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Astor Piazzolla

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Tango

Astor Piazzolla is a Tango act. Their sound grew out of La cumparsita, Carlos Gardel, Julio de Caro, Aníbal Troilo and Alberto Ginastera. Those roots explain a lot about how Astor Piazzolla arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Carlos Gardel, Otros Aires, Carlos di Sarli, Luis Alberto Spinetta and Sumo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kronos Quartet, Richard Galliano, Edmundo Rivero, Horacio Ferrer and Gerry Mulligan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Astor Piazzolla, reaching back through La cumparsita and forward to Kronos Quartet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Astor PiazzollaLa cumparsitaCarlos GardelJulio de CaroAníbal TroiloAlberto GinasteraArthur RubinsteinHermann ScherchenNadia BoulangerKronos QuartetRichard GallianoEdmundo RiveroHoracio FerrerGerry MulliganYo-Yo MaGrace JonesGotan ProjectCarlos GardelOtros AiresCarlos di SarliLuis Alberto SpinettaSumoPappo's BluesSui GenerisPatricio Rey y sus R…

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Astor Piazzolla connections

Astor Piazzolla grew out of La cumparsita, Carlos Gardel, Julio de Caro and Aníbal Troilo, shares an orbit with Carlos Gardel, Otros Aires, Carlos di Sarli and Luis Alberto Spinetta, went on to shape Kronos Quartet, Richard Galliano, Edmundo Rivero and Horacio Ferrer. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Legacy16

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