Yüksel Şişe
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A father, husband, dancer, and tango DJ from Istanbul.
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This week's tango tanda belongs to Pedro Maffia, the bandoneonist credited with teaching the instrument to sing. His orchestra from 1930-31 plays songs your floor already knows, in versions it has likely never heard. Here's why that works on a real floor.
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2026-40 Pedro Maffia mixed-vocal tango tanda | Tanda of the Week
In Julio De Caro's sextet of the mid-1920s, two bandoneóns sat side by side. One of them was Pedro Laurenz, whose orchestra you'll hear at a
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September 29, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This week's tango tanda belongs to Pedro Maffia, the bandoneonist credited with teaching the instrument to sing. His orchestra from 1930-31 plays songs your floor already knows, in versions it has likely never heard. Here's why that works on a real floor.
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Two of the three valses here are duets, which is what the fifties did to the vals: it became the singers' territory. Pugliese with Morán, Roberto Caló, and Rotundo, side by side. Rare material, but the kick is clear throughout. Here's how it plays on a full floor: tangoroute.com/posts/168098...
2026-39 A mixed vals tanda from the 1950s | Tanda of the Week
There is a vals I have been carrying around for a long time, one I kept wanting to play and never had the right neighbours for. Mixing orche
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September 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Two of the three valses here are duets, which is what the fifties did to the vals: it became the singers' territory. Pugliese with Morán, Roberto Caló, and Rotundo, side by side. Rare material, but the kick is clear throughout. Here's how it plays on a full floor: tangoroute.com/posts/168098...
Domingo Federico has never had a tanda in this series until now. You already know his melodies. They just tend to reach the floor in somebody else's recording. Here is what finally worked: tangoroute.com/posts/167221...
2026-38 Domingo Federico mixed-vocal tango tanda | Tanda of the Week
Some names you announce from the booth, and some names you only ever read on a label. Domingo Federico has spent seventy years in the second
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September 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Domingo Federico has never had a tanda in this series until now. You already know his melodies. They just tend to reach the floor in somebody else's recording. Here is what finally worked: tangoroute.com/posts/167221...
Almost nobody plays José Basso today. This week's tanda goes back to 1949, the year he first got near a microphone, with Fiorentino, Ferrari and a duet with Ruiz to close. Household titles, records the floor has never met. Get the full story: patreon.com/posts/166218...
2026-37 José Basso tango tanda with singers | Tanda of the Week
In early 1949, RCA-Victor gave a young orchestra a test session, listened to the four sides, and shelved every one of them. Within a week, O
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September 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Almost nobody plays José Basso today. This week's tanda goes back to 1949, the year he first got near a microphone, with Fiorentino, Ferrari and a duet with Ruiz to close. Household titles, records the floor has never met. Get the full story: patreon.com/posts/166218...
The golden-age milonga boom starts with a record D'Arienzo brought back from Montevideo in 1937. Week 36/2026 turns to his milongas with Alberto Echagüe, three hard-edged recordings from 1938 and 1939. Walking weight rather than fireworks. See where they sit in a night.
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2026-36 Juan D'Arienzo milonga tanda with Alberto Echagüe | Tanda of the Week
Juan D'Arienzo was in Montevideo for Carnival in 1937, organising dances, when a local composer showed him a handful of his pieces. One of t
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August 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The golden-age milonga boom starts with a record D'Arienzo brought back from Montevideo in 1937. Week 36/2026 turns to his milongas with Alberto Echagüe, three hard-edged recordings from 1938 and 1939. Walking weight rather than fireworks. See where they sit in a night.
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The easy Romántica Milonguera tanda already exists; you can dance to it on YouTube tonight. For Week 35/2026 I built the other one: four covers from the quieter corners of the orchestra's catalogue, each carried by a different singer. The full story is on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/165560...
2026-35 Romántica Milonguera contemporary tango tanda with singers | Tanda of the Week
Any tango DJ can build a Romántica Milonguera tanda. Open YouTube and you will find a dozen of them, nearly all drawing from the same handfu
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August 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The easy Romántica Milonguera tanda already exists; you can dance to it on YouTube tonight. For Week 35/2026 I built the other one: four covers from the quieter corners of the orchestra's catalogue, each carried by a different singer. The full story is on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/165560...
One hundred years ago, tango's electrical recording era began, and Orquesta Típica Victor was right there for it. This week's tanda gathers four instrumentals from 1926, months after the shift, still carrying that raw, newly audible detail.
August 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
One hundred years ago, tango's electrical recording era began, and Orquesta Típica Victor was right there for it. This week's tanda gathers four instrumentals from 1926, months after the shift, still carrying that raw, newly audible detail.
