Her voice is churlish, rich yet rough enough to disconcert, and keeps that continual feeling of edge and tension that tango needs to hold its brooding center intact. (Jian Frailey, Folk Roots)

Tango argentin

Occora, 1990 (réf. C 559091)

The trio of musicians who accompany her
have long been part of the history of
tango: José Libertella (bandoneon),
Osvaldo Berlinghieri (piano), Kicho
Diaz
(bass)

Record presented in concert in the
Olivier Messian hall, Radio France,
June 21, 1990

 

video Balada para un loco, Pau (F), 2002

Diapason d'or

4 étoiles Monde de la Musique

9 R de Répertoire

L'époque Tango

The Era of Tango

Playa Sound, 1998 ( réf. PS 65198)

This is the first instance of a singer of tango being accompanied by the barrel organ*, although this instrument was in fact the first to be used in the early days of the
tango in Argentina.

(*) Le Ludion (le luthier)

 

 

video A don nicanor paredes, Pau (F), 2002

un événement Télérama ffff

Borges - milongas y

...al tango

Playa Sound, 1999 (réf. PS 65222)

Accompanied by her long-standing musical partners: Gustavo Beytelmann (piano), Omar Espinosa (guitar), Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon), Hubert Tissier (bass). She revives her repertory from the concert devoted to Jorge Luis Borges at the Centre Georges Pompidou on December 7, 1972, (broadcast by France Musique and Arte), given in honor of his poetic texts on the one hundredth anniversary of his birth.

video El Choclo, Pau (F), 2002

Other recordings with Haydée Alba and other artists:

Mortadela, from the stageplay by Alfredo Arias

Faust argentin (Virgin), from the stageplay by Alfredo Arias

Latin america - the music of a continent - (Playa Sound), a compilation

 

Haydée Alba is currently preparing a new recording.

 

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