Horacio Ferrer was born June 2, 1933 in Montevideo, Uruguay (Gemini) to a cultured family; his father was a professor of history and his mother, wh

Horacio Ferrer was born June 2, 1933 in Montevideo, Uruguay (Gemini) to a cultured family; his father was a professor of history and

his mother, who was eleven years older than his father, spoke four languages…already as a child, he started writing his first poems,

simple plays and even milongas to which he accompanied himself on guitar…at the age of 20 his was invited to participate on a weekly

radio program called “A Selection of Tangos”…he soon started a groundbreaking magazine called “Tangueando” which hewrote and

illustrated himself…in 1970 he wrote “Book of the Tango, Peoples Art of Buenos Aires”; its three volumes and more than 2000 pages is

one of the most complete works on tango in history…he has collaborated with Astor Piazzolla on a number of hits; one writer called

them “the Lennon – MaCarthy team of tango”

_____________________team of tango” TODAY IN TANGO

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HERE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPL6qAKXDXY to hear Amelita Baltarsing “Balada Para Un loco