Some tandas are arguments. This one is an embrace. For Week 33/2026 I have gone to the vals side of Alfredo De Angelis - the Dante and Martel duo, plus Floreal Ruiz right at the start of his career. Why it works, and when in the night to spend it:
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2026-33 Alfredo De Angelis vals tanda with singers | Tanda of the Week
When this series made its first visit to Alfredo De Angelis in Week 2025-50, the opening line carried a promise: a De Angelis vals tanda wou
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August 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Some tandas are arguments. This one is an embrace. For Week 33/2026 I have gone to the vals side of Alfredo De Angelis - the Dante and Martel duo, plus Floreal Ruiz right at the start of his career. Why it works, and when in the night to spend it:
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Malerba's famous tanda assembled itself years ago - the same six recordings, endlessly recombined. So for Week 32/2026 I went digging and built a second one beside it, same orchestra, same voice in Orlando Medina. The second is the reason I wrote the post.
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2026-32 Ricardo Malerba tango tanda with Orlando Medina | Tanda of the Week
Some tandas assemble themselves. Ask ten DJs for a Ricardo Malerba tanda and at least nine will reach into the same small treasure chest: si
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August 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Malerba's famous tanda assembled itself years ago - the same six recordings, endlessly recombined. So for Week 32/2026 I went digging and built a second one beside it, same orchestra, same voice in Orlando Medina. The second is the reason I wrote the post.
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The Week 31/2026 tanda is a quiet anniversary: one year of these posts, marked with Carlos Di Sarli. Four instrumentals from 1951, the year he walked back into the studio after three silent years with a bigger orchestra. Where it fits in an evening: www.patreon.com/posts/155357...
2026-31 Carlos Di Sarli instrumental tango tanda | Tanda of the Week
A year ago, this journey began with the Week 2025-29 tanda. Fifty-four weekly tandas have been shared since then; counting the special tanda
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July 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The Week 31/2026 tanda is a quiet anniversary: one year of these posts, marked with Carlos Di Sarli. Four instrumentals from 1951, the year he walked back into the studio after three silent years with a bigger orchestra. Where it fits in an evening: www.patreon.com/posts/155357...
Troilo is filed under drama, lyricism, the great vocal tangos — almost never under milonga. This week's tanda argues otherwise, with three 1941 sides sung by Francisco Fiorentino that deserve a dance floor, not just an archive. See what makes them work: www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
2026-30 Aníbal Troilo milonga tanda with Francisco Fiorentino | Tanda of the Week
Every 11 July, Argentina celebrates Día del Bandoneón — and the date is no accident: it is the birthday of Aníbal Troilo, born on 11 July 19
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July 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Troilo is filed under drama, lyricism, the great vocal tangos — almost never under milonga. This week's tanda argues otherwise, with three 1941 sides sung by Francisco Fiorentino that deserve a dance floor, not just an archive. See what makes them work: www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
This week's tanda belongs to the two Ángeles — D'Agostino and Vargas. Two beloved classics, two songs you can hear in no other recording — and a finale the whole tanda was built backwards from. Get the full story: www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
2026-29 Ángel D'Agostino tango tanda with Ángel Vargas | Tanda of the Week
Some tandas are built like an evening in miniature. They greet you at the door with something you already love, keep you company while the l
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July 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This week's tanda belongs to the two Ángeles — D'Agostino and Vargas. Two beloved classics, two songs you can hear in no other recording — and a finale the whole tanda was built backwards from. Get the full story: www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
Most people know Canaro's big orchestra or Quinteto Pirincho. Fewer know the quintet that came before it — Quinteto Don Pancho. This week's tanda gathers four instrumental guardia vieja tangos from that brief, brilliant run, and the full story of how it came together: www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
2026-28 Quinteto Don Pancho instrumental tango tanda | Tanda of the Week
When we think of Francisco Canaro, we usually picture either his mighty orchestra — one of the most prolific recording ensembles in tango hi
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July 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Most people know Canaro's big orchestra or Quinteto Pirincho. Fewer know the quintet that came before it — Quinteto Don Pancho. This week's tanda gathers four instrumental guardia vieja tangos from that brief, brilliant run, and the full story of how it came together: www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
For Week 27/2026, three Pedro Laurenz vals recordings from the early 1940s — each with a different vocalist — form a tanda held together by the sheer distinctiveness of the orchestra. A set for dancers who listen closely. www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
2026-27 Pedro Laurenz vals tanda with singers | Tanda of the Week
There is a particular quality in the vals recordings Pedro Laurenz made in the early 1940s that is difficult to name precisely but immediate
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June 29, 2026 at 2:33 PM
For Week 27/2026, three Pedro Laurenz vals recordings from the early 1940s — each with a different vocalist — form a tanda held together by the sheer distinctiveness of the orchestra. A set for dancers who listen closely. www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
For Week 26/2026, tango takes to the pitch ⚽. This mixed-tanda is built around two of Argentine football's great legends — Francisco Canaro, the Orquesta Típica Victor and Roberto Firpo, with Ernesto Famá, Alberto Gómez and Carlos Varela on vocals.
