When he was 12, Julien Labro realized music could evoke a deep emotional response. The Frenchman was three years deep into playing the accordion, after seeing it on TV and falling in love with its ...

Ástor Piazzolla, the visionary Argentinian composer, band leader and bandoneon virtuoso who created the revolutionary nuevo tango style in the 1950s, is being celebrated around the world today, March ...

The evening includes breathtaking choreography from world-class tango dancers, dramatic costumes designed by Cornejo and a live band featuring two singers, a bandoneon player, strings and piano.

Now the sound of the tango is enticing a new generation, thanks in part to the musicians of the Gotan Project. The group's latest CD, Lunatico, takes up from where the group left off in their debut CD ...

In the waning years of the tango’s “golden age,” which spanned the 1930s to the mid-1950s, the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) began writing irresistible music that melded elements of ...

TANGO IS LIFE ‘I’ve been studying tango for about 15 years, but some people have been studying it for a lifetime,’ Sascha Jacobsen said. ‘You can do a deep-dive into the music and traditions, and be ...

It's easy to envision tango. Two dancers draped over one another, nose to nose, intertwining legs, quick stepping, spinning, dipping and almost pulsating with unbridled sensuality. It's just about the ...