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Tango Djuke Box
is compiled by UK tango DJ Django
Tango who has been playing tango for dancers since 2000
with 1000s of hours of milonga music under his belt and in his heart.
This page contains a selection of traditional, nuevo and neotango
hits. The need for Neotango
Django
Tango also provides track notes
and a tangobility
rating for all of these track samples to help you choose
your favourite music and place it in a milonga playlist to refresh the
dancers' musical palette. iTunes let you preview a 30 second sample of
all
these tracks for free. If you want to buy a track, it costs 79p to
download. The quality is excellent AND you don't have to buy a whole
album.
For those of you who prefer to
buy their music on CDs and are frustrated with the pitiful choice of
tango CDs in UK shops, here are some options: Michael Lavocah's online
music shop backed by his encyclopaedic knowledge of tango, fast service
and excellent prices. Milonga.co.uk
Further afield, try Danza y
Movimiento in Germany. The site has a huge choice, audio preview,
fast, delivery and no import duty unlike CDs from Argentina
or
the USA. Danza y Movimiento
Even
further afield, a good selection of world music and argentine tango,
like the album "El Rey de Compas" from Juan D'Arienzo, is available here.
I have been buying music online
for 8 years and have not had any problems. However, here are a few
precautions to take for any
online transactions. Set up a credit card with a low limit and only use
that card for making purchases online. Always look for a web address
starting with "https://"
on the transaction page.
Please contact me with any
broken links, questions or track suggestions, etc.
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Miguel
Calo
Saludos
From
Argentina to the world
Classic
tango
Milonguero |
• I have used a Domingo Federico version of Saludos as a part of an early tanda at milongas to get the dancers in the marcato groove. This version of Saludos
by Calo reveals hidden depths in its melodic and rhythmic crafting.
Transport your dance to the golden age with this maestro's magic
Django
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Osmar Maderna
El vuelo del moscardon
Orquesta Simbolo de Osmar M
Unusual
tango 'cover'
Very fast tango/milonga |
• Osmar
Maderna, the virtuoso pianist in Miguel Calo's orchestra (see next
track) broke away to form his own orchestra but never really made the
big time like Calo. This extraordinary tango is a cover of Rimsky
Korsakov's 'flight of the bumble bee'. Place in milonga playlist with thought.
Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Miguel
Calo
El Cuatrero
From
Argentina to the world
Classic
tango
Milonguero |
• To
understand Calo you need to have 'opened' your Porteño ears.
The sound that was 'simple' to European ears belies an astounding
melodic and rhythmic complexity. He keeps on doing it to me -
tracks I have had for ages and not appreciated suddenly click. Play this
track x
times and see if he opens your milonguero heart with a 'linda musica!'
Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Idealtango
Villurca
Electronico
Nuevo Tango
Heartbeat plus Bandoneon |
• There
is an inspiring video on YouTube of Chicho Frumboli dancing with such
rhythmic precision to this track and making real significance of the
dramatic pauses. The intuitive melody on the bandoneon glues the piece
together emotionally. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Peggy Lee
Where or when
Mood Indigo - sweet n mellow
Jazz (slow 4/4)
Late night neotango |
•
It is a million miles from Buenos Aires
classical tango, but for me this has that 'tango' sentiment
in words and music. Every
time I have played it at the end of an evening, the room has that
goosebump making motionless silence as the dancers come back to
reality. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Juan D'Arienzo
El Apronte
Serie de Oro
Tango
Fundamentally milonguero |
• The
rhythmic heart of dos
por cuatro (2 by 4) tango is something called marcato and
this brilliant track by JD delivers it in bucketfulls. Forget the
trinkets of volcadas and colgadas etc, and watch the old milongueros
use this underlying rhythm with simple elegance. Tango GOLD! Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Carlos
Garcia
Al Maestro
con Nostalgia
Café de los Maestros
Tango
Contemporary classic |
• We
owe a debt of gratitude to the visionary musician and producer Gustavo
Santaolalla (see De
Ushuaia a
la Quiaca below)
who gathered together tango maestros from the 1940s onwards and
recorded this swansong seminal album in 2006. You must watch the
DVD! Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Julio de Caro
Rawson
Tango (the originals)
Tango
Dramatic themed tango |
•
If you have seen Sally
Potter's film 'The Tango Lesson' this track is the 1936 version that
Sally is learning how to gancho to with Fabian Salas and Gustavo
Naveira.
