After finishing their European tour, and their show in Mar del Plata, their new single is released —the second one this year, after Balada para un loco. It's "La Negadora", by Victoria Morán, and arranged by Manu Navarro, who accompanies them in the guitar this time around.
"La Negadora" on Spotify
"La Negadora" on YouTube
"Balada para un Loco" on Spotify
"Balada para un Loco" on Youtube
Flores Negras, Cuatro Voces en Tango continues presenting their latest album, Maldito Tango, as well as a well-stocked repertoire by Ástor Piazzolla, which will be in their new record, “Piazzolla en Flor”, to be recorded later this year.
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Maldito Tango on Spotify
In 1996, these four women came together and decided to call themselves Flores Negras, a name inspired by Francisco De Caro's tango. By reaffirming the woman's place as interpreter of tangos, they opened a seldom walked road in the country.
They began developing their proposal in several stages in Buenos Aires and the rest of the country, while also carrying their sound to Uruguay, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany in their international journey.
Cecilia Bonardi, Laura Esses, Alejandra Cañoni and Florencia García Casabal, with arrangements by Oscar Laiguera, Diego Vila, Manu Navarro and Mario Estebanre, create a repertoire which ranges from the most traditional proposals to current urban music. Tangos, waltzes, milongas and candombes like “Che, bandoneón”, “Libertango”, “Oro y plata”, “Milonga de la Anunciación” and “Gota de lluvia” can be found, among others in this repertoire. The authors and composers are also diverse, like Ángel Villoldo and Astor Piazzolla or Discépolo, Manzi and Ferrer.
Symbolic figures in traditional tango, such as Ben Molar and Horacio Ferrer, had only words of praise for the group. To those recognitions, we can add that of maestro Rubén Juarez, who honored them by artistically sponsoring them in their first CD, Flores Negras, Cuatro Voces en Tango, which was edited in 1999.
The path they've walked since that inaugural moment was nourished by changes in the initial group members, by developmental times of personal projects that later contributed to the interpretative maturity of the quartet, by the enrichment with new arrangements and by musicians who went through every stage with them. Thanks to all of this, in Maldito Tango they find a conceptual and sound combination that was presented in November of 2020 via streaming, due to the COVID restrictions, from the cozy Bar Virasoro.
Throughout 2022, Flores Negras resumed the in-person launching of their record, in the city of Buenos Aires and the rest of the country. The inaugural date was March 12th, at the emblematic Taconeando in San Telmo, with the unexpected presence of Amelita Baltar, who spontaneously went on stage to share the closing song: Balada para un Loco.
Horacio Ferrer defined them as "one of the most refined groups in current tango". His words are held with much pride.
Their "Libertango" video was selected by the Argentinian Chancellor's office, and spread throughout Argentinian embassies around the world for the 100th anniversary of Astor Piazzolla's birth.
Libertango video
Born in Buenos Aires in a family in which music was the highlight among the ordinary, she found her place in piano and singing. Theater came later, a captivating environment that, to this day, continues to help her self exploration. She was in choirs in her school times. In the beginning of her professional singing days, she was part of the vocal group Pirámide (1981/87), in which she performed a jazz-rock repertoire and played in pubs that, at the time, were all over the city. They were invited by Lerner to the concert "Todo a pulmón" at Estadio Obras. With her own group, Pulso Ciudadano (2008-18), she found her musical and poetic language. Her records "Pulso Ciudadano", "Matisses" and "Juglaría porteña" were released, and she performed in renowned stages and festivals both in her country and abroad (Spain, Finland, Germany and Uruguay). But it was Flores Negras, in 1996, that left a footprint for her as a singer by defining her switch to rioplatense music. For her fellow group mates, she is Ceciya (as well as several other nicknames that she prefers -jokingly- not to share). Since 2009, she's been a jury of the Gardel Awards. Currently working on a unipersonal musical theater project, written by herself and with Diego Vila in musical direction, Alice Penn in staging, and Nicodemo Tucci in set design. The show will open in 2025.
