Brussel/Bruxelles
I don’t know how many candles they have burnt to accomplish it, but the organizers of the BTM, Elfje, Emilie, Laura and Oliver, got more summer in 3 days than we have gotten the three months before. With a lot of visitors from all over Europe, excellent food and fine DJs, this made it an […]
Read MoreThis weekend, in order to promote public transport, there were a number of concerts in metro stations all over Brussels: Musicometro. I had the pleasure to meet and accompany the Brussels tango quartet Bruxelles Aires, performing in Brussels Central.
Read MoreJust when the logistics of organizing the Milonga @ Kiosque had become a routine, we were taught a lesson by the forces of Random Error and Elaborate Sabotaging. When we arrived, the gates were not open, so we had to carry everything by hand to the Kiosque, and when we had done that and tried […]
Read MoreDJ Philippe did an interesting educational experiment last Kiosque: he had printed out all composers, orchestras and singers, and kept us informed during every tanda who was playing. It was a nice touch to a cosy milonga. There was rain announced, but our own guardian milonguero from above kept it dry. We had cake and […]
Read MoreThe legendary Flaco Dany visited Brussels and we saw him at a very unique location: the Brussels Royal Yacht Club. It had been years since there was a milonga in this place. Dany gave a demo of four milongas, and I don’t mean slow ones, in a row and, together with Lucia Mirzan, showed everyone […]
Read MoreFor those of you who like dancing to live bands, there is the concert of Tuba Tango this Thursday at the Patio de Tango. This is an rather unusual tango orchestra, with bandoneon, clarinet, guitar and, obviously, a tuba. They’ve existed, with changing musicians, since 1967. Catch them on their European tour! La Tubatango’s objective […]
Read MoreLegendary Argentine maestro Daniel Garcia, nicknamed El Flaco Dany, is coming to Belgium! Some call him the best milonga con traspie dancer in the world. In any case, he has been dancing for 50 years and is a famous teacher and performer. He will give workshops on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28, you […]
Read MoreThe fourth edition of the Kiosque milonga was a delight. Apart from some sporadic drizzle, it was a perfect outdoor dancing occasion. DJ Mala not only took care of beautiful music, she also made a delicious Баница for the dancers. We saw some new faces, visitors from the Marathon del Chocolate, and others who just […]
Read MoreThe summer is an active tango time in Brussels, an example of that is the new milonga on Saturdays: Milonga du Soleil. Last week’s edition featured a demo from a couple teachers from Paris: Ariane and Ozgur. Ozgur has been coming to Brussels often, and never fails to look good on pictures, partly because he […]
Read MoreBrussels will soon have its first Marathon del Chocolate and the organizers keep on finding original ways to let people know. Some weeks ago, Jasna & Virginie filmed some Brussels tangueros dancing in several places in Brussels, some of them less obvious and made this nice movie: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnR_cITgEGI
Read MoreIt was kind of an unusual Kiosque this Saturday. When we arrived to set up the milonga, there was a guy sleeping in the kiosque. As we started making a bit of noise, he got up, apologized and moved to a tent just outside the kiosque to resume his sleep. Because it started raining around […]
Read MoreThe tango show “Tangauchos” by La Compagnia de Mariano Galeano is coming to Belgium in August with performances in Brussels and Leuven. We know Mariano from his appearances in various events in Belgium, like the 2009 Brussels Tango Festival. In Tangauchos he combines Argentinian folklore and the urban music from Rio de la Plata, in […]
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