Juan d'Arienzo

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Juan D'Arienzo, 1972.

Juan d'Arienzo (December 14, 1900 – January 14, 1976) was an Argentine tango musician, also known as "El Rey del Compás" (King of the Beat). He was son of Italian immigrants and used more modern arrangements and instrumentation; his popular group produced hundreds of recordings.

His music is played often at milongas in Buenos Aires, and the instrumentals are the classic harder rhythmic tangos with a strong staccato dance rhythm. He also recorded many great milongas and fast valses.

His recordings were accompanied by singers such as Alberto Echagüe, Armando Laborde, and Héctor Maure, among others. His most popular composition has been La cumparsita.

Upon his death in 1976, his body was interred in the La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 37113607 LCCN: no2002057037 ISNI: 0000 0000 5936 5582 GND: 135437326 BNF: cb140088852

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Name	Arienzo, Juan d'
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Short description	Argentine musician
Date of birth	December 14, 1900
Place of birth
Date of death	January 14, 1976
Place of death

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