Episode 1

There are tangos that stir the floor the moment they start — familiar favorites, reliable choices, timeless companions of the milonga. But somewhere in the shadows of record shelves and dusty archives, there are other gems — quieter, humbler, but no less powerful. They once echoed across salons, were played with love, sung with longing, danced with devotion. And then, somehow, they fell silent.

This series is a tribute to those forgotten or overlooked pieces — the tracks that waited too long. As a tango DJ, I feel a special responsibility not only to entertain but to remember. To listen again. To bring back what once made hearts race and feet move, but now lives mostly in the cracks between tandas.

Let’s dust off these melodies, one by one, and give them a second chance on the dance floor — or maybe just a quiet moment of listening, wherever you are.

Let's begin with Uno

One of the most emotionally charged tangos ever written, Uno has been recorded by nearly every major orchestra — and yet, how often do we hear it at a milonga? It’s dramatic, intimate, almost too personal for the dance floor... and yet, in the right moment, it can be breathtaking.

Here are just a few remarkable versions to revisit:

• Osvaldo Fresedo 1943

• Francisco Canaro 1943

• Juan D'Arienzo 1943

• Anibal Troilo 1943

• Rodolfo Biagi 1944

• Anibal Troilo 1952

• Miguel Calo 1965

• Osvaldo Pugliese 1976

Aren’t they beautiful?

Uno was one of the most celebrated tangos of 1943, and listening through these versions is like walking through a gallery of interpretations — each one colored by the style and spirit of its orchestra. Even within the same artist, like Troilo, you can hear how tango evolved across the years. And Biagi’s crisp, rhythmic take stands in striking contrast to the lush phrasing of Pugliese or the restraint of Fresedo.

There’s something powerful about hearing the same melody dressed in different emotions. Uno reminds us: tango is not just a song — it’s a story retold a hundred different ways.

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