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Heavy Tango

Heavy Tango is a studio album by Argentine singer and actress Nacha Guevara, released in 1991 by BMG and RCA Records. Recorded between April and August 1991 in Buenos Aires, it is her only musical work published during the 1990s.[2] As its title indicates, the album tries to be a fusion of tango with heavy metal, inspired by glam metal band Bon Jovi's work of the late 1980s.[3][4] Guevara co-produced and led the project with her partner at the time, Miguel Ronsini (under his stage name Mike Ron Sini),[5] a relationship that scandalized the public opinion of the time, as she was much older than him.[6] The album features Tita Merello on her last recording appearance, a hip hop version of the famous tango "Se dice de mí".[7][8][9] During this era, the singer adopted a look very reminiscent of Cher's.[5] The Heavy Tango Tour toured the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario.[10] In addition to Argentina, Guevara performed in Málaga,[10] at the Gran Teatro of Huelva,[11] and at the Seville Expo '92.[12] While in Spain, the singer also made several appearances on Jesús Quintero's television program.[10]

Heavy Tango
Studio album by
Nacha Guevara
Released1991
RecordedApril–August 1991
StudioPanda Studios, Buenos Aires
Genre
  • Tango rock[1]
  • tango fusion
Length44:10
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
Nacha Guevara chronology
Nacha Guevara en concierto
(1988) 		Heavy Tango
(1991) 		La vida en tiempo de tango
(1990)
Singles from Heavy Tango
  1. "Yira yira"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Se dice de mí"
    Released: 1991
Audio sample
Sample of lead single "Yira yira", a version of a standard by Enrique Santos Discépolo, showcasing the album's combination of tango with glam metal music.

The album was universally panned by the press,[13] and is considered Guevara's most questioned work.[10][14][15] She was accused of "ruining tango and rock simultaneously",[5] and the album was described as a "grotesque recklessness",[16] a "strange monstrosity of genres",[17] and a display of bad taste.[18] In a 2003 interview, singer Raúl Lavié said: "Was [Heavy Tango] another assassination attempt on the tango? She totally killed it."[19] Even so, some people have somewhat recognized Heavy Tango as a pioneering work of "tango fusion", years before electronic tango appeared.[20][4] In a 2018 interview, Guevara said of the album: "Everyone did it later! The most reactionary in terms of reception were the rock fans, not the tango fans."[21]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uno"
4:55
2."Yira yira"Discépolo4:22
3."La última cruda"
4:27
4."Malevaje"
4:22
5."Cambalache"Discépolo3:05
6."Desencuentro"
  • Castillo
  • Troilo
4:05
7."Mi Bs. As. querido"
4:09
8."Se dice de mí" (with Tita Merello)
3:34
9."Los mareados"
6:06
10."El choclo"
3:59
11."Che bandoneón"
1:10
Total length:44:10

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Heavy Tango's liner notes.[2]

  • Nacha Guevara – production, idea and art design
  • Mike Ron Sini – arrangements, musical direction, production, idea and art design
  • Anel Paz – arrangements, musical direction, production and MIDI programming
  • Mario Breuer – sound engineer
  • Guido Nissenson – assistant engineer
  • Luciano Rodofili – executive producer
  • Maximiliano Gilbert – production assistant
  • Lino Patalano – general production
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Pablo Aguilar – mastering supervision
  • Guillermo Monteleone – photography
  • José Luis Servioli – art direction
  • Claudio Aboy – illustrator

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rock & tango". La Nación (in Spanish). 6 November 1997. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nacha Guevara (1991). Heavy Tango (CD audio) (in Spanish). Argentina: BMG & RCA. ECD 80090.
  3. ^ Fernández Bitar, Marcelo (28 November 1992). "Buenos Aires breathes new life into tango". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media. p. 96. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Nacha Guevara: "Ojo que los años solos nos dan nada"". Clarín (in Spanish). 20 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Cuando Nacha (Cloti Acosta) quiso ser como Cher" (in Spanish). Urgente 24. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ Mascareño, Pablo (3 October 2020). "Los 80 años de Nacha Guevara, en 8 momentos de su vida". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ^ "La pelea por la tarta de verdura". Clarín (in Spanish). 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ ""Me gusta interpretar mujeres fuertes"". Diario Popular (in Spanish). 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ Sirvén, Pablo (17 April 2011). "Nacha Guevara, obra viviente". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "Nacha Guevara" (in Spanish). Barcelona: Cancioneros.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Material gráfico del Gran Teatro, Huelva" (in Spanish). Elektra: Archivo Digital de las Artes Escénicas de Andalucía. Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales. 1 October 1992. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Sábado 10". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 1 October 1992. p. 60. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Noticias". Perfil (in Spanish). Editorial Perfil. 1999. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  14. ^ Faller Menéndez, Pilar. "Nacha Guevara, una artista que evoca demasiadas cosas". Por Esto! (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "1940: Nace Nacha Guevara, icono argentino internacional". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Nacha y el sello discepoliano". La Nación (in Spanish). 16 March 1999. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  17. ^ "La ficha". Página/12 (in Spanish). 9 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  18. ^ A mí el tango me salvo la vida (in Spanish). Clarín. 2006. p. 42. Retrieved 1 May 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  19. ^ "Raúl Lavié: "Me encanta la palabra arrabal"". Clarín. 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  20. ^ D'Amore, Ignacio; Loéz, Mariano (2012). "Nacha Guevara". Enciclopedia Gay (in Spanish). Sudamericana. ISBN 978-950-073-091-4. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  21. ^ Del Mazo, Mariano (25 February 2018). "Canción de cuna generacional". Página/12 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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