This is FRESH AIR. In Argentina, tango singer Carlos Gardel remains the country's most famous pop-star, even though he died young in a plane crash 80 years ago. Music critic Milo Miles reviews a new ...

A hundred years ago, Carlos Gardel recorded Mi Noche Triste (My Sad Night) – the very first tango song which set the singing of tango on fire. In this episode of Music Extra recorded in Buenos Aires, ...

On the streets of Buenos Aires, Carlos Gardel's image is everywhere: the suave singer who introduced tango, a symbol of Argentina's "Golden Age," to the world. His life and death are the stuff of ...

Carlos Gardel was one of tango’s — and Argentina’s — great heroes and superstars. The French-Argentine singer, songwriter and composer wrote and recorded hundreds of classic tangos, many with his ...

The Argentinian tango singer died in a plane crash 80 years ago, but he remains his country's most famous pop star. Critic Milo Miles considers a new introductory collection of Gardel recordings. This ...