Adolfo Abalos
Adolfo Armando Ábalos, born August 14, 1914, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, died
May 12, 2008, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, was an Argentine folk pianist and
composer. Having studied biochemistry at the University of Buenos Aires, Ábalos
began performing piano duets with his brother Machingo in Buenos Aires bars in
1938, attracting Radio El Mundo and forming Los Hermanos Ábalos in 1939
alongside brothers Roberto, Vitillo, and Machaco. Ábalos composed Argentine folk
classics including “Agitando pañuelos” and “Carnavalito quebradeño”. Los
Hermanos Ábalos released two studio albums in ...
