![]() ![]() ![]() Īmong the living tango greats who have hit the stage here are Saúl Cosentino with his avant-garde tango tunes akin to Piazolla: Bandoneon virtuoso, Julio Pane and composer and the former bandoneonist for Alfredo Gobbi, Alberto Garralda. ![]() Throughout the festival there is a variety of open milongas allowing the public to dance to the live sounds of traditional tango orchestras, tangotronica DJ’s and tango-inspired fusión groups. UNESCO included tango on their Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2009. Since the 1990’s tango has experienced a new renaissance in Buenos Aires and worldwide. These more bourgeoisie tango aficionados began composing more purified tangos, bringing the sexy dance into their ballrooms. Once the sounds and moves of tango exploded in Europe in the early 20 th century, wealthy and middle class Argentines co-opted the once underground sound. Men danced with each other to practice for the day they might have the chance to seduce one of the few single ‘ladies of the night’ available, especially n the La Boca neighborhood and neighboring San Telmo.īecause of tango’s early association with crime, the outlaw language of lunfardo and poverty, upper crust Argentines originally turned up their noses at the dance. A public milonga class at the yearly Buenos Aires Tango FestivalĪn immigrant community of mostly struggling, single European men meant there was a dearth of women at the time. ![]()
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