Getting to know tango music is quite a task. While you may hear it being played everytime you dance, you don’t always know the names of the composers and performers. Who’s song is ‘Poema’? (Francisco Canaro) Who wrote ‘Llorar por una mujer (“quererla y no tenerla“)? (Enrique Rodriguez) Who plays ‘La Cumparsita’? (just about everyone) […]
Read MoreThe milonga at La Tangueria this weekend had a kind of a special event: it was the Dirk’s last Belgian milonga before he left for Buenos Aires. He go to show off and kissed a lot of women, so he was beaming. We wish him great times in Argentina and hope he starts writing soon […]
Read MoreElfje has just organized her first milonga at her new atelier/garage/home: Atelier11. She had taken care of a nice wooden floor, cosy decoration and excellent food. The music was spun by James and Peter E., and the rest of us just danced.
Read MoreOne of the milongas we missed during the summer months is Sergio & Gisela’s milonga at the Pianofabriek. So we were happy to go there again on Sunday. The Pianofabriek has been renovated, the actual tango venue was lightly larger, but luckily as hot as ever and with the same solid pilars in the middle […]
Read MoreLast Saturday was also Brussels’ yearly Nuit Blanche. For us tango lovers, this meant a milonga at the Vaudeville, our favourite venue from previous Brussels Tango Festivals. Peculiar about this night was that there were almost more spectators than dancers. And that it stopped at 1AM.
Read MoreThis was a busy weekend. On Saturday Nosotros, in collaboration with Bouche-à -Oreille, had organized a milonga with a little extra: a concert by the Quilombo quintet. Five young musicians from Antwerp played Piazolla-style tango with pinch of modern influences (Nirvana comes to mind). Pictures of Quilombo
Read MoreIt was the last edition of this season, and what an edition it was. The one with the best weather, the most dancers, the most smiles and the most surprises for Dirk. He got lots of people showing up in his tango-battle-colours red & black, he got to hand out roses to his partners, he […]
Read MoreYou’re all invited to join us in the last, and most special, Milonga @ Kiosque of this season. There will be beautiful people, there will be great music and good wine, there will be nice weather (prediction: 19° and sunny) and there will be a special performance of El Flaco Dany, milonguero from Buenos Aires. […]
Read MoreInspired by a story Lucio told me last weekend: the story of Alberto Castillo, famous tango singer, actor but also a practicing gynaecologist, until eventually he had to stop: (…) So in the afternoons, doctor Alberto Salvador De Lucca left his “consulting room for ladies” and ran to the radio to turn into the singer […]
Read MoreWeather wasn’t that bad, but expectation of rain did prevent a bunch of people of coming. The others had a sweater, a scarf and lots of space for dancing. And no, it did not rain once. Next Kiosque on Sept 27 is the last one for this year, so don’t miss it! All pictures in […]
Read MoreMaryline & Vincent gave a workshop this weekend in Hermalle-sous-Huy, organized by the Cultural Center of Engis, for the Dance Convention. Afterwards, there was a short afternoon milonga, and they gave a demonstration. Since Vincent will be concentrating on non-tango activities for a while, it was certainly a special occasion. Some impressions:
Read MoreIt was the first time I visited the ‘Spiegeltent’ milonga (Noordkasteel, Antwerpen) and it turned out to be a really cosy place. The theme last Thursday was “Bal masqué” so if you see some dressed up/masked people in the pictures, that’s why. There was an nice demo by Koos & Astrid, and DJ Johan mixed […]
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