Argentine Tango's history - Introduction
December 1, 2011
Argentine Tango is a dance that 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 the...
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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 history...
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History of Tango - Part 3: La Guardia ViejaMarch 3, 2016Between 1860 and 1915, Buenos Aires experienced exponential growth. As a result, the “Gran Aldea”...
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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 were...
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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 in...
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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 the...
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History of Tango - Excerpt: Tango and knife fightMarch 7, 2016By taking a woman to dance, the compadrito used his "body language", which he had...
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History of Tango - Part 7: Origins of the Orquesta Típica - Francisco CanaroAugust 1, 2016Francisco Canaro. According to Tango historian Orlando Del Greco “In this name, all the Tango...
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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 the...
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History of Tango - Part 9: Eduardo Arolas. The evolution of Tango music.February 23, 2018In 1909, when Eduardo Arolas composed “Una noche de garufa”, he had not yet acquired...
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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 eventually...
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Argentine Tango and the bandoneonMay 5, 2020How did the bandoneon become the instrument of Tango? The bandoneon is an instrument of...
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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 versions...
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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 us...
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