# Daniel Melingo
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{{Short description|Argentine musician (born 1957)}}
{{redirect|Melingo|the Zambian bishop|Milingo}}
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'''Daniel Melingo''' (born October 22, 1957) is an Argentine musician, with a background in [rock](/source/rock_and_roll) (he played [guitar](/source/guitar) for [Los Twist](/source/Los_Twist) and [saxophone](/source/saxophone) for [Los Abuelos de la Nada](/source/Los_Abuelos_de_la_Nada)). He later became a [tango](/source/tango_music) artist and toured with his band Los Ramones del Tango.
==Biography==
Melingo was exposed to music since his childhood days, as his stepfather was [Edmundo Rivero](/source/Edmundo_Rivero)'s manager. After playing for some time with [Brazil](/source/Brazil)ian singer [Milton Nascimento](/source/Milton_Nascimento), Melingo was active in the [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires) independent theater scene in the early 1980s, under the [military dictatorship](/source/National_Reorganization_Process). When the restrictions on cultural activities eased after the [Falklands War](/source/Falklands_War), Melingo became a notable participant in projects such as a rock opera version of "Dr. Moreau's Trials", masterminded by Victor Kesselman, and Los Twist, a fun band with echoes of [The B-52's](/source/The_B-52's). He was called by [Cachorro López](/source/Cachorro_L%C3%B3pez) to play the sax in the Abuelos de la Nada reunion, where he was, according to colleague [Andrés Calamaro](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_Calamaro), the person who established the band's musical direction.
After the Abuelos and Twist, Melingo spent time in [Spain](/source/Spain), where he formed a band named Lions in Love. Back in Argentina, he issued a disc based on the mythical Argentine graphic novel [El Eternauta](/source/El_Eternauta), and later on turned to [tango singer](/source/tango_singer). He has issued several recordings to critical acclaim, toured the world, and was hailed by the British press as "the man who's making tango seriously cool" {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080408020223/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daniel-melingo--the-man-whos-making-tango-seriously-cool-804385.html]}}.
==Discography==
* ''H2O'', 1995
* ''[Tangos Bajos](/source/Tangos_Bajos)'', 1998
* ''[Ufa!](/source/Ufa!)'', 1999
* ''[Santa Milonga](/source/Santa_Milonga)'', 2004
* ''[Maldito Tango](/source/Maldito_Tango)'', 2007
* ''[Corazón & Hueso](/source/Coraz%C3%B3n_%26_Hueso)'', 2011
* ''[Linyera](/source/Linyera)'', 2014
* ''Anda'', 2016
'''With [David Murray](/source/David_Murray_(saxophonist))'''
*''[Plays Nat King Cole en Español](/source/Plays_Nat_King_Cole_en_Espa%C3%B1ol)'' (Motema, 2011)
==Awards==
* [Premios Gardel](/source/Premios_Gardel)[{{Cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/PremiosGardel.asp |title=Premios Gardel a la Música - Home Page |access-date=2009-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417024001/http://www.capif.org.ar/PremiosGardel.asp |archive-date=2009-04-17 |url-status=dead }}] 2009 : Best male artist tango album with "Maldito Tango"
* [Latin Grammy](/source/Latin_Grammy)[{{cite web |url=http://www.latingrammy.com/nominados/13-traditional |title=The Latin Recording Academy® | Nominados |accessdate=2009-10-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924182312/http://www.latingrammy.com/nominados/13-traditional |archivedate=2009-09-24 }}] 2009 : Nominated for best tango album with "Maldito Tango"
==Guest appearances==
* Vocals and clarinet on "Tu Misterio" (track #7 on the album [Tango 3.0](/source/Tango_3.0) of [Gotan Project](/source/Gotan_Project))
==References==
==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016204905/http://www.danielmelingo.com/ Melingo's website]}}
* [http://www.mananamusic.com/ Mañana, Melingo's record label]
* [http://www.soundsandcolours.com/articles/argentina/the-brutal-verse-of-tango-an-interview-with-daniel-melingo/ The Brutal Voice of Tango: An Interview With Daniel Melingo (Sounds and Colours)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111050234/http://www.soundsandcolours.com/articles/argentina/the-brutal-verse-of-tango-an-interview-with-daniel-melingo/ |date=2012-11-11 }}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080604163908/http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1002201 Rolling Stone article (Spanish)]}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430184427/http://www.rock.com.ar/notas/0/181.shtml Rock.com.ar profile (Spanish)]}}
* [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/mar/21/worldmusic.shopping2 The Guardian (English)]
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Category:1957 births
Category:Tango musicians
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century Argentine male singers
Category:Argentine people of Greek descent
Category:Argentine people of Italian descent
Category:Tango singers
Category:21st-century Argentine male singers
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