Born in the city of choir singing, La Plata, she's been surrounded by singing voices since she was a child. Musically, she trained by singing alongside her family and in choirs up until adolescence. Music therapy, Psychomotricity and vocal coaching marked her professional path, articulating art, education and health, areas that she currently researches and transmits. Surrounded by great masters of literature, music and theater, she managed to capture her poetic and creative outlook in her own songs, by releasing her first record, "Constitución", in 2009. Her life journey made her settle in the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, and, ever since, she's found herself in the urban rioplatense chords, rhythms and melodies. Alongside Oscar Laiguera, she founded Flores Negras in 1996, and, since then, she's walked along her group mates through the paths of this vocal quartet.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1966, she's a true Porteña and native to the sensitive neighbourhood of Flores, she started in music as soon as she started walking. In her youth, having started to study in the Conservatory and besides maestro N. Zafodd, she was led to one of the most essential experiences in her musical life: the National Youth Choir, in which she went down an extensive scenery of Argentina's geography, and where she also grasped the accuracy and excellence of the expression. Along with the choir "Cántico a Capella" -in charge of maestro Eduardo García Novelli- she was part of the film "La peste" directed by Luis Puenzo. She sang jazz; played four characters through Argentinian Sign Language in a version of "Dracula" for a deaf and hearing audience; played Devorah in "Compasión Devoradora, Trío Juglaresco Alternativo"; created, selected the repertoire and starred in "La Trastornada", written and directed by Ariel Gurevich at Teatro de La Comedia de La Plata, CC25 de Mayo, CC Ricardo Rojas, Fundación Sagai, etc. In 1996, she joined Flores Negras, where she's been catalogued from day one as "the grave one". We still don't fully know what they mean by this. Currently, she continues her training as an interpreter with maestro Diego Vila. Together, they're working on a new music-theater project, mostly composed and written by both of them, that will be presented in 2025.
Porteña in her soul, but with part of her heart in "La Feliz", she made it to adulthood with an ideal balance: feet in the ground and wings spread free. Always nurtured by her love of music. That's how she lives, spreading in her different careers, which are her passions: singer and interpreter of Argentinian and Latinamerican popular music, speech therapist, National music teacher, and vocal coach for scenic artists. Her wings lit the city of Buenos Aires, guiding her to stages in all of South America. She performed with the National Orchestra of Popular Music "Juan de Dios Filiberto", and with the Orchestra of Popular Music of the University of Buenos Aires. She has shared stages with great people, such as Oscar Cardozo Ocampo, Jairo, Teresa Parodi, Eladia Blázquez, Horacio Molina, Julia Zenko, Chango Farías Gómez, César Angeleri, Cristian Zárate, Pablo Agri, and many more. She recorded several record productions: "De Amores y Lunas" —presented at the International Tango Festival of Granada, Spain, in 2018—, "De a uno y de a dos", along with her father, Galo García. Both productions arranged and directed by Cristian Zárate and Cesar Angeleri. "Cuando pase el aguacero", as part of the poetic-musical show streamed and recorded during the pandemic, "Florencia García Tango", and two singles in collaboration with Luciana Corral: "Tonada para dos tristezas" and "Coplas a la luna llena". In 2023, Flores Negras, Cuatro Voces en Tango renewed their formation, and she joins as a first soprano. A flower is born. Late in 2024, she will be presenting her fourth solo record, “Hasta Volverme Brote”.
Guitar player, composer, musical arranger, a "Porteño" by heart. At the age of 5, his dad taught him his first tango on guitar. After that came the rest of the music, but the seed was already planted. He was part of the following groups: Julián Plaza, Osvaldo Berlinghieri, José Colángelo, Orlando Trípodi, Emilio Balcarce, Walter Ríos, Ernesto Baffa, Atilio Stampone, Pascual Mamone, Omar Valente, Orquesta del Tango de Bs. As. (Dir. N. Marconi, R. Garello, J.C. Cuacci), Orquesta Nacional Juan de Dios Filiberto. He accompanied great people from the genre: Roberto Goyeneche, Rubén Juárez, María Graña, Roberto Rufino, Raúl Lavié, Virginia Luque, etc. He played guitar for the Quintet of the Piazzolla Foundation along Julio Bocca in Madrid on tour accross Italy. He was the musical director for the show “Tango Venus” (Japan). He authored and composed “Tango Varón”, a song that also named Sandra Luna's CD which was nominated to the International Grammy Awards in the “World Music” category. He edited the record “Tango Marginal” with works of his own, with guests like Julián Plaza, Osvaldo Berlinghieri, Quintino Cinalli, among others. He participated in several seasons of "Guitarras del Mundo" as a soloist. He was awarded the "Premio Fondo Nacional de las Artes" for his new CD: “Guitarra Tango”. He played in Moscow along the Russian State Symphony Orchestra in the Rostropovich Festival (2021). He plays guitar for the vocal quartet "Flores Negras, Cuatro Voces en Tango". He's a member of the exam board for new composers at SADAIC.
