Free (and legal) Argentine Tango Music Downloads
Unlock the world of free Argentine Tango music downloads, legally and free of charge, and how to legally play tango music in public.
An alternative to energy drinks at all-nighters?
Would you be willing to give yourself an electric zap in the neck so you can dance a few more hours into the night?
Street performance by Alberto Castillo, Buenos Aires. 1950’s.
This photo from the 1950’s of the extremely popular tango singer, Alberto Castillo, illustrates why it was difficult to dance during his performances.
Tango dancers in Belgrano, Buenos Aires. 1929.
Tango dancers in 1929, Buenos Aires. Photo taken in the Belgrano neighborhood, close to the river, during a picnic in a garden, attended by fair-skinned immigrants from the Basque region […]
Carlos Gardel: The Final Flight and Conspiracy Theory
On June 24, 1935 Carlos Gardel died in a plane crash. After the crash, the autopsy of Gardel revealed a bullet in his chest. This gave rise to long standing conspiracy theories that a fight had broken out on the plane which ended with gun shots and an explosion.
Pandemics in Argentina’s Past
With the COVID-19 Pandemic shutting down milongas world-wide, some might ask what effect past pandemics had on tango in Buenos Aires. This article looks into two pandemics that hit Argentina since the birth of tango.
The Argentine aperitif “Pineral”
The Argentine aperitif “Pineral” was so popular that Ángel Villoldo (composer of El Choclo) wrote a tango to it. See an unusual Pineral ad for Cafe Tortoni.