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200 years of Argentinian Independence

Published on May 25, 2010 in concert and salon. 0 Comments

Today 25 May is the day the Argentinians celebrate “Revolucion de Mayo“ or their indepence day. This cannot go unnoticed here in Belgium.

In Brussels there is a 4-day event “Argentina Festival” (Espace Senghor), with on Friday a concert by Orquesta Tipica Misteriosa Buenos Aires, followed by a milonga. On Saturday there are movies and on Sunday there’s a big BBQ (‘asado‘).

And in Liège La Mi’Lune organizes on Saturday the “Milonga de la Independencia” with the orchestra Tango Tinto & Sergio Gobi and a demo by Adrian and Amanda.

Who are Adrian & Amanda Costa?

“Specialists of the Villa Urquiza Style, their tango rimes with simplicity, elegance of the abrazo, of the walk, a unique interpretation of musicality. Watching them is living their tango full of emotions, feelings and pleasure; and it is also visualising the music and its instruments. Rather than simply teaching, they wish to transmist their passion and share their talents. “

They will give some workshops in both Brussels at the Villa Urquiza School (28 May) and Liège at La Mi’Lune (29 and 30 May).

The Christmas salons

Published on December 17, 2009 in Antwerp, Brussels and salon. 0 Comments

Christmas is upon us and inspires people all over Belgium to organize special Christmas milongas. Let’s give you an overview:

Saturday 19 Dec

Zone 21, Leuven
Pasos de Brujas, Brugge
Tango Evolución, La Luna, Antwerp (DJ Ben plays tandas in chronological order)
Tango Negro, Casa32, Antwerp

Sunday 20 Dec

El Dorado, Humbeek
La Mi’Lune, Liège

Sunday 27 Dec

Xmas ball, Tangueria, Brussels

BTF: Monday salon @ Les Bains::Connectives

Published on April 8, 2008 in Brussels, festival, photo and salon. 0 Comments

Monday was the last salon of the festival, and it was held in the former swimming pool of Les Bains::Connectives. We started with a small crowd, more people came around 22h until the floor was filled. DJ Ben kept everyone dancing and while we had been afraid that it would be cold, it was quite the opposite. A nice closing night to a memorable festival.

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BTF: Sunday salon @ Vaudeville

Published on April 7, 2008 in Brussels, festival, photo and salon. 0 Comments

“Surprise and Impro” was the name of the Sunday milonga of the festival. The biggest surprise, and unfortunately a very unpleasant one, is that we were not allowed to take any videos or pictures during the improvisations. One of the most exciting parts of the festival has been lost for eternity. Personally, I think this is a pity. Last year’s videos of the impros were very popular on Youtube and showed clearly why the festival is worth visiting.

Earlier in the evening there was a performance by Jorge Dispari & La Turca, a well-known couple of Argentinian tangueros.

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BTF: Saturday salon @ Cityscape

Published on April 6, 2008 in Brussels, festival, photo and salon. 0 Comments

( due to circumstances, I have no pictures of the performances on Saturday. If anyone has taken pictures and would like to share them: festival@milonga.be )

How much fun can you have with an empty champaign bottle and a full glass? Quite some, it appears, as was proven on Saturday as the dance floor was cleared for a drinking/dancing game when DJ El Pajaro launched into a sequence of folk songs. You spin the bottle and whoever it points at when it stops has to … Well, just have a look.