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2026-26 Mixed tanda: The Tanda That Took to the Pitch | Tanda of the Week
With a World Cup unfolding, it felt only right to let the floor follow the ball for a change. I want to be honest from the very first line:
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June 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
For Week 26/2026, tango takes to the pitch ⚽. This mixed-tanda is built around two of Argentine football's great legends — Francisco Canaro, the Orquesta Típica Victor and Roberto Firpo, with Ernesto Famá, Alberto Gómez and Carlos Varela on vocals.
Get the full story👇 www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
Get the full story👇 www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
Week 25/2026: Tanturi & Campos. A partnership that began when Tanturi opened a phone directory at random and handed an Uruguayan singer a new name.
51 recordings followed. This week's tanda is one of them. Full history and analysis on Patreon → www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
51 recordings followed. This week's tanda is one of them. Full history and analysis on Patreon → www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
2026-25 Ricardo Tanturi tango tanda with Enrique Campos | Tanda of the Week
Some orchestras make you listen. Others make you move. Ricardo Tanturi's orchestra does both — with a deceptive simplicity that has kept mil
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June 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Week 25/2026: Tanturi & Campos. A partnership that began when Tanturi opened a phone directory at random and handed an Uruguayan singer a new name.
51 recordings followed. This week's tanda is one of them. Full history and analysis on Patreon → www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
51 recordings followed. This week's tanda is one of them. Full history and analysis on Patreon → www.patreon.com/tandaofthewe...
This week's tanda features Juan Carlos Caviello — a name rarely heard at milongas, but one that belongs there. Three instrumental milongas from 1955, pure drive, no vocals, no pause. Read the full article on Patreon 👇
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2026-24 Juan Carlos Caviello instrumental milonga tanda | Tanda of the Week
2026-24 Juan Carlos Caviello instrumental milonga tanda by Tanda of the Week on Patreon. Join Tanda of the Week's community for exclusive content and updates.
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June 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This week's tanda features Juan Carlos Caviello — a name rarely heard at milongas, but one that belongs there. Three instrumental milongas from 1955, pure drive, no vocals, no pause. Read the full article on Patreon 👇
#TandaOfTheWeek #TangoDJYuksel
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#TandaOfTheWeek #TangoDJYuksel
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This week's tanda is Alfredo De Angelis with Julio Martel and Carlos Dante period. Four minor keys, no repetition, dominant relationships bookending the arc — and two tangos that spent nearly two decades in silence before De Angelis reimagined them entirely.
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2026-23 Alfredo De Angelis tango tanda with singers | Tanda of the Week
2026-23 Alfredo De Angelis tango tanda with singers by Tanda of the Week on Patreon. Join Tanda of the Week's community for exclusive content and updates.
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June 1, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This week's tanda is Alfredo De Angelis with Julio Martel and Carlos Dante period. Four minor keys, no repetition, dominant relationships bookending the arc — and two tangos that spent nearly two decades in silence before De Angelis reimagined them entirely.
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This week's tanda is built around a paradox: an ensemble created for listening, not dancing. And yet it belongs in a milonga — because when the music is this precise, this clear, this well-arranged, context stops mattering.
Week 22/2026: Quinteto Real. ↓
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Week 22/2026: Quinteto Real. ↓
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2026-22 Quinteto Real instrumental tango tanda | Tanda of the Week
2026-22 Quinteto Real instrumental tango tanda by Tanda of the Week on Patreon. Join Tanda of the Week's community for exclusive content and updates.
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May 25, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This week's tanda is built around a paradox: an ensemble created for listening, not dancing. And yet it belongs in a milonga — because when the music is this precise, this clear, this well-arranged, context stops mattering.
Week 22/2026: Quinteto Real. ↓
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Week 22/2026: Quinteto Real. ↓
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This week's tanda is live! Three instrumental valses from Juan D'Arienzo's Biagi years, and the same partnership that produced the best-selling tango records in Buenos Aires between 1935 and 1938. This is the D'Arienzo most DJs don't think of first. Full article on: tangoroute.com/posts/2026-2...
