Uruguayan tango
Uruguayan tango is a form of dance that originated in the neighborhoods of Montevideo, Uruguay towards the beginnings of the 20th century a few years later than Argentine tango[1]. It consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions of Argentina and Uruguay.
The dance is often accompanied by several musical forms such as:
One of the most famous and well-known tango songs is La Cumparsita,[2][3] written by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez in Montevideo in 1919.
Musicians
Uruguayan tango musicians include:
- José María Aguilar
- Héctor Artola
- Julio Brum
- Manuel Campoamor
- Francisco Canaro
- Juan Canaro
- Pintín Castellanos
- Olga Delgrossi, "La Dama del Tango or "The Woman of Tango"
- Horacio Ferrer, Uruguayan poet who contributed the lyrics to several of the most important tango works.
- Raúl Jaurena
- Luis di Matteo
- Raúl Montero
- Elsa Morán
- Gustavo Nocetti
- José Razzano
- Marino Rivero
- Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
- Enrique Saborido
- Luis Casaravilla Sienra
- Julio Sosa, "El Varón del Tango or "The Man of Tango"
- Miguel Villasboas
Uruguayan tangos
Famous Uruguayan tangos include:
- Adiós mi barrio
- Berretines de grandeza
- En blanco y negro
- Felicia
- La Cumparsita
- Mamá yo quiero un novio
- Milonga para una niña
- Mocosita
- Niño bien
- Hasta siempre amor
- Sentimiento gaucho
- Se dice de mí
Where to Tango
Places to go learn and dance tango include:
- La Morocha Tango y Milonga: Montevideo
- Plaza del Entrevero: Montevideo - Av. 18 de Julio y Río Negro
- Cafe Las Musas: Montevideo - Canelones 1136 esq. Gutiérrez Ruiz
- Tanguería Tabaris: Montevideo - Tristán Narvaja 1518 esq. Av. 18 de Julio
- Tanguería El Farolito: Montevideo - Juncal 1413 esq. Rincón
- Mercado de la Abundancia: Montevideo - Yaguarón 1290 esq. San José
- Confiteria Lido: Montevideo - Av. 18 de Julio 1085
- Casa de Margot: Montevideo - Constituyente 1812 esq. Gaboto
- Casa de Galicia: Montevideo - Av. 18 de Julio 1471 esq. Barrios Amorín
- Palacio Sudamericano: Montevideo - Yatay 1419 esq. Marcelino Sosa
- Casa de Alberto: Montevideo - Uruguay 1391 esq. Ejido
- Club Amigos de Rosilu: Montevideo - Paysandú 1639 esq.Minas
- Hotel Casino del Parque Rodó (Salón Cristal): Montevideo
External links
References
- ^ Norese, María Rosalía: Contextualization and analysis of tango. Its origins to the emergence of the avant-garde. University of Salamanca, 2002 (restricted online copy at Google Books)
- ^ Luis Guzman: La Cumparsita. In Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. CRC Press 2000, ISBN 9780415229715, p. 462 (restricted online copy at Google Books)
- ^ Leslie Bethell: The Cambridge history of Latin America. Cambridge university Press 1995, ISBN 9780521495943, p. 361 (restricted online copy at Google Books)