Don't let that subliminally inspire you to gancho all through the track
when you hear it next, instead, savour the marcato. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Francisco
Canaro
El Rey del
Bosque
Francisco Canaro
Classical Tango
Fundamentally Milonguero |
• I
remember the joy of
discovering Canaro when I was a Tango newbie and breathing a sigh of
relief with the clearly delivered rhythm and intuitive melodies. He
helped me to start dancing with 'my ears' and crafting each step in
response to feeling the music. This is a classic. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Massive Attack
Teardrop
Mezzanine
Neotango
Electronica 4/4 with vocals |
• Originally
5 mins 30 secs, this track was too good not to use as a
late night neotango so I trimmed it to a more danceable 3 mins 36 secs
using Audacity. The theme tune to 'House' starring Hugh Laurie, it has
a resonant heart beat pace and a distinctive vocal. If you want more
info on the trimmed version, email me at the address in the intro
section. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Roby Lakatos
Tango to Evora
Live from Budapest
Neotango
Lyrical 4/4 tango |
• I
know three versions of this tango of which this version is the most
unusual. Loreena McKennitt (also on
iTunes) and Greek star Haris Alexiou have also recorded versions. This
is much more 'gipsy' in its arrangement and, although it is long and
has a more complicated rhythm, works well with dancers who know the
other two 'simpler' versions. Django Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Cuarteto Almagro
Pantera
Tanguera
Hemisferios
Tango
Dramatic themed tango |
• If
you haven't heard this before, you are going to love it. Cuarteto
Almagro are a contemporary group from Buenos Aires playing tango with
great respect for the genre, but interpreting modern, well known tunes,
as well as putting their mark on some classics from the golden era. If
you like this, listen to Cosmotango on the same
album. Django
Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Juan Carlos Quintero
Mi Tierra
Guitarra De Pasión
Neotango
Lyrical 4/4 |
• Mi
Tierra makes a charming milonga. Guitar, bass and simple percussion
come together to provide an intuitive, if slightly long dance at
4min:32secs. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Norah Jones
I've Got To
See You Again
Come Away With Me
Neotango
Slow 3/3/2 milonga |
• This
was one of the first non-tango tracks I played in a milonga in the
summer of 2002. I love all of this album but only use this track for
tango. It is a 3/3/2 milonga with yearning lyrics that touch a
tangueros heart. Django
Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Natacha Atlas
I Put a Spell
on You
Ayeshteni
Neotango
High energy spike |
• This
track carries a neotango 'use with caution' sticker. It releases a lot
of energy - like a really good Pugliese tanda. I play it when I feel
the energy on the floor starts to drift. I have a few Moroccan/North
African tracks that I group together. I'll post some others
soon. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Apocalyptica
Nothing Else
Matters
Inquisition Symphony
Neotango
Late-night neotango strings |
• This
Finnish cello playing quartet provides a beautiful, if long, neotango
(4:56) in the same genre as Los Cosos de al Lao's Oblivion. The
pizzicato cello bass line provides a clear rhythmic structure while the
melody soars and wraps us in its magic. Regularly gets feedback when
played. Django
Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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The Weepies
Gotta Have You
Say I Am You
Neotango
Slow, lyrical, late-night |
• A
pensive ballad with a good walking rhythm. Good for playing as a
transition to more complicated neotango rhythms. Django Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Alison
Moyet
Almost Blue
Voice
Neotango
Slow, lyrical, late-night |
• Originally
written and performed by Elvis Costello, this beautiful song is
performed from the heart by Alison. I will never forget the amazing
demonstration that Korey Ireland and Mila danced to this track at Tango
Tangk 6. Some music makes you dance from the soul - I hope you will
also find that this is one of them. Django Tangobility rating
10/10 |
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John Powell
Tango de los
Asesinos
Mr & Mrs Smith soundtrack
Tango
Powerful, dramatic tango |
• John
Powell has produced a very dramatic tango, full of texture and powerful
musical expression that encourages role playing and drama in your
dance. It is in the same genre as Roxanne from Moulin Rouge, but I
think it is more danceable with a intuitive ending. Full marks for a
convincing contemporary tango that respects the structure of
traditional tango. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Gustavo A Santaolalla
De Ushuaia a
la Quiaca
Ronroco
Neotango
Gentle late night neotango |
• A
track from the soundtrack of 'The Motorcycle Diaries'. Its true we all
can have two lives - before and after tango. If you are in your after
tango life, take a partner in your arms and let this sad lament take
you on a journey. How does music do this? I don't know, perhaps its
magic. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Roberto de Filippo
Corazon de Oro
Intimo
Traditional Tango (vals)
Beautiful solo bandoneon |
• This
track gets me every time. It is an incredibly simple rendering of
Corazon de Oro (heart of gold) by bandoneon maestro Roberto de Filippo.
