Argentine Tango's history - Introduction
December 1, 2011
Argentine Tango is a dance originated in the poor neighborhoods of the largest cities...
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History of Tango - Part 1: Women and men of the ColonyFebruary 17, 2015The dance of Tango originated in the second half of the XIX century, in...
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History of Tango - Part 2: The origins of TangoMay 4, 2015How tango came to be is unknown. What we have is information about the...
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History of Tango - Part 3: La Guardia ViejaMarch 3, 2016Between 1860 and 1915 Buenos Aires experienced an exponential growth. The “Gran Aldea” (Great Village)...
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History of Tango – Part 4: La Guardia Vieja - II: The first dancersMarch 4, 2016In the case of the dancers, in addition of the ones already mentioned, who...
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History of Tango - Part 5: The appearance of the bandoneon in TangoMarch 5, 2016Articles about Argentine Tango, Bay Area Argentine Tango classes and events, History of Argentine Tango, What is Argentine Tango?During the 1870s arrives to Buenos Aires a very particular immigrant: the bandoneon. Tango was...
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History of Tango - Part 6: Orquesta Típica. It’s origins.March 6, 2016Orquesta Típica: It’s origins. The first stablished musical formation for the interpretation of tango music was...
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History of Tango - Excerpt: Tango and knife fightMarch 7, 2016“Nació en los Corrales Viejos allá por el ochenta. Hijo fue de la milonga y...
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History of Tango - Part 7: Origins of the Orquesta Típica - Francisco CanaroAugust 2, 2016Francisco Canaro. According to Tango historian Orlando Del Greco “In this name, all the...
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History of Tango - Part 8: Roberto Firpo and the acceptance of the piano in the Orquesta TípicaDecember 27, 2017In those initial days of the “Orquesta Típica”, Roberto Firpo definitively established the piano in...
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History of Tango - Part 9: Eduardo Arolas. The evolution of Tango music.February 24, 2018In 1909, when Eduardo Arolas composed “Una noche de garufa”, he had not yet...
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History of Tango - Part 10: Agustín Bardi. The composer for the future of Tango.December 20, 2019He was born on August 13, 1884 in Las Flores, a town that would...
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History of Tango - Part 11: José Martínez. The great intuitive.January 22, 2021José Martínez was a great pianist and composer who has left lasting tangos, in...
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History of Tango | Excerpt: Differences between "compadrito", "guapo", and "malevo".June 18, 2021Wondering what was the difference between "compadrito", "guapo", and "malevo"? Adrian Rodriguez Yemha offers...
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