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Juan Carlos Cobián
Like some other lyrics of the 1940s penned by the great Enrique Cadícamo, these words for Juan Carlos Cobián’s tune “Shusheta” turn back to the characters, images, and themes of the early days of the tango, showing a tender irony along with a certain ambivalence.
This 1937 tango from the Cadícamo-Cobián duo—the songwriters who also joined forces for “Nostalgias” and “Los Mareados,” among others—conjures up a melancholy scene of the docks shrouded in mist…
Composed by songwriter duo Juan Carlos Cobián and Enrique Cadicamo, who would later produce “Los mareados” without even conferring with each other, “Nostalgias” has become a big hit with singers and dancers alike. Its memorable lyrics carry the tune perfectly…
The famous tango “Los mareados” is the result of a string of creative rewritings. Originally composed as an instrumental tune called “Clarita” by Juan Carlos Cobián in the early 1920s, the song was adapted for the stage under the new title “Los dopados,” and decades later would be adapted again by lyricist Enrique Cadícamo…