Tour Eiffel, Paris, France 2012
Sacre Coeur in Montmartre, Paris, France 2012
7th tango festival in Pehuajó 2017
Isabel La Católica Theater, 26th Tango Festival of Granada, Spain 2014
Ranchos Tango Festival, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina 2015
Isabel La Católica Theater, 26th Tango Festival of Granada, Spain 2014
La Botica del Ángel, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2012
La Botica del Ángel, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2012
With Eladia Blázquez and Ramón Maschio at the 4th Tango World Summit in Lisbon, Portugal 1998
Circe, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2015
With Rodolfo Mederos at Torcuato Tasso, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2007
La Botica del Ángel, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2012
Granada, Spain 2014
With Adrián Luppi, Paula Villarroel, and Rodolfo Gorosito in Loja, Granada, Spain 2014
Circe, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2019
La Botica del Ángel, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013
Granada, Spain 1998
Margarita Xirgu Theater, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1998
Torcuato Tasso, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2007
With Rubén Juárez at Café Homero, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1999
With Hugo Varela at El Gato Negro, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018
Casa de los Artistas (at the Colegio Mayor Argentino), Madrid, Spain 2014
Production for the CD Maldito Tango, Bar La Flor de Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2021
Production for the CD Maldito Tango, Bar La Flor de Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2021
With Julián Vat and Marcelo Macri in Granada, Spain 1998
With Rubén Juárez at Café Homero, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1999
Lito Vitale's studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2021
With Víctor Heredia at Ópera Theater, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1999
With Lito Vitale in his studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2021
With León Gieco at Ópera Theater, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1999
Concert space El Pungo, La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina 2014
With Diego Vila at Estudio Aural, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2019
Streaming at Bar Virasoro, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2020
Notorius, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018
Production for the CD Maldito Tango, Bar La Flor de Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2021
Rehearsal with Roby Seitz and Rodolfo Gorosito, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2019
With Gabriela Pisto, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2021
Streaming at Bar Virasoro, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2021
With Edgardo Acuña at Taconeando, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022
With Edgardo Acuña at Taconeando, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022
With Edgardo Acuña at Taconeando, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022
With Edgardo Acuña at Bebop, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022
With Amelita Baltar at Bebop, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022
La Urbana Studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2020
El Cachorro Bar, Sevilla, Spain 2023
Cervantes de Petrer Theater, Alicante, Spain 2023
El Cachorro Bar, Sevilla, Spain 2023
With Jaqueline Pons at her house, and Raúl Kiokio, Paris, France 2023
With Minino Garay at Sunrise Jazz Club, Paris, France 2023
Maison de l´Argentine, Cité Universitaire, Paris, France 2023
Art Base, Brussels, Belgium 2023
With Juan Valle, Argentinian Ambassador in Belgium, at his residence in Brussels, 2023
With Raúl Kiokio at the Residence of the Argentinian Ambassador in Brussels, Belgium 2023
With Raúl Kiokio at the Residence of the Argentinian Ambassador in Brussels, Belgium 2023
With Raúl Kiokio at Haus der Sinne, Berlin, Germany 2023
With Constanza Vieito, Ricardo Astrada, Raúl Kiokio, Héctor Cartechini, Luisa Carmona and Domingo Acevedo at the 35th International Tango Festival in Granada, Spain 2023
With Raúl Kiokio at the 35th International Tango Festival in Granada, Spain 2023
With Constanza Vieito and Ricardo Astrada at the 35th International Tango Festival in Granada, Spain 2023
Selfie 2023
Photoshoot in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023
Cambalache Club Social, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023
Backstage for the video of Balada para un Loco. La Plata, Buenos Aires. Argentina 2023
Teatro Argentino of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023
Teatro de Cámara of City Bell, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023
Café Berlín, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2024. Ph: Axel Endruhn.
Café Berlín, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2024. Ph: Axel Endruhn.
Café Berlín, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2024. Ph: Axel Endruhn.
Café Berlín, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2024. Ph: Clara Foggetta.
Leaving Ezeiza Airport, Argentina 2024.
Rotterdam, Netherlands 2024.
Brussels, Belgium 2024.
Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain 2024.
Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain 2024.
Madrid, Spain 2024.
Madrid, Spain 2024.
Madrid, Spain 2024.
Sevilla, Spain 2024.
Valdebernardo Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain 2024.
Art Base Cultural Bar, Brussels, Belgium.
Cuatro Elementos Theater space, Mar del Plata, Argentina 2024.
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