Tag: Tango

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 08:35 UTC

  Poet, writer Horacio Ferrer dies in Buenos Aires at age 81

  

  Author of Ballad for a Madman (Balada para un loco), the Uruguayan born artist was a close collaborator of Astor Piazzolla's and other tango musicians.

• Wednesday, August 15th 2012 - 16:55 UTC

  Buenos Aires tango festival in full swing

  

  Buenos Aires is once again throbing to the rhythm of tango as this year’s Buenos Aires Tango Festival and Tango Dance World Cup gets underway here attracting over 2.000 musicians and dancers from around the world.

• Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 08:29 UTC

  Argentines recover honour on closing day of World Tango Championship

  

  A couple from Argentina salvaged hometown honour Tuesday night by winning the “stage tango” category on the closing day of the World Tango Championships in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 19:21 UTC

  Argentine-Japanese couple takes top prize in Tango World contest

  

  An Argentine-Japanese couple beat 400 dancing pairs to take top prize in the Mundial de Tango world competition held this year in Buenos Aires' Luna Park amusement centre.