Oscar Alemán

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Oscar Marcelo Alemán (February 20, 1909 – October 14, 1980) was an Argentine jazz guitarist, singer, dancer and entertainer. Aleman was born in Machagai, Chaco Province in Northern Argentina on February 20, 1909. He was the fourth child of seven born to pianist Malcela Pereira (a native Argentine of the Toba people), and Jorge Alemán Moreira, who played guitar in a folk quartet, with his own children, Carlos, Jorgelina and Juan. At the age of six, he joined the family ensemble, by then the "Moreira Sextet", and played the cavaquinho, a Brazilian instrument before taking up the guitar. They travelled to Buenos Aires and had gigs at the Parque Japonés, Nuevo Theater and at the Luna Park. Later they travelled to Brazil. Orphaned by the age of ten, after his mother had died and his father had committed suicide (1919), Alemán found himself working sporadically as a dancer and musician on the streets of Santos, Brazil. When he saved enough money, he bought a guitar and started to play professionally in party venues, forming the "Los Lobos" duo with his friend, Brazilian guitarist Gastón Bueno Lobo, with whom he would return to Buenos Aires in 1925 to work under contract for the comedian Pablo Palitos. In Buenos Aires, they formed a trio with violinist Elvino Vardaro. They added tango to their repertoire, and recorded with Agustín Magaldi and later played with Carlos Gardel and Enrique Santos Discépolo. In Europe[edit] In 1929 Los Lobos and dancer Harry Fleming travelled to Europe

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Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1937-1957

Grabaciones Recuperadas

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un poquito de swing

Swing Guitar Masterpieces

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VA - Winter Is Blue C90

Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957

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The Jazz Of, Vol. 2 (Digitally Remastered)

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Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957 (disc 2)

The King of Swing Guitar: Oscar Alemán - Recordings 1938-1939

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Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957 (disc 1)

In The Mood - The Best Of

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Con Ritmos de Brasil

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