Tango Soul and Passion of Buenos Aires

[perry]

After reading this remark posted about Tango by brocolliandtea I believed that this topic is one that deserved further attention.
Brocolliandtea

(What has Argentine society given the world but a whore dance and a good laugh? )

Tango for me and millions of others is the signature of Buenos Aires and is our most famous export for good reason. There is no dance nor music that stirs the passions of so many admirers worldwide. Night after night millions dance and watch tango from Helsinki to Tokyo and the heart Buenos Aires . Milongas ( Tango Dance Halls ) are in just about every capital city of Europe and Asia creating new admirers.

Tango is passion and art combined the pride of Buenos Aires, Montevideo and the Rio Plata.

La Cumparsita
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7_rnucyZg8&feature=related

Por una Cabeza Carlos Gardel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBHhSVJ_S6A&feature=related

Larroca an incredible duo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCJq7SJqtAc&feature=related

El Maestro Astor Piazzola Oblivion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTGRjuzR4kg&feature=related

The classic Libertango Astor Piazzola

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUAPf_ccobc&feature=related

The innovative masters of New Tango Gotan Project Last Tango in Paris ( La Revancha Del Tango Live )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9lfdx-h6u0

 

[tangobob]

A whore dance? I sort of agree, because Tango is in danger of being taken over by intellectuals throughout the world. Maybe just because the working classes in general are too busy surviving and cannot afford to travel to Buenos Aires. I am lucky for a number of reasons, and that is why this working lad can afford to buy here, fortunately here tango has not lost it's roots and still belongs in the Barrios and to the working classes.
My tastes go more towards Troilo, Tantori and D'Arienzo. I like the more traditional and danceable music.
What I like most however about this post is the obvious passion it has arroused, you cannot have Tango without passion. Without passion it is just dancing.

 

[tangobob]

After reading this remark posted about Tango by brocolliandtea I believed that this topic is one that deserved further attention.
Brocolliandtea

(What has Argentine society given the world but a whore dance and a good laugh? )

Well Heart Bypass surgery.

OK what has Argentina given us besides a good laugh, a whore dance and heart bypass surgery.

Well refrigerated shipping,

OK what has Argentina given us besides a good laugh, a whore dance and heart bypass surgery.

Well the Ballpoint pen

Yes but what has Argentina given us besides a good laugh, a whore dance, heart bypass surgery, and the ball point pen.

Well..................

Appologies to Monty Python

 

[tangobob]

Here is my take on the whore dance
http://tangogales.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/whores-and-dockers/

Written earlier in the year, from the UK