New School, New York City TANGO & BEYOND: The World of Tango Songs

Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) October 16, 2005

Called by her many fans, “Anna Magnani with voice,” Maria Cangiano, originally from Argentina, has a unique voice within Argentine a new generation of Tango singers. Tango is much more than the lusty and sensuous dance familiar in the United States and around the world. Since the genres birth among the lower classes of Buenos Aires at the turn of the 19th century, it comprised not only music and dance, but a rich lyric tradition. Tango songs portray humankind conflicts from gender issues, ethnic stereotypes, and class conflicts to the plain old heartache of love in all its forms. Trained as an opera singer, Maria Cangiano combines drama and singing in her interpretation of old and new Tango songs as “mini-operas” or melodramatic stories. As the Brooklyn press said, The depth and power of Maria Cangianos woeful, soulful voice brings the nostalgic nature of the music to life.

Her musicians -some of the best exponents of new tango in the United States- are four incredible international performers with a rich background in classical, jazz and tango music: Octavio Brunetti (piano), the winner of the New York Tango International Competition, David Hodges (bandoneon), Pedro Giraudo (Bass), and Victor Prieto (accordion), called the accordion genius (Daily News). The result is an original “global tango,” that mixes traditional and avant-garde tango trends with the musicians’ backgrounds and life experiences.

TANGO & BEYOND, premiered at Joe’s Pub last Spring, is a soulful journey through classic tango songs, its characters and themes from the 1930s to the present. It includes some of the most famous tango songs from the golden age of tango (1930-50s), as well as, the new tango of Astor Piazzolla (1960s). This repertoire shows different aspects of the poetics of tango, ranging from the 1930s well-know sentimental and realistic ones, the 1940-50s more abstract and symbolic to the surrealistic tangos of the 60s and 70s. Maria Cangiano’s soulful interpretation of the songs and the musical arrangements explore the melodramatic nature of the music, as well as, the complex and rich relationship between classic, jazz and tango music.

TANGO&BEYOND: THE WORLD OF TANGO SONGS

with

Maria Cangiano, vocals

Octavio Brunetti, piano

David Hodges, bandoneon

Pedro Giraudo, bass Victor Prieto, accordion

November 5th, 2pm, Tishman Auditorium

66 West 12st

New School, New York City

free admission

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New School, New York City TANGO & BEYOND: The World of Tango Songs

Modern Pop/Rock Latin-Crossover Artist "Carmireli" Reaches Beyond Unsigned Virtual Expectations

Rochester, New York (PRWEB) March 12, 2007

Without the aid of an independent radio promotion staff, unsigned, 18 year old Pop/Rock artist Carmireli is being played, and in some instances added to rotations, on a handful of commercial radio stations around the world. In the past three weeks, radio activity in the U.S. and abroad (California, Ohio, Belgium and Argentina) has prompted industry attention. “This comes as a welcome surprise,” states Tony Gross, co-manager and representative for Castle Nine Entertainment, Carmireli’s management company. “Oddly enough, the whole radio campaign is organically driven by Carmireli’s 32,000 Myspace.com friends and fans. To our knowledge, she has in excess of 25 active fan clubs — a real testament to her appeal all over the world.”

Tom Sebourn P.D./M.D. KFMI 96.3 FM says, ” Carmireli is set to become one of the biggest stars of 2007. Her well seasoned voice, great songs and beautiful looks are hard to ignore. We are playing ‘Who We Are’ on Power 96.3 KFMI FM in Eureka California. This song has all the qualities of a number one hit! The songs ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’ and ‘I Ain’t Buyin’, are also very radio friendly. We hope to see a nation wide tour and would like to invite Carmireli to join us in the studio for a morning interview with D.J. Pete Meyer if she ever comes to Eureka.”

Of notable interest is Carmireli’s song “One Mistake”, which she penned with Johnny Cummings and Richard Fink IV. It was initially released in October for download and competitive voting on the Next Big Hit New Music Mix — one of the most dominant music podcasts available at iTunes. Carmireli broke voting records when voters chose “One Mistake” as the number one pick to move on to the following week’s podcast for four weeks running, the maximum allowed.

Her new six song Pop/Rock self-titled debut CD is available online at http://www.carmireli.com and includes a bilingual duet of The Stylistics’ “You Make Me Feel Brand New” with the infamous Russell Thompkins, Jr. of the Stylistics.

For additional information on Carmireli, or to request immediate MP3s for airplay and industry review, contact Tony Gross or visit http://www.carmireli.com.

Tony Gross, co-manager

Castle Nine Entertainment

585.265.1240

http://www.castle-nine.com

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Modern Pop/Rock Latin-Crossover Artist "Carmireli" Reaches Beyond Unsigned Virtual Expectations