TANGO

It takes two to TANGO AS THEY SAY. I am a very versatile musician, with a very diverse musical background and Carlos Gardel & Astor Piazzolla are a HUGE influence on me. I can play Tango with my singer as lead and a Couple dancing if needed for your enjoyment

TANGO

  • La cumparsita

  • Adios Muchachos
  • Cambalache
  • El dia que me quieras
  • Cuesta abajo
  • Garganta con arena
  • Uno
  • Por una cabeza
  • Malena
  • Fumando Espero
  • Esta Noche me Emborracho
  • Tiempos Viejos
  • Vuelvo al Sur
  • Tomo y Obligo
  • Mano a Mano

Tango

Tango is a partner dance, and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, in neighborhoods which had predominantly African descendants. The tango is the result of a combination of Rioplatense Candombe celebrations, Spanish-Cuban Habanera, and Argentinean Milonga. The tango was frequently practiced in the brothels and bars of ports, where business owners employed bands to entertain their patrons with music. The tango then spread to the rest of the world. Many variations of this dance currently exist around the world.

Tango is a dance that has influences from African, Native American and European culture. Dances from the candombe ceremonies of former African slave peoples helped shape the modern day tango. The dance originated in lower-class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The music derived from the fusion of various forms of music from Europe. The words “tango” and “tambo” around the River Plate basin were initially used to refer to musical gatherings of slaves, with written records of colonial authorities attempting to ban such gatherings as early as 1789.

Initially, it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, as theatres and street barrel organs spread it from the suburbs to the working-class slums, which were packed with hundreds of thousands of European immigrants