We chose another chanson for the 2nd week of Feb. 2018 - titled "Apasz Tango". The young, modern, talented vocalist Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk sings in Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Yiddish. She currently lives in Israel however her performances in Warsaw and other European cities attract a lot of her international followers. She uploaded this version of an old Tango classic on Dec.31-2017.
The Warsaw's top Jewish/Polish composer of this Tango - Jacob Kagan came up with some memorable Tangos and other compositions since Warsaw was a rich cultural center attracting many enormous talents between 1930 - 1939. They showcased their artistic works in many top notch Warsaw venues such as theatrical stages, cabarets, fancy Warsaw nightclubs, Polish movies, etc.
This present version of the Apache Tango - shows a style characterized by the primitive love passions - typically - ending tragically. The Tango - Ms. Mieleszczuk presents is somewhat different than the other variation of this Tango - titled "Golden Panther" with lyrics sounding dark and depressing even if the work is considered a masterpiece. "The Golden Panther" version is available on YT - uploaded by Dr.240252 in 2008. It's well worth checking out.
All of us will have a very excellent second week of Feb. 2018. The snow still looks good in my hilly area close to New York; we don't want the snow and ice causing any driving hazards in the mountains. Let's keep it this way - for sure. Enjoy the clear and strong vocals by Olga Mieleszczuk - even if the love story she tells in this chanson is sad - almost morbid - in line with the Apache Tango spirit. Her accompanist - Grzegorz Bozewicz does a super job - that stands out - on his digital accordion - which sounds like a small orchestra - without upstaging her vocals.
As every week - thanks for clicking our YT channel tango3721 and we'll meet again next week - same place - same time!
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