It is a tribute to Filippo's virtuosity that he makes this beautiful
vals sound so effortless and easy to dance to whilst playing
confoundingly complicated phrases. Alas, I fear that we will probably
never hear this standard of playing again. A te
maestro! Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Yann Tiersen
Le Moulin
Amélie (Soundtrack)
Neotango
Beautiful Vals |
• I particularly
enjoy dancing to 3/4 time valses. There is something utterly elemental
and simply beautiful in swirling to a vals. This sad, haunting melody
should disperse any feeling of joy - it is sooo melancholic - but
curiously I often find myself on the verge of tears and yet full of
joie de vivre. Perhaps its a black/white, light/shade, yin/yang tango
thing. BTW, if you haven't seen the film it is a true classic. Django Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Various artists
Milonga Triste
Tango en Vivo
Slow Milonga
Late night slow music |
• I
refer to a 3/3/2 rhythm a lot in these track notes - 3/3/2 is a wacky
way of playing 8 beats in a bar to get a lovely lilt in a milonga. This
lovely piece is a slow milonga, and rather than go for the well known
version from the Tango Lesson sound track, (by Hugo Diaz) I thought you
might like to hear this laid back, almost jazzy rendering. Play it and
count the 3/3/2 rhythm for luck. Django Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Nitin Sawhney
Moonrise
Prophesy
Neotango
Late night neotango |
• Performed
by Nitin Sawhney with Cheb Memi, this neotango has a 3/3/2 milonga
rhythm with a rich north african texture (thanks to Cheb's fantastic
vocals). In isolation, this is about as far removed from tango as
Vladivostoc is to Buenos Aires but then sometimes a milonga needs this
sort of juxtaposition to make the most of the music. People love
dancing to this song. Django
Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Souad Massi
Ya Kelbi
Deb
Neotango
Late night neotango |
• Souad
Massi uses her French/Moroccan heritage to full effect on this
wonderful song. With the rhythm of a slow milonga (3/3/2) we are moved
to dance in a more fluid and african way. There are echoes of gipsy
melodies and rhythms as she sings of love with her love of
song. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Mariza
Montras
Transparent
Neotango
Late night neotango |
• There
are some songs that are so beautiful that the dance becomes dream-like
as you are carried on the wave of emotion the music creates. Awesome.
It is a Fado from Portugal - sometimes I can hear a strong fado
influence in traditional tango cancion. Tango is such a musical melting
pot from around the world. Django Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Alison Krauss
New Favourite
New Favourite
Neotango
Late night neotango |
• I
heard this on the TV programme 'Medium' and thought it had the Tango
'thing'. Its been aired in many milongas now and gone down well. I
think the words are particularly well suited to the politics of the
Milonga. The percussion free arrangement with a clear 8/8 beat gives a
good solid base for dance games. Django Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Hayley
Westenra
Beat of your Heart
Pure
Neotango
Late night neotango |
• This
young New Zealander has a voice as cool and crystal clear as melted
snow from Mount Ruapehu. It is a gorgeous song to dance tango to with
beautiful lyrics and a mesmerising melody. Better still, for those of
you who love to play with rhythm, the song develops a second
counterpoint theme that repeats. Try and get your partner stepping on
the offbeat while you stay on the beat. Top points for ooooh factor. Django Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Holly Cole
I Want You
Temptation
Neotango
Late night neotango |
• If
you are new to the Djuke Box you probably haven't heard of Holly Cole.
If you like this track, check out 'Trust in Me' (below). Sultry vocals
from Holly, backed by excellent piano, drums and bass earn it a regular
late night neotango spot with me. Django Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Dido
Who Makes You
feel
Life for Rent
Neotango
Spacious music, emotive story |
• This
track provides the setting for a great tango dance. It has the perfect
rhythm and pace, pensive lyrics and several melody themes with pauses.
