Brussel/Bruxelles
DJ Jens-Ingo’s debut at Milonga @ Kiosque was a clear success. His musicality, combined with the bursts of sun and a cool breeze, made for a crowd ful of smiling dancers: Next edition: July 16 with DJ Mala! See all photos in the Kiosque album
Read MoreSilly me, I forgot to put the starting hour on the flyer: the milonga @ Kiosque starts at 6PM (18:00), until 11PM (23:00). First edition: this Saturday, with DJ Jens-Ingo. If you want to dance in the sun, come early!
Read MoreThe 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 MoreBrussels had its first ever tango marathon last year, and now we can announce there will be not one, but two marathons in 2011! Sidar and his team have announced the “Marathon del Chocolate” on 12-14 August 2011. Three days of dancing, with food and drinks, international DJs, Belgian chocolates and waffles, Argentinian empanadas and […]
Read MoreYesterday 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.
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 MoreOn 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. […]
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 …
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