Lisa Haney Magnets

Description: This artistic gardener makes his lawn into a Mona Lisa. Illustration by Lisa Haney

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Description: Golden-age orchestra leaders from Buenos Aires... perfect for all fans of Argentine tango.

Description: When the dog goes behind the x-ray machine, it's revealed that he's responsible for various missing objects. Scratchboard illustration by Lisa Haney.

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Description: Juan d'Arienzo (1900-1976) was an Argentine tango musician, also known as "El Rey del Compás". He was son of Italian immigrants and used more modern arrangements and instrumentation; his popular group produced hundreds of recordings.

Description: Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese (1905-1995) was a beloved Argentine tango musician. He developed dramatic arrangements that retained strong elements of the walking beat of salon tango but also heralded the development of concert-style tango music. So says Wikipedia... it makes him sound a bit dull. If you know Pugliese, you know he's anything but. His music is fit for a Hollywood action movie; and that's how people often dance to it. Choose your partner wisely for the Pugliese tanda, or you'll end up bruised. People get a little wild. According to one website, his fans followed him like sports fans follow their favorite teams: men would dress like him (with the coke-bottle glasses), women fans would wear Shanghai-style dresses. Why? I have ...

Description: A festive gathering of all your favorite tango orchestra heroes!

Description: Tango dancers are fiends for Troilo! He's probably the second-most famous bandoneonist ever. But for dancers, he's #1... Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (1914-1975) was an Argentine tango musician. Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina.

Description: I found a logo similar to this inside a bandoneon... very cool. I made a version in scratchboard, since there are not enough good bandoneon things on this site (or anywhere, actually). And we bandoneon (and tango) fans need stuff too!

Description: Julio de Caro was an Argentine tango musician, pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina.

Description: Francisco Canaro (1888-1964) was an Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader. His parents, Italians emigrated to Uruguay, and later – when Francisco Canaro was less than 10 years old, they emigrated to Buenos Aires in the late nineteenth century.

Description: Carlos Di Sarli (1903-1960) was an Argentine tango musician, orchestra leader, composer and pianist.

Description: Juan d'Arienzo (1900-1976) was an Argentine tango musician, also known as "El Rey del Compás". He was son of Italian immigrants and used more modern arrangements and instrumentation; his popular group produced hundreds of recordings.

Description: Ricardo Tanturi was an Argentine tango musician, pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina. This blue version is awesome on white tees, or as a contrasting color!

Description: Horacio Salgan is an awesome tango composer and pianist. This prints in white, so choose a dark t-shirt!

Description: Carlos Di Sarli (1903-1960) was an Argentine tango musician, orchestra leader, composer and pianist.

Description: Edgardo Donato (1897-1963) was a tango composer and orchestra leader, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, raised from a young age and musically trained in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Description: Enrique Rodríguez was an Argentine tango musician, bandoneonist, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina.

Description: Ricardo Tanturi was an Argentine tango musician, pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina. This red version is awesome on white tees, or as a contrasting color!

Description: Ricardo Tanturi was an Argentine tango musician, pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina. This brown version is awesome on lighter brown tees, or as a contrasting color!

Description: Rodolfo Biagi (1906-1969) was an Argentine Tango musician who started his musical career by playing background music for silent movies, and this was where he was first discovered by a tango band leader. This is for printing on dark t-shirts!

Description: Julio de Caro was an Argentine tango musician, pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina. This blue printing will look great on gray, or contrasting on an orange t-shirt.

Description: D'Agostino (1900-1991) was a Buenos Aires character, and tango was not his only world. A skilled gambler and stubborn bachelor, he played poker at the Club del Progreso (a club where high society people used to go) and he had a close friendship with Enrique Cadícamo. About this relationship there is a curious story that portrays him completely. Cadícamo and D'Agostino had promised each other to never marry; they were playboys and bohemians and did not even think of being tied to a permanent link. But Cadícamo, after his fifty years of age, broke his word and married a twenty-year old girl. Since then D'Agostino never again talked to him.

Description: Rodolfo Biagi (1906-1969) was an Argentine Tango musician who started his musical career by playing background music for silent movies, and this was where he was first discovered by a tango band leader.

Description: Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (1914-1975) was an Argentine tango musician. Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina.

Description: D'Agostino (1900-1991) was a Buenos Aires character, and tango was not his only world. A skilled gambler and stubborn bachelor, he played poker at the Club del Progreso (a club where high society people used to go) and he had a close friendship with Enrique Cadícamo. About this relationship there is a curious story that portrays him completely. Cadícamo and D'Agostino had promised each other to never marry; they were playboys and bohemians and did not even think of being tied to a permanent link. But Cadícamo, after his fifty years of age, broke his word and married a twenty-year old girl. Since then D'Agostino never again talked to him.

Description: Edgardo Donato (1897-1963) was a tango composer and orchestra leader, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, raised from a young age and musically trained in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Description: Osvaldo Fresedo (1897-1984), nicknamed El pibe de La Paternal was an Argentine songwriter and director of a tango orchestra. He had the longest recording career in tango, from 1925 to 1980.

Description: D'Agostino (1900-1991) was a Buenos Aires character, and tango was not his only world. A skilled gambler and stubborn bachelor, he played poker at the Club del Progreso (a club where high society people used to go) and he had a close friendship with Enrique Cadícamo. About this relationship there is a curious story that portrays him completely. Cadícamo and D'Agostino had promised each other to never marry; they were playboys and bohemians and did not even think of being tied to a permanent link. But Cadícamo, after his fifty years of age, broke his word and married a twenty-year old girl. Since then D'Agostino never again talked to him... Since this prints in white, choose a dark t-shirt!

Description: Roberto Firpo (1884-1969) was an Argentine tango pianist, composer, and leader. Firpo was among the first innovators of the classic tango music genre. He was the creator of the standard tango sextet, and the establisher of the piano in the tango orchestra. Since this prints in white, choose a dark t-shirt if you want to see it!

Description: Carlos Di Sarli (1903-1960) was an Argentine tango musician, orchestra leader, composer and pianist.

Description: Carlos Di Sarli (1903-1960) was an Argentine tango musician, orchestra leader, composer and pianist.

Description: Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (1914-1975) was an Argentine tango musician. Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger and bandleader in Argentina. This prints in white, so pick a dark t-shirt!

Description: Juan d'Arienzo (1900-1976) was an Argentine tango musician, also known as "El Rey del Compás". He was son of Italian immigrants and used more modern arrangements and instrumentation; his popular group produced hundreds of recordings. Since this prints in white, choose a dark t-shirt if you want to see it!

Description: Miguel Caló (1907-1972) was a famous Argentine tango bandoneonist, composer, and the leader of the Orchestra Miguel Caló.