2026-21 Juan D’Arienzo instrumental vals tanda | Tanda of the Week
2026-21 Juan D’Arienzo instrumental vals tanda by Tanda of the Week on Patreon. Join Tanda of the Week's community for exclusive content and updates.
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May 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This week's tanda is live! Three instrumental valses from Juan D'Arienzo's Biagi years, and the same partnership that produced the best-selling tango records in Buenos Aires between 1935 and 1938. This is the D'Arienzo most DJs don't think of first. Full article on: tangoroute.com/posts/2026-2...
Malerba recorded only 3 instrumental tangos in his career. This week's tanda uses two, and gives the other half to José García. Same era, same label, same world.
C minor to A major: opening hard, landing warm. Behind Malerba's sound: Dante Smurra. Week 2026-20 on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/2026-2...
C minor to A major: opening hard, landing warm. Behind Malerba's sound: Dante Smurra. Week 2026-20 on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/2026-2...
2026-20 Ricardo Malerba & José García instrumental tango tanda | Tanda of the Week by Tango DJ Yüksel
2026-20 Ricardo Malerba & José García instrumental tango tanda by Tanda of the Week by Tango DJ Yüksel on Patreon. Join Tanda of the Week by Tango DJ Yüksel's community for exclusive content and updat...
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May 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Malerba recorded only 3 instrumental tangos in his career. This week's tanda uses two, and gives the other half to José García. Same era, same label, same world.
C minor to A major: opening hard, landing warm. Behind Malerba's sound: Dante Smurra. Week 2026-20 on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/2026-2...
C minor to A major: opening hard, landing warm. Behind Malerba's sound: Dante Smurra. Week 2026-20 on Patreon: patreon.com/posts/2026-2...
Osvaldo Fresedo was consistently ten years ahead of everyone else — and his recordings with Roberto Ray in 1937 are among the most underplayed in the entire repertoire. This week's tanda is built around four of them: the floor will feel without being able to name.
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2026-19 Osvaldo Fresedo tango tanda with Roberto Ray | Tanda of the Week by Tango DJ Yüksel
2026-19 Osvaldo Fresedo tango tanda with Roberto Ray by Tanda of the Week by Tango DJ Yüksel on Patreon. Join Tanda of the Week by Tango DJ Yüksel's community for exclusive content and updates.
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May 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Osvaldo Fresedo was consistently ten years ahead of everyone else — and his recordings with Roberto Ray in 1937 are among the most underplayed in the entire repertoire. This week's tanda is built around four of them: the floor will feel without being able to name.
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Juan D'Arienzo, autumn 1942. Four recordings made within five weeks — same room, same mood, same voice.
The vocalist? Juan Carlos Lamas. Eleven recordings total, then gone — to Mexico, Cuba, Spain, Rome, and eventually a Fellini film.
Week 2026-17 is up. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-1...
The vocalist? Juan Carlos Lamas. Eleven recordings total, then gone — to Mexico, Cuba, Spain, Rome, and eventually a Fellini film.
Week 2026-17 is up. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-1...
2026-17 Juan D’Arienzo tango tanda with Juan Carlos Lamas | Tanda of the Week by Tango DJ Yüksel
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April 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Juan D'Arienzo, autumn 1942. Four recordings made within five weeks — same room, same mood, same voice.
The vocalist? Juan Carlos Lamas. Eleven recordings total, then gone — to Mexico, Cuba, Spain, Rome, and eventually a Fellini film.
Week 2026-17 is up. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-1...
The vocalist? Juan Carlos Lamas. Eleven recordings total, then gone — to Mexico, Cuba, Spain, Rome, and eventually a Fellini film.
Week 2026-17 is up. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-1...
April special: a tanda built from recordings by Eva and José Bohr — husband and wife, each with their own orchestra. Four instrumentals from 1926–27 that you've almost certainly never heard in a milonga set.
Full notes + bonus Jorge Caldara tanda: patreon.com/posts/154096...
Full notes + bonus Jorge Caldara tanda: patreon.com/posts/154096...
Tanda of April 2026: Eva & José Bohr instrumental tango tanda | Tango DJ
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April 15, 2026 at 7:40 AM
April special: a tanda built from recordings by Eva and José Bohr — husband and wife, each with their own orchestra. Four instrumentals from 1926–27 that you've almost certainly never heard in a milonga set.
Full notes + bonus Jorge Caldara tanda: patreon.com/posts/154096...
Full notes + bonus Jorge Caldara tanda: patreon.com/posts/154096...