di suoni inaccessibile agli altri.
Ma la morte di Nuno non cambia niente e per Alvaro, sempre più solo nel suo rifiuto del mondo, Carlos Gardel diventa l’unica presenza viva.
www.feltrinelli.it /SchedaLibro?id_volume=1741925   (327 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel MP3 Downloads - Carlos Gardel Music Downloads - Carlos Gardel Music Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Carlos Gardel was tango's first superstar and still one of its most enduring performers.
The 50th anniversary of his death was widely commemorated, and his classic "Por una Cabeza" was featured on the soundtracks of several American films during the early '90s.
Gardel and Razzano mounted their first European appearances over 1923-1924, performing to great acclaim in Madrid, Spain.
www.mp3.com /carlos-gardel/artists/62115/summary.html   (2881 words)

  
 Tango great Carlos Gardel: still a celebrity on 70th anniversary of death in plane crash North County Times - North San ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With a derby hat rakishly pulled over his brow and a cigarette dangling from his lips, Carlos Gardel set the standard in the 1920s and early 1930s for Latin American leading men as he gave tango a huge boost worldwide.
Even the Carlos Gardel Museum organized a street fiesta for Friday night, planning for dark-suited men to lead women in slinky dresses through their tango steps.
The Carlos Gardel museum in Buenos Aires is filled with sounds of old, scratchy recordings, chipped wooden guitars of the era and historic newspapers reporting Gardel's death in bold, frontpage headlines.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/06/25/special_reports/life_times/19_01_206_24_05.txt   (793 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel
Carlos was born in Toulouse, France on december 11, 1890.
While Carlos Gardel is an icon - he is to Argentine people what Elvis is to Americans - his music was made for listening not necessarily dancing.
Gardel is very famous and thus his recordings are widely available.
www.atldanceworld.com /carlos-gardel.php   (528 words)

  
 Carlos Gardel News
Carlos Gardel was a prince among Buenos Aires singers in the early 20th century, a suave and courtly man, never less than elegant.
Hardly anybody could argue that the ill-fated singer Carlos Gardel's was the greatest voice of tango, and even fewer people would deny that anybody revolutionized tango as much as bandoneonist-composer Astor...
They've adorned the walls of their restaurant with countless album covers, mostly from legendary tango singer Carlos Gardel, a folk...
www.topix.net /who/carlos-gardel   (715 words)

  
 YouTube - carlos gardel   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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www.youtube.com /watch?v=9kKQ4m1OmO8   (229 words)

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