Edgardo Donato
Edgardo Donato (Spanish pronunciation: [eðˈɣaɾðo ðoˈnato]; April 14, 1897 – February 15, 1963) was a tango composer and orchestra leader. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was raised in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he was musically trained. Donato composed the 1924 tango "A media luz". It became a standard, which later had English lyrics and a verse melody written by Bob Musel. The latter adaptation was titled "Tell Me Marianne", and spent a week at number 1 on the British sheet music charts in June 1947. Donato died aged 65 in 1963.
Genre: tango, orquesta-tipica, vintage-tango
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Albums (40)
- Pasion Criolla (2024)
- Tengo Flor (2023)
- Tangos Historicos (2022)
- A Ia Luz. Edgardo Donato y Sus Muchachos 1935-1942 (2020)
- Bellos Valses (2019)
- La Tablada (2016)
- Para Bailar (1932-1940) (2016)
- Inolvidable (1930-1942) (2016)
- (1933-1941) (2016)
- (1930-1936) (2016)
- Buena Yunta (2015)
- El Huracan (2015)
- La Tapera (2014)
- Chapaleando Barro (2014)
- Tango Classics 359: Che Rodolfo (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 357: Gato (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 356: Me Voy a Baraja (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 353: Vos y Yo (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 352: El Dia Que Me Quieras (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 351: Soldadito de Amor (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 350: Ensalada Mixta (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 349: Pobre Soñador (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 346: Siempre Amigos (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 345: Fascinacion (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 343: Sin Cariño (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- Tango Classics 342: Yerba Amarga (Historical Recordings) (2014)
- El Pollito (2014)
- Don Esteban (2014)
- 1938-1942 (2014)
- La Novena (2014)
- (1933-1941), Vol. 2 (2014)
- Estrellita Mia (2014)
- Tango Classics 321: Milonga Querida (2014)
- Tango Classics 320: Severino (2014)
- Bailemos El Tango Argentino: Con Las Mejores Orquestas Y Cantores Vol. 6 (2013)
- Tango Classics 253: El Adios (2012)
- Tango Classics 252: Noches Correntinas (2012)
- Tango Classics 251: Repique del Corazon (2012)
- Tango Classics 250: Demasiado Tarde (2012)
- Tango Classics 249: Quien Sera (2012)
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