The newly-formed ensemble made numerous appearances on television and on several radio stations. Sosa’s death took a toll on Federico and their group, which is why he later created the San Telmo Quartet alongside Roberto Grela, Ernesto Báez and Román Arias. No less than 60 records survived from Federico’s years with Sosa, including huge hits such as La cumparsita, El firulete, Cambalache, Mano a mano, En esta tarde gris and Qué me van a hablar de amor. In the 1950s he played for a short time in the ensemble Pa' que Bailen los Muchachos, but he rose to fame during his collaboration with the Uruguayan tango singer Julio Sosa, which extended until Sosa’s death in 1964. He also established an orchestra with pianist Osvaldo Berlinghieri. In 1952 he joined efforts with Atilio Stampone to create a new orchestra with which he performed at the Tibidabo cabaret and Radio Belgrano. He also played with the crème of local tangueros, from Alfredo Gobbi to Osmar Maderna, Horacio Salgán, Carlos Di Sarli, Mariano Mores, Lucio Demare, Florindo Sassone and Alberto Marino. I had to persuade him to let me go on my own because the musicians were starting to mock me.”Ī traditional-minded musician, Federico performed alongside new tango prophet Astor Piazzolla, with whom he would often clash. And then he had to get up at eight to go to work. The first few months, when I would go out at four in the morning, my dad would wait for me at the street corner where we’d take the tram to Once. Speaking about his precocious beginnings, Federico said in an interview: “I was a big boy.
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Federico made his professional debut in the early 1940s with the Di Adamo-Flores orchestra in the Tabarís and other BA cabarets. His first steps as an apprentice-musician were guided by Nicolás Ingratta, and then Paquito Requena and Félix Lipesker. The iconic tango musician and composer was born in the neighbourhood of Balvanera on January 12, 1927. Federico’s remains were taken to the Juan Domingo Perón Hall of the City Legislature, the Argentine Association of Music Performers said in a statement yesterday. Popular bandoneonist Leopoldo Federico, one of Argentine tango’s leading musicians who performed onstage in Astor Piazzolla’s, Horacio Salgán’s and Mariano Mores’ orchestras, died yesterday at age 87.
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