Rafael Rossi

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Rafael Rossi (28 December 1896 – 24 December 1982) was an Argentine bandoneonist, orchestra conductor, and composer dedicated to folk music and tango. In 1912, he traveled to Buenos Aires to work as a painter. He became interested in the bandoneon and began studying at the Conservatory of Don José De Caro, which he left in 1914. He started a wandering and self-taught life. First, he lived in Junín and its surrounding area before settling for a time in Vedia. Then he passed through Rufino in 1915, Huinca Renancó, Del Campillo, Río Cuarto, Firmat, Elortondo, until he returned to Mercedes to fulfill his military service. Rafael Rossi settled in Buenos Aires permanently, linking up with José Martínez in 1919. In 1920, he participated with Francisco Canaro and Roberto Firpo in the giant orchestra for the carnivals. From that year until 1935, he was with Canaro. In 1920, he met Carlos Gardel, to whom he gave a series of his own compositions, which Gardel quickly recorded, leading to a strong friendship between them.