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Astor Piazzolla brought the tango from the streets of Buenos Aires into concert halls around the world. We'll enjoy his History of the Tango during our music this evening beginning at 8 p.m on 91.1 ...

Tango music has influenced many nations as it travels around the world. Tango My Passion, an episode of the Musical Discoveries series produced by Dr. Monika Krajewska, is a short documentary tracing ...

Astor Piazzolla occupies a unique position in modern musical composition. His work is as “popular” in its origins as jazz or blues, though it is frequently heard on classical-music stations—where his ...

The quintessential Argentine dance, the tango, is often associated with glamorous European-style café society, with the dashing attire and protocol of a bygone era and the sensuality of moving to that ...

In the world of tango, nobody lives happily ever after. Tango is all about the now. Lonely hearts with empty souls, searching for a quick release. Argentine philosopher Ricardo Gomez called tango the ...

Foreword / by David Byrne -- Overture : Gardel on Avenida Libertador -- Preface : moving with an arm around life -- Tango in Hollywood -- Tango as text -- The cultural preparation -- Habanera : the ...

In the dirty, crowded, and impoverished immigrant barrios of Buenos Aires of 1913, a 17-year-old girl arrives with little more than some clothes and her grandfather's violin. Her name is Leda, and she ...