Melingo: Corazón y Hueso – review

(World Village)Daniel Melingo is one of the great originals and eccentrics of the Argentinian music scene. A one-time experimental rocker who turned his attention to tango, he is a gravel-voiced multi-instrumentalist with an intense, theatrical style. Playing in London last year, he came on like a Latin answer to Charlie Chaplin and Tom Waits, and ended by hurling himself to the ground. This compelling set mixes tango with other Argentinian styles, and matches his gruff, often half-spoken lyrics...

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