Manuel Pizarro (musician)

Manuel Pizarro (born November 23, 1895 in Buenos Aires , † November 10, 1982 in Nice ) was an important exponent of tango . He was a bandoneon player , orchestra conductor and composer known in Europe and Argentina .

After an apprenticeship with Juan Maglio "Pacho", Pizarro first appeared as a bandoneonist in Buenos Aires . He played in a quartet with José Bonano “Pepino” (violin), Leopoldo Thompson (piano) and Macchi (flute). In 1914 he composed his most famous tango, Batacazo . From 1915 he played in a trio with Francisco Canaro (violin) and Negro Ortíz (guitar).

In 1920 Pizarro went to Paris . The Argentine tango was very popular there in the 10s to 30s of the 20th century. He worked with different musicians and traveled a.o. a. through Spain, to Great Britain and through Germany. When the Second World War began in 1939 , he entered a. in Alexandria and Cairo .

From 1951 there were new appearances in Paris . In the 1960s, however, the tango lost its importance. In 1979 and 1974 he visited Buenos Aires again . He died in Nice in 1982 .