The pauses provide those moments of sustain to share with your partner.
For a netango, this song is as danceable as a traditional tango.
Excellent. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Gotan Project &
Sarah Vaughan
Whatever Lola
Wants
Verve Remixed
Neotango
Gotan gets jazz funky |
• This
is the latest track that gets a rush of people to the DJ desk asking
"who was that?" You can hear the flavour of the Gotan Project in the
arrangement (particularly bandoneon player Nini Flores) but the clever
mix with the original Sarah Vaughan vocals and the beat bandoneon is a
long way from "La Revancha del Tango (2001)" . Popular exciting
neotango. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Faithless
Don't Leave
Forever Faithless
Neotango
Amost gospel tango |
• This
track is completely out of context on the album as far as neotango
goes. If you hear any other track you would not think 'tango' but this
one just fits the bill. It is one of those pieces that makes people
want to dance. Every time I put it on I see people desperately scanning
the room for the 'right' person to share the music with. Know what I
mean... Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Natalie Imbruglia
Leave Me Alone
Left of the Middle
Neotango
Drop dead sexy neotango |
• In a
slow milonga rhythm (3/3/2) Natalie's lyrics cut to the heart of tango
passion. Whether you dance to the music alone or let the words get
inside your head, this is neotango at its best. Django Django Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Edgardo Donato
Papas
Calientes (Hot Chips)
Tango The Orignals Vol 1
Tango Milonga
Upbeat traditional milonga |
• Oh
how I love the effortless, laid back way the orchestra makes this
uplifting milonga sound. It is a tribute to their superb musical
prowess. Note the juxtaposition between the almost comical cakewalk
rhythm and the incredibly sad lament of the violin. This milonga always
makes me want to dance regardless of the mood I am in or how much my
feet ache. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Paul Weller
Black is the
Colour
Studio 150
Neotango
Ballad, tango 2/4, lyrical |
• Almost
as much of a vocal surprise as Alison Moyet, (see below), Paul Weller
sings his way into a tangueros heart. Like most of the traditional sung
tangos, the story is of lost love and broken hearts and I play this as
neotango so that dancers without a spanish speaking heritage can engage
with the sentiment of tango as well as dancing to a heartfelt
melody. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Louis Armstrong
It takes two
to tango
Satchmo Serenades
Neotango
Light hearted tango caricature |
• This
song never fails to make me and other dancers on the floor smile.
Sometimes during a milonga, I can feel the energy on the dance floor
wane, and playing a song like this is a great revitaliser. Lets do the
dance of love - Oh yeah. Django Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Lhasa de Sela
Con Toda
Palabra
The Living Road
Neotango
Rhythmic haunting melody |
• 'With
every word, with every smile, with every look, with every caress...."
Lhasa sings words that touch the soul of a tango dancer. The rhythm is
a slow 3/3/2 milonga (the same as Milonga Triste from the Tango
Lesson). A little long so chose placement carefully. Django Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Quintago
Rio Sena
Quintago
Nuevo Tango
Dramatic with 2 storylines |
• Some
melodies catch the imagination and inspire drama in tango. This is one
of those. Like Por una Cabeza from "Scent of a Woman" there are two
themes, an intensely dark rhythmic stanza and a reply with a lighter
melodic style. A contemporary tango band playing with traditional
skills and style. Django
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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Holly Cole
Trust in Me
The Best of Holly Cole
Neotango
Lyrical 4/4 with pauses |
• I
love the words to this track. It is a remake of Kaa the python's song
from 'Jungle Book'. A strange basis for a tango track you may think -
but the cool piano playing, sultry rhythm and hypnotic message of trust
works well. Its great to play with out of axis moves and lots of giros
to coil the dancers around each other. Django Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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Fred Frith
Middle of the
Moment
Middle of the Moment
Neotango Vals
Wacky 3/4 |
• Strident,
driven 3/4 vals with a surreal melody. There is a surprise towards the
end that gets everyone smiling. I don't have many vals time neotango
tracks, and this one is a gem. Perfect timing for dancing either as a
3/4 or walking the walk in 4/4 time. A little long so chose placement
carefully. Django
Tangobility rating 7/10 |
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Madeleine
Peyroux
Dance me to the end of love
Careless Love
Neotango
Lilting 4/4 jazz |
• Discovered
busking on the streets of Paris in her early twenties, Madeleine has a
haunting voice that reminds me of Billie Holliday. I like every track
on this album, but this one in particular goes down well in a milonga.
