More than 200 of the world’s most recognized accordion and tango performers from more than 40 countries will be descending upon Victoria for the World Accordion and Tango Festival, from Nov. 10 to Nov ...

The tango has always been a dance that inspires passion in people. Everything about it oozes desire, from the wailing melancholy of the bandoneón (an accordion-like instrument used in tango music) to ...

Buenos Aires, Aug 1 (efe_epa).Buenos Aires, Aug 1 (efe_epa). — The accordion, the traditional milonga, Carlos Gardel, the tango and its connection with horse racing all feature in a Buenos Aires mural ...

Over his long, wandering career, accordionist Dino Saluzzi, 71, has often reached across genre lines in search of creative expression. For him, the idea of blending Argentine folk and tango music with ...

The marketing slogan for this year’s Spokane Symphony season is simply “Say WOW.” Music Director Eckart Preu explains: “One of our goals this year is to surprise you at every concert, to lend ...

From old world to new shores / Helena Simonett -- Accordion jokes : a folklorist's view / Richard March -- From chanky-chank to Yankee chanks : the Cajun accordion as identity symbol / Mark F. DeWitt ...

A full schedule of music and dance with roots in South America is on tap this week at Victoria’s World Accordion and Tango Festival, which returns to full strength following two years of online and ...

She was “born on a day when God was drunk.” Madonna and whore, she is the title character of the only opera by the creator of the “new tango,” the late Argentine Astor Piazzolla. Written in 1968 with ...

This iconic dance is experiencing a revival in Buenos Aires, as both locals and foreigners are swayed by its enticing rhythm. Some days at sunset, the whole of Buenos Aires seems to be moving to the ...

The bandoneon, a type of concertina and symbol of tango's nostalgic soul, is vanishing from Argentina, as foreign tourists with bulging wallets buy up the instruments as coveted collectibles. "In a ...

Multi-instrumentalist Toni Knight generously shares her musical talents in her regular gigs at Skylark's Hidden Café in Fairhaven and at the monthly tango dances sponsored by Bellingham's USA Dance ...