I have to admit this: first, if there is a city in the world where I (being a European DJ), would really like to play music, it is Buenos Aires. Second, if there is a special place to do it, it is Salon Canning. Third, if there is a special milonga, it is Milonga Parakultural. […]
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Probably everybody who has ever heard of tango knows that Carlos Gardel’s final resting place is at the cemetery of Chacarita. And it is a grand one, with his huge statue, and always having a cigarette in his hand. Yes, his admirers take care that he is never left without a cigarette… At his birthday
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There are many ways to spend a beautiful sunny Sunday in Buenos Aires: numerous street markets, events, concerts and similar activities are waiting for you everywhere. For those who love tango, the best possibility is a nice walk along La Defensa, a street which begins close to Casa Rosada, up to Plaza Dorrego and the
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Let’s continue the tour of the most renowned tango salons in Buenos Aires. We have already talked about La Viruta, today a few words about Salon Canning. Salon Canning has been home to tango for decades. It is situated on Avenida Scalabrini Ortiz in Palermo, very close to La Viruta, which makes it very convenient
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It is well known that the situation in Argentina is changing every day, nothing new here. But of my many visits to Buenos Aires (7 so far), this is by far the most difficult time for all the milongas and tango community in general. I am a completely non-political person, so I don’t really care
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Argentinians take their celebrations seriously and so they have worked for quite some time on the preparations for the 200th anniversary of their independence. It was a special joy to be in Buenos Aires exactly on this day, 9th of July, as there were many things happening all around the city. 9th of July 1816
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If you are in Buenos Aires for the first time, La Boca is a place where you definitely need to go. The images of La Boca’s colorful houses are something you can see in just every tourist guide on earth. So it’s no surprise that La Boca is normally full of foreign tourists wandering around,
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What could be the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Buenos Aires? On a sunny day there are two great possibilities: San Telmo with Plaza Dorrego for tango lovers and Feria de Mataderos for folklore lovers. But what if the day is grey, cold and rainy? The Cemetery of Recoleta is the perfect
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La Viruta Tango has been around for 15 years. It is in the fancy neighborhood of Palermo, within a walking distance to Salon Canning which allows people to walk from one milonga to another in the early morning hours. In March 2016 La Viruta has split into two parts which actually means that on Wednesday,
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OK, I know that a Buenos Aires tango blog is supposed to be about Buenos Aires and that it is supposed to start in Buenos Aires, with tango. But, things never happen exactly as they are supposed to happen, and that’s why the Buenos Aires blog actually starts in Brasil. If you buy plane tickets
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