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Monday, November 9. 2009
I would like to take the opportunity to introduce our new colleague, Danel Cove. He has already started to actively support our Danza y Movimiento Team and will be substituting for me when I go on maternity leave in January 2010. We're delighted that Danel has jumped aboard and we're looking forward to the teamwork.
Tanja Darwisch
Monday, November 9. 2009
Back again! Bajofondo
Fernando Santullo is the composer of -among other things- "Ya no duele el corazón" and "El mareo", titles which appear on the CD "Mar Dulce" by Bajofondo and which already enjoy great popularity in the tango scene.
This is a solo album of the Barcelona-based Uruguayan. Dynamically supported by Bajofondo, his CD "Santullo" is less tango-dominated than Bajofondo's. It still, however, has the same hypnotic power and gets better with every listening. Definitely worth checking out!:
Fernando Santullo y Bajofondo
Monday, November 9. 2009
The DVD-series "Legends of..." remembers the Lippmann + Rau festivals between1965 and 1969. The festival casts include names of artists with the highest esteem in their countries and internationally. The recordings made by the German broadcasting companies SWF and WDR in those years during the festivals (camera for Michael Ballhaus) are of extreme cultural value. They often contain the only pictures available of the musicians at that time, documents which cannot be found even in their countries of origin. The DVD-edition won the prize of the "Deutsche Schallplattenkritik" (3/2009) in the category DVD-video-production.
Legends of... (DVD)
Thursday, July 23. 2009
From August 28th - August 30th 2009, the International Tango festival Hamburg will take place for the 12th time already. The three days are packed with workshops, classy milongas, the big tango ball in the Mozartsälen and shows with the following dance couples:
- Diego Pájaro Riemer & Belén Giachello
- Santiago & Erna Giachello
- Marco Palladino & Nicoletta Pregnolato
- Federico Farfaro & Liesl Bourke
The 10 musicians of the Gran Orquesta Sabor a Tango will play for the dancers.
There is a detailed description of the festival on the homepage of "Universo Tango":
www.universotango.de
Please note: When booking and paying before July, 31st, there is a discount of 5%!
So, quickly polish your dance shoes, pack your bag with your best clothes and come to Hamburg. Our harbour city is always worth travelling to!
Thursday, July 23. 2009
The CD "Arabtango" by the libanese singer Soumaya Baalbaki is a rare discovery which, again, demonstrates the worldwide fascination for tango. These are the audio samples:
Soumaya Baalbaki: Arabtango
Unfortunately, there is no translation of the lyrics, but we would like to offer a (free) translation of the track titles, at least:
I would give you my eyes
They didn't release me
Once, you came to my garden
It wasn't me who cried
I am in love with you
I am dreaming with you
I love you, and you think of me
For you, oh moon
Oh, you lover of the flowers
Thursday, July 23. 2009
Especially the song "Gracias a la vida" made the Argentian songwirter famous all over the world. She is known for her beautifully warm and deep voice. For this album, the "grande dame" of Argentina has invited some renowned artists like Juan Manuel Serrat, Jorge Drexler, Caetano Veloso, Shakira, Leon Gieco and Pedro Aznar.
Mercedes Sosa: Cantora
Wednesday, July 22. 2009
You still have to wait for your next holidays? No problem! With this CD-series you can relax, close your eyes and travel to the country of your dreams. The albums contain titles which are characteristic for the corrsponding country. Nostalgic flair is guaranteed!
A night in Argentina
A night in Brazil
A night in Dominican Republic
A night in Puerto Rico
A night in Colombia
A night in Cuba
A night in Mexico
Wednesday, June 17. 2009
This is the soundtrack for the movie "EL ÚLTIMO APLAUSO – La vida es un tango", which portrays people in Buenos Aires who are dedicated to tango. It tells the story of a group of tango singers performing in the legendary bar „El Chino" in Buenos Aires. After the sudden death of the charismatic El Chino, the bar falls to pieces and the singers follow differnt ways dominated by the Argentinian economic crisis. After several years, the tango singer Cristina de los Ángeles initiates a reunion, and a new and fascinating project emerges, in which the singers unite with the young and worldwide known Orquesta Típica Imperial.
This is the link leading to the CD with audiosamples:
Soundtrack: El Último Aplauso
Wednesday, April 1. 2009
The Argentinian singer Pablo Banchero lost his heart to tango in the late 1980s. Back then, he wanted to sing tangos, meanwhile most other teenagers preferred jazz and rock. Today, many years later, he recorded his first CD at the age of 42. The newspaper "La Nacion" calls him a new "icon of tango" (the complete, very interesting, article can be read under "reviews").
The CD presents 14 unreleased tangos written by the singer and composer Pablo Banchero, who also learned his craft from Virgilio Expósito (author of "Naranjo en flor").
You can listen to the audio samples:
Pablo Banchero: Tangos Nuevos
Friday, February 6. 2009
This is the third volume of the popular series Buenos Aires-Paris, or, as the CD puts it the "third voyage (troisième voyage)". Many important representatives of electrotango appear on this double CD: Tanghetto, San Telmo Lounge, Maquinal Tango, La Fonda Tango Club, Narcotango, but also some surprises. Here is the complete list and the audiosamples:
Varios: Paris - Buenos Aires 3
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