The final coda to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons sounds especially thrilling in this new tango arrangement for string ensemble and bandoneon. The piece, arranged by Roberto Molinelli and performed by ...

Damián Guttlein is the only person in the world who can tune by ear the bandoneon, a unique instrument that powers the perfectly imperfect sound of tango music. A bandoneon, a type of concertina, is ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentines are embracing their partners and gliding at the world's largest annual tango festival and championship. The two-week long offering of more than 500 free dance ...

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 ...

I have written earlier about the interestings origins of musical instruments. In one post I traced the evolution of the Brazilianberimbau from pygmy hunter’s bow in the African rainforest to Angola, ...

Buenos Aires is once again throbing to the rhythm of tango as this year’s Buenos Aires Tango Festival and Tango Dance World Cup gets underway here attracting over 2.000 musicians and dancers from ...

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina's biting economic crisis cannot keep tango enthusiasts from seeking out the haunting tunes of piano and concertina music at a dwindling number of dance halls in the ...

MANKATO — In starting her Live at the Carnegie Series, Liz Draper set out to bring in music that wouldn’t otherwise be available in the area. Saturday’s performance by the Charles Gorczynski Tango ...

With the finals of World Cup of Tango Dance - in its two categories: Salon Tango and Stage Tango - the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and Tango Dance World Cup came to end at the Luna Park Stadium ...

Argentina may be the nation that gave tango to the world but the dance has been at risk of a quiet future in its homeland. The threat has come not due to any decline in interest among Argentines, ...

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 ...