BTF2011: Opening Night

Yesterday was the opening of the Brussels Tango Festival. First the maestros were welcomed by the Dominican Hotel and gave a little demo. Then, in the evening all the visiting maestros were presented in the Maison de Cultures at Molenbeek.

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Photos: Tango Tinto in La Tentation

Thursday brought us a concert by the Argentinian/Italian group Tango Tinto, in the magnificent La Tentation. Tango music to dance to, and that’s what everybody did with pleasure. Thank to Monik & Dante for the organisation!

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Brussels Tango Festival: projection of the best pictures 2007-2010

During the first evening of the Brussels Tango Festival (BTF), there will be a projection of photos from the previous editions. I have been going through my BTF archives from 2007 until last year and I selected some of the most beautiful, memorable or funny pictures. Quite a task and I’m still busy doing it. […]

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Photos: Maison du Peuple, March 2011

Sometimes you see the strangest things happening at milongas. Two veteran milongueros dancing together. Between them, probably more than 50 years of tango experience. Who invited who?

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Photos: Andrea & Sebastiàn @ Patio de Tango

On Thursday, Patio de Tango welcomed Andrea Reyero and Sebastian Misse for the second time (they were here also in July 2010). Their demo was traditional with some spectacular notes, and was a good reminder of how it’s supposed to be. DJ Mala was in good shape and made everyone dance until the very end. […]

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Photos: Alejandro Ziegler @ Patio de Tango

The Patio is getting a good reputation for live tango concerts. Last week’s performance of the Alejandro Ziegler Quartet was a good example of why that is. With piano, double bass, violin and bandoneon, they played immaculate versions of famous tango songs. Not only that, once the first two numbers were over and the audience […]

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Photos: Milonga @ Pianofabriek

Last Sunday the lights in the Pianofabriek inspired me to experiment a bit with light and shadows. The results were interesting, and call for more elaboration. (As if I need an excuse to take pictures…) Sergio put up some great tango music, with little cortina gems of disco, funk and soul. Ah, the seventies …

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Announced: Alejandro Ziegler Quartet – free tickets to win!

Patio de Tango (Bouche-à-Oreille, Etterbeek) welcomes another special guest: the Alexandro Ziegler quartet plays a concert at the popular milonga on Thursday February 17th: “a bandoneón, a double bass, a violin, (a) piano, a samurai hairstyle, two red shoes and one Borat moustache” says one fan who saw them in 2010 and she adds: “absolutely […]

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Tango on TV: Witse @ Tangueria/Cellule

Almost a year ago, we published a call for actors for the Flemish police series Witse, who were preparing an episode around a tango theme. A lot of you participated in the shootings in Tangueria and Cellule, and now that it has been shown on TV, they also published the program “Paso Dramatico” on Youtube. […]

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The most popular photos of 2010!

Thanks to everyone who voted for the popular pictures of 2010, and here are the results: the most popular photo of 2010 is not one of a demo, of maestros, of spectacular moves, it is an intimistic portrait, taken in the Patio De Tango, in the beginning of October. In the foreground you see Karin […]

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Most loved pictures of 2010: call to action

I have published a lot of pictures on this site in the last year and even I am curious to know which ones you liked most. So I did the following: I took all the pictures in the Milonga.be favourite tango pictures album, counted the number of views, comments and favourites and ranked the highest […]

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Photos: Maria Ines & Sebastian @ Patio de Tango

The demo of the Argentinian champions at the Patio de Tango was outstanding, and the crowd kept asking for ‘Otra’!

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