09/03/2014
by Richard Stoll
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OK, I have worked through the stack of new CDs from Buenos Aires, so today I have to talk about something else. Fortunately, I had a discussion with a fellow tanguero from Germany last week and he asked me to … Continue reading
08/03/2014
by Richard Stoll
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La Cumparsita No other tango in History has led to so much confusion and arguments. Everybody loves it, almost every Tango orchestra has played a version and it is played almost at all Milongas who stick to the traditional Argentinean … Continue reading
07/03/2014
by Richard Stoll
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I am sitting at my computer desk and trying to write a new article. To my right side there is the stack of some new CDs from last year´s trip to Buenos Aires. New CDs are normally grabbed directly into … Continue reading
07/03/2014
by Richard Stoll
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OK, as a DJ I have to buy Tango CDs and being in Buenos Aires usually is a good opportunity to do so. One of the CDs I have brought with me last time was “Tango 3.0” from Gotan Project. … Continue reading
25/01/2014
by Richard Stoll
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People have told me that in this blog I put too much weight on modern and NeoTango music. I agree, I confess and I regret. Actually I would like to start a new series of articles with more traditional focus, … Continue reading
25/01/2014
by Richard Stoll
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During the second Tangomania one of the capitals of Tango was Berlin [1]. Original Argentinean Orchestras played here and also German Orchestras tried to copy the popular Tango music. People were crazy and asked for more. A tango was even … Continue reading
08/01/2014
by Richard Stoll
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Tango is a trinity of music, poetry and dance. This is a truth, every Tango lover will learn sooner or later. Tango as a music is loud and expressive, Tango as a dance is variable between impressive and expressive and … Continue reading
06/01/2014
by Richard Stoll
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Imagine a festival for Tango, where thousands of fans are celebrating Tango and competing in dancing and singing to crown a new tango king! This is not a Bajofondo concert in Buenos Aires (even if they can attract thousands as … Continue reading
16/12/2013
by Richard Stoll
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What is Non-Tango ? We still have no answer to this question. So another song that can be classified as Non-Tango. Today we look at Alfredo Zitarrosa with his song “El Violin de Becho”.
04/12/2013
by Richard Stoll
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Following the Tangomania between 1910 and 1930 in Germany, England and France, other countries joined in as well, and Tango music became popular. One of these countries was Poland, where Tangos have been played in Polish language. The whole story … Continue reading