Tango

An image of male and female legs dancing in the final round of the stage category during the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. 

Feminist tango collectives take center stage in Argentina

Music

All-female and all-queer tango groups playing contemporary tango songs with a feminist lens are on the rise in Argentina.

Rodrigo Amarante

Brazilian Rodrigo Amarante’s solo album ‘Drama’ testifies to a rich musical career

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Tango World Championship

My parents’ extreme tango makeover

Arts
The World

Why musician Rubén Blades made the switch from salsa to tango

Music

Summer in the Global Village: Rush Hour Tango in Union Square

Global Hit

Cartoon Slideshow: Satirists Welcome the New Pope

Global Satire

Electing a new pope is a solemn affair but now that he’s been elected (and it is still a ‘he’), well, Pope Francis is fair game for satirists. In this selection of cartoonists’ first impressions, look for white smoke in the shape of a continent, a reference to tango and more than one allusion to […]

The World

My Parents’ Extreme Tango Makeover

Arts, Culture & Media

When Yowei Shaw was in college, her parents’ relationship started to change. Maybe it was empty nest syndrome, maybe it was a midlife crisis;

Argentine Singer María Volonté on ‘The Blue Tango Tour’

Arts, Culture & Media

Volonté fuses her love of tango with the blues on her new album and is in the midst of a world tour titled “The Blue Tango Tour.”

Flamenco Singer Diego El Cigala

Arts, Culture & Media

Cigala recently won a Latin Grammy for his recording “Cigala and Tango.”

The World

My Parents’ Extreme Tango Makeover

Arts, Culture & Media

When Yowei Shaw was in college, her parents’ relationship started to change. After taking dance lessons on board a cruise ship, her parents turned their lives upside down for the tango.