Yamandu Costa and Duo Palma Sandoval

Milonga para Taz is a song I made in honor of the great musician Ricardo Martins, from Santana do Livramento, who left us too soon.

Ricardo was an outstanding musician: guitarist, accordionist, composer and a great representative of the music of our southern lands. He left behind very beautiful songs and a special contribution to regional music.

I wrote this milonga on the day of his death. Recently, my friends from Duo Palma Sandoval stopped by my house in Lisbon and I had the opportunity to show them this composition. From this meeting, the idea of ​​recording this tribute together came about, bringing to music the language of the Gaucho guitar and our borders.

Duo Palma Sandoval is made up of great musicians from Mendoza, Argentina, a region also known for its musical tradition and wine, and they were on tour in Europe when we met.

It was a very special meeting, one that only music can provide.

I leave this record here with great affection, in memory of Ricardo Martins.