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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 capital. For many, in ...

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, ...

Argentinian musician J.P. Jofre will perform Pablo Ortiz’s Concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra with the Santa Rosa Symphony at the Green Music Center this weekend. Argentinian musician Juan Pablo ...

The first ever bandoneon made in Argentina has been produced by a university in Buenos Aires Argentina may be the nation that gave tango to the world but the dance has been at risk of a quiet future ...

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, ...