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Salon Marabu Buenos Aires 2025

Argentine Tango 101: Music, Dance, and a Living Tradition

So, what is Argentine tango? Argentine tango is music, dance, and social interaction — all at once. It is danced in couples, improvised, and deeply ...
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la boca buenos aires argentina

Argentine Tango Through History

A Short (But Serious) History of Tango: From Urban Process to Golden Age Tango is often presented as a legend: born in a precise place, ...
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Nito & Elba 2025

How the Ronda Was Born: Conversation with Nito & Elba – A Living History of the Milonga

Every once in a while, tango gives us a gift: a chance to listen to those who lived its history from the inside. During our ...
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Salón Marabú and Joe Fish: A Gentleman Who Gave His Life to Tango

The first time I heard “Vals para José” by Pablo Banchero — Pablo sent his brand-new music to me via WhatsApp — I was deeply ...
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Tango from Buenos Aires – Live on My YouTube Channel

Every time I am in Buenos Aires, I try to bring a small piece of the city back with me – and to share it ...
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Tango DJ Alenka

34 Days Of Tango In Buenos Aires

Everything comes to an end – even my yearly stay in Buenos Aires. I am home again now, back in Slovenia, having travelled from the ...
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Tango DJ Alenka

My New Sign by Alfredo Martínez: The Magic of Fileteado from Buenos Aires

If you walk around Buenos Aires, you quickly notice the colourful and decorative paintings on shops, buses, and signs. This beautiful style is called fileteado ...
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Parakultural 2025

DJ-ing at Milonga Parakultural in Buenos Aires, 2025

On November 21, 2025, I was once again the guest DJ at Milonga Parakultural in Buenos Aires. They invite me to play music there every ...
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La Juan D'Arienzo with Tango DJ Alenka in Buenos Aires 2025

Happy to meet my friends from La Juan D’Arienzo in BsAs 2025

My favorite tango orchestra will always be La Juan D’Arienzo — they performed twice at my milonga La Milonguita Ljubljana in Ljubljana a few years ...
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Alenka Dermol & Horacio Godoy 2025

Horacio Godoy in Ljubljana 2025

I’m really happy that the amazing maestros Horacio Godoy and Maricel Giacomini returned to Slovenia in 2025! Just like last year, Milonga La Milonguita Ljubljana ...
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Sexteto Cristal in Ljubljana 2025

Gala Milonga “La Milonguita Ljubljana” with Sexteto Cristal 2025

On Saturday, 6 September 2025, the Gala Milonga La Milonguita Ljubljana with Sexteto Cristal, Michael Nadtochi & Elvira Lambo took place at the Grand Hotel ...
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Mundial de tango 2025

Mundial de Tango BA 2025

From August 20 to September 2, 2025, Buenos Aires became the beating heart of tango during the Tango BA Festival & Mundial 2025. This world-renowned ...
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