Category: News

Wekelijkse newsletter / mailing hebdomadaire / mailing semanal

(NL) Als je wil, kan je elke week op donderdag avond de newsletter van milonga.be ontvangen, met daarin de tango agenda voor de volgende 10 dagen (twee weekends!). Je vindt er alle salons, workshops, concerten en andere tango evenementen voor gans België. Tevens kan je zien welke foto’s gepubliceerd zijn en welke internationale festivals er […]

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Tango Toppers: Juan D’Arienzo

Today’s Tango Topper is Juan D’Arienzo Juan D’Arienzo (1900-1976) was an Argentine tango musician, also known as “El Rey del Compas” (King of the Beat). Departing from other orchestras of the golden age, D’Arienzo returned to the 2×4 feel that characterized music of the old guard, but he used more modern arrangements and instrumentation. His […]

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Tango relationship survey

Clay Nelson, of Portland, Oregon, has created a Tango & Relationships Survey. He asks for the influence of tango on relationships, the problems that may arise from it and the way it changes what people want from a relationship. No shocking revelations in there, but quite interesting at times. You can take the survey and […]

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Tango Toppers: Carlos Di Sarli

Today’s Tango Topper is Carlo Di Sarli. Carlos Di Sarli (January 7, 1903 – January 12, 1960) was an Argentine tango musician, orchestra leader, composer and pianist. Before starting his own tango orchestra, he played in Osvaldo Fresedo’s orchestra. He developed smooth, clean-sounding, powerful arrangements which his Orquesta típica and recorded 27 albums and 512 […]

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Festival in Antwerp: Tiempo Argentino

Tonight is the start of the Antwerp Tango Festival Tiempo Argentino. This is what is in store: THU, Oct 30: Opening milonga @ Ballroom Atheneum Deurne (20:00) FRI, Oct 31: First Grand Gala Ball @ Art Nouveau hall Grand Cafe Horta (21:00) SAT, Nov 1: Second Grand Gala Ball @ Art Nouveau hall Grand Cafe […]

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Tango Toppers: Rodolfo Biagi

Number three in our series of Tango Toppers: Rodolfo Biagi. Rodolfo Alberto Biagi was born in the Buenos Aires district of San Telmo on March 14, 1906 to Sixto & Ana Maria Gil Landaburu. At the age 13 he graduated from the Conservatory de la Prensa where he had originally studied to be a concert […]

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Tango Toppers: Astor Piazzolla

Number two in out Tango Toppers list, and quite a famous one: Astor Piazzolla. Ástor Piazzolla (March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. An excellent bandoneonist, he […]

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Tango Toppers: Osvaldo Pugliese

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) […]

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Last Tango in Brussels @ Tangueria

The 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 […]

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Photos: Atelier 11 @ Antwerpen

Elfje 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.

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This Saturday: last Kiosque of the season

You’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. […]

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Tango anecdote: Alberto Castillo

Inspired 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 […]

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