Enrique Maciel

Enrique Maciel (July 13, 1897 – January 24, 1962[1]) was a versatile and sensitive composer, lyricist, and harmonium, piano, bandoneon and guitar performer.

Born to an Afro-Argentine family (most likely a descendant of West African peoples) in Buenos Aires, in 1897, Maciel received his early musical instruction in a local parochial school, and his first professional performance was in 1915.

[citation needed] He joined small groups acting in houses and dance halls, touring the provinces.

[2] In 1920, in Bragado, he met the poet Enrique Maroni and immediately released their collaboration with the tango "La tipa," leading to recording three years later by Rosita Quiroga.

There, he met José María Aguilar, with whom he made recordings in a guitar duo, accompanied by fellow RCA artists.