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José Francisco Razzano (1887–1960) was an Uruguayan singer and composer. He joined singer Carlos Gardel on a duo until 1925 when Razzano left due to vocal cord problems. Since then, Razzano became Gardel's manager until 1933.

José Razzano
Razzano (left) and Carlos Gardel, 1926.
Background information
Birth name	José Francisco Razzano
Also known as	El Oriental
Born	Montevideo
Died	April 30, 1960(1960-04-30) (aged 73) Buenos Aires
Genres	Tango
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, Composer, Singer
Instrument(s)	Classical guitar

Biography

José Francisco Razzano born in Montevideo, near Plaza Independencia, on February 25, 1887. When his father died two years later, his mother moved to Buenos Aires, establishing in Balvanera district.

In 1903, he performed in the National Drama Company led by Adriana Cornaro as a singer. He also performed on Justicia Humana by Agustín Fontanella impersonating "Juancho" and singing payada with Damián Méndez in Calandria written by Martiniano Leguizamón. He also formed part of gaucho centre Los Pampeanos.

Razzano's prominent fame resulted in the signing of his first contract with Argentine filial of Victor Talking Machine Company in 1912. Razzano recorded 10 songs. La China Fiera (singing in a duo with Francisco Martino) was the first of them. A couple of years later, Razzano signed a new contract with local label "Era".

He then joined other artists such as Francisco Martino, Carlos Gardel and Raúl Salinas. The Razzano-Gardel duo signed a contract with Austro-Hungarian entrepreneur Max Glücksmann. At the beginning of their collaboration, both artists signed as authors of all the compositions, although some versions refuted this statement, because there were not authors societies that could confirm that.[1]

The popularity of the Gardel-Razzano duo was in crescendo, touring on Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Spain until 1925 when Razzano left his singing career due to throat problems. In October, Gardel designated Razzano as administrator of his properties.[1]

References

External links

• José Razzano biography on TodoTango.com

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José Razzano (Montevideo, Uruguay, 25 de febrero de 1887 - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 30 de abril de 1960) fue un cantante y compositor uruguayo. Formó en 1911 con el argentino Carlos Gardel el dúo Gardel-Razzano; que duró hasta 1925, cuando Razzano, por problemas vocales, abandonó el canto. A partir de esa fecha, Razzano pasó a ser responsable de los negocios de Gardel hasta 1933.

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