Reflections

How Many Tango Recordings Are There? Stories on the history of tango music

I have been recently going through the process of structuring my tango library as part of learning to DJ. While working through the orchestras, I became curious about what I thought would be a straightforward question.  ‘How many tango recordings are there?’ What I thought would be a simple google search whose answer would fill a quick page turned into a couple month journey into the history of tango music, the history of the recording industry, and the history of Argentina and the world. Luckily, this rabbit hole I fell down is filled with Chessire Cats, Mad Hatters, and interesting adventures which I have tried my best to convey here.

Signal to Noise

I was recently fortunate to attend a series of workshops on sound engineering (Thank you Eric Heleno for the thought-provoking lectures and to James Oh for organizing an inspiring event). One concept discussed was the Read more…

How do I lead?

The question most frequently asked to tango teachers is, “How do I lead this?” Trying to not disappoint, we come up with an assortment of plausible-sounding answers. Lead with your chest, with the tone of Read more…

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