Donato Racciatti


Donato Racciatti di Nardo was a Uruguayan bandoneonist, orchestra conductor, and composer of Italian origin who formed a tango orchestra.

Life

Donato Racciatti's first public appearances were with the group "Los Brujos" and the Laurenz–Casella orchestra, which he joined in 1940 and remained with until 1945. He also performed as a solo singer supporting Luis Alberto Fleitas. He composed candombes, polkas, rancheras, and jotas, and for some of them he used the pseudonym Bota.
He formed his own orquesta típica in 1948, with which he developed his artistic career in the Uruguayan capital, as well as throughout the country and in several Argentine provinces. He began recording for Sondor the following year and would continue with that label, producing a prolific discography. He also recorded for Patria and Orfeo, among others.
With his orchestra, he accompanied many prominent tango figures from both Argentina and Uruguay. Among them were Nina Miranda, Carlos Roldán, Olga del Grossi, Félix Romero, Elsa Morán, Víctor Ruiz, Enrique Liste, Alfredo Cabral, Elsa del Campo, Juan Carlos Godoy, Miguel Ángel Maidana, and Horacio Castel, among others. In the 1950s, he participated with his orchestra in various musical comedies such as Barrio de luna y tamboril and Muchachos que peinan canas, in which he was joined by major radio theater figures like Mario Rivero, Julio Puente, and Juan Casanova.
His success in the region led him to undertake several tours in Japan.
Suffering from cardiovascular problems, he was hospitalized in mid-May under intensive care, from which he did not recover.

Discography

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Papas calientes / Esquinita de mi barrio Triste camino / La cumparsita El pollo Ricardo / Comme il faut Atardecer / El chana Cuando llora la milonga / Lágrimas y sonrisas
  • ''No te vayas mascarita / Los borrachos''

LP

Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica Lindo tiempo aquel de ayer La historia Barrio, luna y tamboril Aquella vieja melodía A media luz Yo soy... Donato Racciatti con Carlos Roldán Recordando a Enrique Santos Discépolo Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica La novia 25 años Música uruguaya Muchachos que peinan canas Donato Racciatti y su Orquesta Típica La cumparsita Uruguay canta! Tangos de la vieja guardia El patriota Donato Racciatti y su orquesta típica Donato Racciatti y su orquesta típica Inspiraciones Orientales Pa' tangueros solamente El oriental Donato Racciatti El ritmo del tango Grandes éxitos Tu corazón El gran Donato Racciatti Un corte, una quebrada... Hasta siempre amor
  • ''En Uruguay''