A singer, a composer and, above all, a performer from the national rock scene, Daniel Melingo has updated the lunfardo (Buenos Aires slang) aspect of tango. Apart from his own lyrics, he set to music those of Enrique Cadícamo and Luis Alposta. He has expressed a predilection for marginal stories and a devout admiration for the art of Edmundo Rivero (whom he may be considered a postmodern apprentice of). He grew up in a family of tango aficionados, but made his musical debut by playing rock and roll. Not until 1996 did he meet tango music again; a genre he has identified with ever since. The former rocker’s repertoire includes his own pieces and others by poets such as Luis Alposta, Celedonio Flores, Enrique Cadícamo, Julián Centeya, Dante Linyera and Carlos de la Púa.

A singer, a composer and, above all, a performer from the national rock scene, ...