Argentine Tango's history - Introduction
December 1, 2011
Argentine Tango is a dance originated in the poor neighborhoods of the largest cities...
History of Tango - Part 1: Women and men of the Colony
February 17, 2015
The dance of Tango originated in the second half of the XIX century, in...
History of Tango - Part 2: The origins of Tango
May 4, 2015
How tango came to be is unknown. What we have is information about the...
History of Tango - Part 3: La Guardia Vieja
March 3, 2016
Between 1860 and 1915 Buenos Aires experienced an exponential growth.
The “Gran Aldea” (Great Village)...
History of Tango – Part 4: La Guardia Vieja - II: The first dancers
March 4, 2016
In the case of the dancers, in addition of the ones already mentioned, who...
History of Tango - Part 5: The appearance of the bandoneon in Tango
March 5, 2016
During the 1870s arrives to Buenos Aires a very particular immigrant: the bandoneon.
Tango was...
History of Tango - Part 6: Orquesta Típica. It’s origins.
March 6, 2016
Orquesta Típica: It’s origins.
The first stablished musical formation for the interpretation of tango music was...
History of Tango - Excerpt: Tango and knife fight
March 7, 2016
“Nació en los Corrales Viejos allá por el ochenta.
Hijo fue de la milonga y...
History of Tango - Part 7: Origins of the Orquesta Típica - Francisco Canaro
August 2, 2016
Francisco Canaro. According to Tango historian Orlando Del Greco “In this name, all the...
History of Tango - Part 8: Roberto Firpo and the acceptance of the piano in the Orquesta Típica
December 27, 2017
History of Tango – Part 8: Roberto Firpo and the acceptance of the piano...
History of Tango - Part 9: Eduardo Arolas. The evolution of Tango music.
February 24, 2018
In 1909, when Eduardo Arolas composed “Una noche de garufa”, he had not yet...
History of Tango - Part 10: Agustín Bardi. The composer for the future of Tango.
December 20, 2019
He was born on August 13, 1884 in Las Flores, a town that would...