Argentinian composer Gustavo Santaollala is best known for his soundtracks (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, Motorcycle Diaries), but his side project, Bajofondo Tango Club, now called just Bajofondo goes ...
Tom Schnabel explores the re-invention of tango by two modern masters, legendary composer Astor Piazzolla and Gustavo Santaollala of Bajofondo, whose new album "Presente" has just been released. The ...
Modern tango, many said it was a nice idea, but they’ll never pull it off? For the Gotan Project revenge has been sweet. Ten years on and with millions of albums sold, the trio is still making their ...
Aside from acting, actor Robert Duvall’s grand passion is tango dancing. He combined those two loves in the “Assassination Tango” movie (2002), playing a hit man in Buenos Aires. Quite the expert ...
When the world-renowned Pablo Ziegler Classical Tango Quartet comes to campus this week, they’ll bring an elegant incarnation of a genre that began as street music and dance. Tango became popular ...
There are few more evocative sounds than the lilting refrain of a accordion striking up the opening chords of a tango. From the moment the musicians who make up the band Quatrotango sway into Tango ...