Amelita Baltar
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María Amelia Baltar, known as Amelita Baltar (Buenos Aires
, September 24, 1940) is an Argentine tango
singer who became famous in the early 1970s as a vocalist for composers and bandoneón
ists Ástor Piazzolla
and Horacio Ferrer. She became best known for her version of Balada para un loco.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, September 24, 1940) is an Argentine tango
Argentine tango
Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
singer who became famous in the early 1970s as a vocalist for composers and bandoneón
Bandoneón
The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...
ists Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
and Horacio Ferrer. She became best known for her version of Balada para un loco.
Discography
- Para usted... (1968)
- María de Buenos AiresMaría de Buenos AiresMaría de Buenos Aires is a tango opera with music by Ástor Piazzolla. and libretto by Horacio Ferrer which premiered at the Sala Planeta in Buenos Aires in May 1968....
(1969) - Amelita Baltar con Piazzolla y Ferrer (1970)
- La bicicleta blanca (1971)
- Piazzolla, Baltar, Ferrer (1972)
- Cantándole a mi tierra (1973)
- Nostalgias (1978)
- Como nunca (1989)
- Tangamente (1993)
- Amelita Baltar (1994)
- Baltar com Piazzolla (1995 ed. Brasil)
- Astor Piazzolla Colección (1998 Ed. Germany)
- Leyendas (1999)
- Referencias (1999)
- Amelita de todos los tangos (2001)
External links
- Official webpage
- José Pedro Aresi, Amelita Baltar, Todo Tango. Detailed biography.