I have been on the tango scene for a lot more than a decade, visiting and dancing at the best milongas in the world, playing music at some of them, in almost every continent of the world (well – Australia is still on my to-do list…). After years and years of my tango life I came to […]
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SHORT HISTORY OF ARGENTINE TANGO Argentine Tango is a musical genre, but also dance. Its origins date towards the end of the 19th century on the banks of the river Rio de la Plata which divides Argentina from Uruguay. This is why its history is connected at the same time to Buenos Aires, the capital
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KRATKA ZGODOVINA ARGENTINSKEGA TANGA Argentinski tango je glasbena zvrst, obenem pa tudi ples, ki se je razvil proti koncu 19. stoletja na bregovih reke Rio de la Plata, ki deli Argentino od Urugvaja. Zaradi tega njegovi začetki segajo tako v Buenos Aires, glavno mesto Argentine, kot tudi v Montevideo, glavno mesto Urugvaja. Sprva je bil
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Buenos Aires is the capital of tango world, so it is quite normal that there is also a museum, dedicated to tango. Established in 2003, it is located in the same building on Avenida Rivadavia – Palacio Carlos Gardel, as the famous Café Tortoni, and I (together with all tango fans) really loved it. You
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All the good things come in pairs, so my DJ-ing in Buenos Aires continued. This time I was invited to play music in milonga Seguime…si podes, in Club Fulgor de Villa Crespo. Club Fulgor (with a longer name Club Social y Deportivo Fulgor de Villa Crespo – Loyola 828) has a lot of history. It is a club
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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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Yes! My 7th Buenos Aires trip is approaching FAST! As I fit completely into the definiton of a “Tango Junkie”, this is the best possible holiday I can have. Stay with me and read the next posts for detailed definition of a tango junkie, if you are not familiar with it… Just imagine this average
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