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Tango Argentina
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The Name 'Tango'
Tango is not only a fizzy drink, but is also a style of music and dance. The name Tango means touch and represents the meaning of the dance which is for men and women to touch when dancing. At the time of the 1850's in Argentina this was a very strange thing. men and women would only ever get close or communicate in brothels because women were seen as lower in the class ranking. So Tango was a revolution for dance and society in itself because it aloud men and women to touch and dance in a pair. -
The Birth of Tango
The first piece to be labeled as Tango was "Toma maté, ché". Although from Argentina the word 'Tango' was described as music from Spain the home of Flemenco which is where its influences come from. Tangos were heard and popularised when middle and upper classes went to the brothels of Buenos Aires as this is the only place where higher ends of society mixed with immigrents and lower class people. -
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Fashion
Tango Fashion started as Tango started, in the brothels of Buenos Aires. The red dresses and flowers with thin heels that you automatically think of with Tango came about as when the women wore these dresses at the time they seemed revealing and so they were suitable in brothels. The mens classic fitted, tight suit came about in the same way. Rich and wealthy men visited the brothels and so would wear smart attire when visiting slums to visit prostitutes in Buenos Aires. -
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Characteristics of Tango
Tango is most commonly in 4/4
It has a typical repeated rhythm as so... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango#mediaviewer/File:Tango_dance_pattern.png
Tango often has staccato (short and detatched) notes to give a sense of sharpness.
Tango almost feels intense as you can feel the fast stabby rhythm.
Uses instruments such as the bandoneón, the double bass, the piano and the violin and occasionally a full orchestra
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Juan Maglio
Tangos first recording star Juan Maglio, "Pacho" was a bandoneonista who also played the flute, violin and guitar. He became a huge icon in Buenos Aires and gave the Bandoneon its title as the Biggest instument known to Tango. -
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Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel was one of the most outstanding contributions to the history of Tango. He was a French-Argentine singer, actor, musician and composer. Gardel had a distinctive baritone voice and a particular way of dynamic phrasing to make his Tangos, often collaborated by Alfredo Le Pera, more unique and made them pure classics for the world of Tango. -
The First Tango
El Choclo
El Choclo was one of the first tango pieces and is automatically connected to and recognised as Tango when heard. It was written by Angel Villoldo, an Argentine musician Born in Buenos Aires, the birth place of Tango. -
Tango Dance
Tango was the first couples dance in Europe. The was a general decrese in women in Argentina and women and men could only get close through prostitution or dance, so women became more attracted to proffestional male dancers and the Tango allowed male and women people to socialise. This is what gave Tango its reference to sex. -
Bandoneon
in 1910 the Bandoneon was introduced to Argentinie audiences by German sailors and immigrants. The Bandoneon is the symbolic and typical instrument used in Tango music. It was made and produced in Germany to become a substitute for a church organ. It looks and sounds like a large accordian and is known as the hardest instrument to play. -
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Carlos Acuña
Carlos Acuña was a very famous Tango singer known for his performance of 'La Calesita' and his composition 'Un boliche'. He was alos known for his distinctive voice. -
Classical Influences
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Tangos popularity declining
The invention of Rock n Roll came about in the 1950's which lead to the declining popularity in Tango because it fell out of fashion to dance with a partner. Women started learning Ballet and Modern so men switched to become more orientated with sports. This also reduced the amount of male dancing partners. Men then started assosiating dance with homophobia and thought men were too feminine if they were dancers so attempted to keep their masculinity by staying away from dance. -
Tangos Come Back
Tango Argentino was a film made in Paris, that brought Tango back into the limelight for musicians and dancers. It contributed to the making of many Tango shows in Buenos Aires and across the world. It was choreographed by Tango dancer Juan Carlos Copes who helped bring back the Tango dance after 1970. The new craze brought The Golden Age of Tango. More younger people started finding their Argentinian roots and dances came up from the underground. -
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Gotan Project
Gotan project are a french based trio who formed in 1999. The initially started performing tango but then started making subtle electronic changes to the typical sound and added things such as synths, samples and beats to make it more modern but still keeping the Tango style. -
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NeoTango
A new form of tango called 'NeoTango' influenced many other tango performers and artists to do the same. This became fairly popluar especially in argentina where Tango is madly loved as a genre. Some dancers liked the new twist, while keeping the traditional style but more old fashioned fans of Tango thought it distupted it origins. -
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websites
http://www.totaltango.com/acatalog/tango_brief_intro_91.html
http://www.danieltrenner.com/articles/the-milonguero-style-and-social-tango-2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_music
http://www.gringoinbuenosaires.com/tango-electronica-an-introductory-guide/ http://tangounderpants.com/history-of-tango-fashion/ -
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