Milonga/Salon
The newly started ‘Tango Masivo‘ comes to Belgium. Some of you might have seen Kay Sleking (guitar/bass) in Milonga de Gante with a duo, but now he comes with a big group of musicians! Wednesday 15/6 – 14h00-17h30: Masterclass tango music (Antwerpen) – organized by TangoAlegre (Astrid) Wednesday 15/6 – 20h30-01:00: Milonga with Cuarteto TANGO […]
Read MoreUpdate: some pictures from the evening (album: Tango Bar) —– This weekend is the official opening of a new Brussels tango school: Tangobsession (Adia & Riccardo). They have invited Jenny Gil et Frank Obrégon, who were also here for the Brussels festival in April. Jenny et Frank will be giving workshops from Thursday 2 June […]
Read MoreJust like the past seven years, Brussels gets its own outdoor milonga in ‘La Glorieta‘ style again! Starting on Saturday July 2nd and the every 2 weeks until Sept 10. Good music, happy faces and with some help from above: beautiful sunlight. Don’t miss it!
Read MoreThursday 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!
Read MoreSometimes 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?
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreLast 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 …
Read MoreThe demo of the Argentinian champions at the Patio de Tango was outstanding, and the crowd kept asking for ‘Otra’!
Read MoreDid you know that the Pianofabriek milonga is one of the oldest in Brussels? It has been held for almost twenty years (since 1992) by Sergio & Gisela. I went there last Sunday to take pictures. As usual, the place was packed with beautiful people, and I was having fun taking pictures of that. Some […]
Read MoreLast Sunday was a big tango event at the Roma in Antwerp. Not only was Orquestra Silencio playing, The Macana brothers also were there for some cool demos. Los Hermanos Macana are, as you could guess, two men and they take turns in leading and following. Their act alternates between high speed, highly technical tango […]
Read MoreTuesday used to be the day there was no tango event in Brussels, and now it’s becoming the day with “l’embarras du choix“. not only is there a weekly practica at Floreo, but there is also a temporary weekly event at Place St Catherine: the Magic Mirrors tent (until the end of November). The place […]
Read MoreNosotros’ first Tango Solidario evening was a success. More than 170 people showed up to dance and together with the various donors more than 2000€ was collected to buy instruments for the kids at Orchestra School Ingeniero White.
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