If you are into tango you have to know Raul Berón. No, he is not the fella that gave that workshop in your town a year ago, he is someone that you encounter pretty much any milonga you go. And you know what? I'm pretty sure you have danced with him.
So, by this time, whether you are very confused or you know that Raúl Berón was one of the golden age finest voices. His sweet tenor voice always trembled with emotion and laced with the music perfectly.
Some people have told me that they don't like him because he didn't sing on time with the instruments. But I think he does it on purpose, like those people that colour outside the lines on purpose. His voice prolongs and antecipates the instruments and their emotions, and involves them in a silky flow that just makes Raúl Berón one of the most beautiful voices tango has ever heard.
Here it is a demonstration of Berón's beautiful voice!
Update - check also the same track played by orquesta El Arranque, with Ariel Ardit
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Berón OR colouring outside the lines
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I get goosebumps when I hear his voice.
me too!!!!!!
Ohhh, yes. Berón is incredible. I think the counter to the naysayers is that Berón definitely sings certain syllables on the beat. I think some of the strong emotion that he conveys comes out in where he hits the beat and where he elongates or shortens syllables. Ooooo. Not to mention how much I like the song you linked ... :)
Yep ModernTanguera, he plays with the music to take the most of it from it!
;o)
I have also a few recordings from his time working with Demare, they are priceless!!!
Well, of course he does it on purpose. I hear that. It is his style. [You'll see that I don't really like his singing.]
It's not that he can't sing on beat, it's that it annoys me that he does it all (most of ) the time. I would listen to him, but I think that if I were leading, I would find it confusing and distracting. I appreciate "rubato", I do it as a musician. But for that to be effective, it should not be done habitually.
Silky is good, but again, in my opinion he's so silky it seems to fly away and disappear somewhere. I need some groundedness and strength, and I like gravelly voices like Daniel Belingo.
But of course, variety makes things interesting I suppose.
Mistake: his name is Daniel Melingo.
Hi supantheress, actually, the more I listen to him the more I think he has the power to melt the dancers and the music in one! As a leader he doesn't confuse me at all, in fact, I can find in his voice cues to make my tango more round and beautiful, like a ribbon in a rhythmic gymnastics athlete...
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