Great for reviving energy levels and lifting the spirit. Django Tangobility rating 7/10 |
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Nitin Sawhney
Fragile Wind
Human
Neotango
Rhythmic ethereal |
• "We're
only fragments in the wind, falling from the sky without wings" . One
of the reasons I play songs from our culture is to provide dancers who
don't have a spanish speaking heritage a lyrical dimension - words that
resonate with the sentiment of tango. Sawhney's melody and lyrics are
mesmerising. Django
Tangobility rating 7/10 |
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Osvaldo Pugliese
Pata Ancha
2 en 1
Traditional Tango
Rhythmic haunting melody |
• Pata
Ancha - 199 seconds of heaven. Pugliese's masterful arrangement
balances strident rhythm with soaring melodies. The contention of these
dynamics should not work, but Pugliese skillfully draws the listener
into a unison of opposites in which the melody describes moments of
beauty over a turbulent, dark rhythm. Musically, this man is up there
with the great composers. Django Tangobility rating
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Alison Moyet
Cry Me a River
Voice
Neotango
Slow, lyrical, late-night |
• If
you haven't heard Alison Moyet since her 'All Cried Out' days then this
is going to be a real treat. Her husky vocals and superb backing
musicians make a perfect slow tango track for late night
neotango. Django
Tangobility rating 8/10 |
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Bird York
In the Deep
The Velvet Hour
Neotango
Slow, lyrical, 2/4 with pauses |
• I
discovered the sound of Bird York through the film 'Crash'. This
haunting melody had
late night tango written all over it. If you enjoy this, check out
other tracks by this artists shown below. Django Tangobility rating 7/10 |
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Carlos di Sarli
A la gran
Muñeca
Tangos Instrumentales
Traditional Tango
Rhythmic, virtuoso tango |
• Carlos
di Sarli and his orchestra is one of the great 8 orchestras of the
Golden Era of tango. This is one of my favourite tracks, and one that
Peter and I play live as Tangamente. Tango at its best is as rich and
varied as a symphony and here is a classic example of the genre at its
best. Django
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Maroon 5
Secret
Songs about Jane
Neotango
Rhythmic 2/4 with pauses |
• In
this track by Maroon 5, the rhythm is carried mainly by the instruments
- not the percussion. With a less prescriptive rhythm, tangueros are
free to explore more creative depth in the melody and
lyricism. Django
Tangobility rating 7/10 |
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Gotan Project
Vuelvo al Sur
La Revancha del Tango
Neotango
Haunting beat bandoneon |
• The
only reason this track does not get a 10/10 for tangobility is its
length of almost 7 minutes. I play an edited version which lasts just
over 200 seconds. (Take a look at any traditional tango and you will
find they rarely exceed three and a half minutes). Play tracks longer
than this in a milonga and the dancers start to wilt. Django Tangobility rating 9/10 |
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The Tango Project
Por Una Cabeza
The Tango Project
Traditional Tango
Light turns to darkness |
• This
arrangement of a traditional tango was made in the 1980s and launched
to stardom by two films. 'True Lies' and 'Scent of a Woman' in which
the stars dance a tango. I love the change of mood from a lyrical
softness to staccato darkness. The themes repeat themselves, so if you
miss the first transition as a dancer - hey, you get another go! Very
dramatic. DDjango
Tangobility rating 10/10 |
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DanzaMaligna
A Evaristo
Carriego
Vale Tango
Traditional Tango
After Pugliese |
• This
dramatic rendering breaks the rules of time by lasting just over 4
minutes but makes up for this with a highly accomplished rendering in
the style of Osvaldo Pugliese. The musicians don't just copy the
masters style though. They have made the piece 'their own' with a
contemporary rhythmic feel without sacrificing the original tango
structure. Fantastic to dance to! Django Tangobility rating
10/10 |
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Leopoldo
Federico
Siete Palabras
Sentimiento Criollo
Traditional Tango
Milonguero |
• "Seven
Words" by bandoneonista Federico is full of story-telling, layered and
interwoven melodies and rhythms which make for rich and meaningful
interaction between the dancers. Contrast this to Di Sarli's verison
and you are listening to 40 years of tango musical evolution in just
under 7 minutes. Django
Tangobility rating
10/10 |
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