Juan Alais

Juan Alais (known as Juan el inglés) (1844–1914) was dents was Carlos Canaveris Gaitan,[7] one of the precur-
an Argentine musician of British origin.[1] He is consid- sors of tango in Buenos Aires.[8]
ered the pioneer of concert guitar in Argentina.[2]

2 References
1 Biography
[1] Abad-Azzali, José López-Calo, Ismael Fernández de la
Cuesta

[2] Latin American Guitar Guide, Rico Stover

[3] Música y músicos de Latinoamérica, Volume 1, Otto

Mayer-Serra

[4] La música nacional argentina:, Juan María Veniard (Insti-

tuto Nacional de Musicología “Carlos Vega”)

[5] La música argentina durante el périodo de la organización

nacional, Mario García Acevedo (Dirección General de
Cultura)

[6] The Rioplatense Guitar: The early guitar and its context
in Argentina and Uruguay, Richard T. Pinnell, Ricardo
Zavadivker

[7] Club de Tango, Issues 13–27, Club de Tango

[8] La Historia del Tango: Primera época, Corregidor, 1988

3 External links
• www.guitarrasweb.com

• familysearch.org
• familysearch.org

• familysearch.org

Don Juan Alais with gaucho attire

Alais was born in Buenos Aires, son of Valentín Alais

and Felipa Moncada, daughter of Victoriano Moncada
and María Acuña. His father was born in London
(England),[3] baptized on May 3, 1807 in the St Mary’s
Church, son of John Alais and Jane Browning.
Juan Alais was the author of outstanding classics of folk
music in Argentina,[4] including Qué curiosa (mazurka),
Un momento (waltz),[5] La Chinita and La Perezosa, a
mazurka for two guitars, considered his best work.[6] In
1870s, he taught guitar classes in the city, among his stu-

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