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José
Leonardo Colángelo (RIENCD07)
José Leonardo
Colángelo, born in Buenos Aires, "bien porteño", started
his piano studies as a child and worked as a professional piano player
from the age of 16 on. With orchestras like those of Juan de Dios Filiberto
and Alfredo Gobbi, he made his debut on Argentine radio, a medium of tremendous
importance for the dissemination of the Tango.
In 1962 Colángelo
played as a member of the orchestra of Leopoldo Federico with singer Julio
Sosa.
In November
1968 Anibal Troilo, the grandseigneur of the bandoneon, asked Colángelo
to join his "Cuarteto Pichuco". For the next seven years, until Troilo's
death, Colángelo had the honour to work with him as his piano player.
While playing
with Troilo, Colángelo founded his "Cuarteto Colángelo" and
made his first recordings, released in Latin America and Japan.
In the 80's
he worked as artistic director for several music clubs in Buenos Aires
and toured Europe, Israel and Latin America with singer Susana Rinaldi
as her musical director. Next he left Argentina for concert tours with
his own „Cuarteto Colángelo“ through Mexico, Brazil and Peru.
During a period
of stagnation in its home country, the Argentine Tango is celebrating its
unprecedented success in Japan with artists like Colángelo. In October
‘85 he was invited to a festival in Tokyo for the first time. In the following
years he worked mainly in Japan, where he toured extensively, organised
Tango-Shows and released six CDs.
But there
is always time enough to perform "back home" in Buenos Aires - at clubs
like "El Viejo Almacén", "Caño 14" and "Michelangelo".
José
Colángelo is one of the few remaining band leaders to keep alive
the classic tangos and milongas from the Golden Era of the 40's.
