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Horacio Ferrer
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Horacio Ferrer

Horacio Ferrer was born in Buenos Aires in 1933, a city where tango was part of the air. He grew up listening to the music of Aníbal Troilo and the lyrics of...

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Horacio Ferrer wrote tango lyrics that felt like philosophy

A Buenos Aires poet whose words gave tango a more introspective voice.

If you want to hear Ferrer's approach, start with "Chiquilín de Bachín" and "Balada Para Un Loco." They frame what he did best, lyrics that sit with you after the music stops.

Ferrer's lyrics moved tango away from pure romance and street scenes toward something more reflective. Songs like "Chiquilín de Bachín" became touchstones because they handled love and loss with a quiet, lasting weight. He worked with Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Pugliese, helping shape the sound of modern tango in the 1960s.

Born in Buenos Aires in 1933, he grew up on the tango of Aníbal Troilo and Enrique Santos Discépolo. His early albums like Tangos de Horacio Ferrer from 1961 show him finding his own voice, one that felt more philosophical than what came before. Later songs like "La última grela" and "Vamos Nina" kept that introspective quality.

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Horacio Ferrer was born in Buenos Aires in 1933, a city where tango was part of the air. He grew up listening to the music of Aníbal Troilo and the lyrics of Enrique Santos Discépolo, which shaped his approach to the form.

Ferrer wrote lyrics that felt more introspective and philosophical than much of what came before in tango. His most famous song, "Chiquilín de Bachín," is a good example, a ballad about love and loss that became something people kept returning to. Other songs like "La última grela" and "Vamos Nina" show similar qualities.

He worked with several important tango musicians, including Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Pugliese. His albums include Tangos de Horacio Ferrer from 1961 and Canciones del Tiempo de Nosotros from 1964.

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