Concept in Definition ABC

Tango is a gender musical and a typical dance of the River Plate region, especially in the urban areas of Argentina and Uruguay.

Typical musical expression of the Río de la Plata, with passionate lyrics and performed by an orchestra in which the bandoneon is the exclusive protagonist

The musical form it presents is binary, theme and chorus, and its time signature is four quarters, although paradoxically in common language it is called two times four.

The interpretation Traditional is by means of a typical orchestra or sextet, the bandoneon being its instrument par excellence, that is, where there is pure tango there will be a bandoneon.

In any case, and despite being the main instrument, the bandoneon, obviously, will not be the only one that provides the tango, the violin, the double bass, the piano and the guitar are the other instruments that come together to give us this typical melody.

A paragraph special deserve tango lyrics, which accompany the music and that undoubtedly make up an unbeatable alliance. The main characteristics are: found

based on lunfardo, a popular Rio de la Plata slang, and that especially and recurrently express heartbreak or political claims.

Carlos Gardel, every time he sings the tango better

There are many and very popular tango singers, although there is one, Carlos Gardel, which has undoubtedly stood out from the rest and even today, having spent more than a hundred years since his birth, he continues to be the one who has given us the best performances.

Symbol and icon of the gender in question, it is today that the discussion continues regarding whether he was born in France or Uruguay, although there is something concrete and proven, since childhood he lived in the Republic Argentina. In 1935 he physically disappeared in Colombia as a result of a plane crash, but his interpretations as it could not be otherwise, they were immortalized and today they are a resounding success of the genre in the whole world.

The Creole thrush as he was popularly nicknamed, died very young really as we already said, he was only 44 years old and a whole life of glory ahead, anyway and beyond this early departure from this world, Gardel, had already left a phenomenal legacy that served to magnify the figure and myth of him, and of course to extend to incredible limits the dissemination of that music that I love so much as was the tango.

As was foreseeable due to the contingencies that surrounded personal and professional life, after his death, Gardel became a myth that today continues to give that even speaking is so linked to a perfect and masterful interpretation of tango that his name is synonymous with exceptional tango and something out of the ordinary.

His voice was unlike any other and to that was added to make an explosive cocktail a truly moving power of interpretation, capable of making the masses delirious.

Some other tango singers also very popular and prominent from Argentina, the birthplace of tango, are Tita Merello, Alberto Castillo, Roberto Goyeneche, Cacho Castaña and Adriana Varela. Meanwhile, in the field of musical composition there are many other great names, among them: Osvaldo Pugliese, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Francisco Canaro, Cátulo Castillo, Edmundo Rivero, Aníbal Troilo, Astor Piazzolla and Mariano Mores.

Dance characteristics

And as regards the strictly choreographic, tango is danced from the embrace of the couple and implies a extremely sensual and complex dance. The first question is that at the beginning of the 20th century, it was only danced in nightclubs, since it was prohibited due to its incitement to lust.

And the multiplicity of steps that it has make it a dance really very difficult for beginners to deploy, it will take time and years of study and practice to excel at it.

World passion and Cultural Heritage of Humanity according to UNESCO

In recent decades, tango has aroused great interest throughout the world, especially in countries far from its epicenter and with cultures so dissimilar, such as Asia, where it has certainly become a fantastic attraction that attracts thousands of people to appreciate the tango shows that come to their cities.

Many tango companies from the River Plate and established artists who dance and interpret tango carry out successful tours abroad that precisely demonstrate this phenomenal interest in tango.

On the other hand, that passion for tango in these remote places can also be appreciated in the interest of the fans in learn to dance it.

Many Argentines living abroad have opened tango schools to promote the practice and channel that demand to learn it.

UNESCO, which is the United Nations body that has this power, has recently declared tango as cultural heritage of humanity and as such will enjoy wide protection and dissemination.

Tango themes