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Bjarne

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Atheist tango dancer and DJ at tango clubs; Passionate grower of roses; Wine lower; Occasional hunter

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Get serious

Hey, all you sentimental tango nostalgic fools. If you really want to go into some good old, but not dusty at all music from the past, you should check out Juju and Kaleidoscope from Siouxsie and the ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:58:00 GMT

Total Hammer

As I've already pointed out in an earlier blog, the best way to categorize electro tangos for milongas is not necessary by bpm. I suggested several categories based on tempo and legato/staccato. I als...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:42:00 GMT

Playlist at the electro lounge at Saronkirken, Aarhus

Here is the playlist for the electro lounge Friday the 10th at Saronkirken in Aarhus. "cut" after the title means I have shortened the number with the software Audacity. (Comments are welcome): ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:39:00 GMT

Music for electro lounges

My good friend Brian and I are arranging an electro lounge, where we're only gonna play electrotango. And so of course I'm gonna dig up some appropriate tandas. 9 of 10 DJ's in this situation would st...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:07:00 GMT

What is tango? All posts!

Before I start to answer this question, we must be aware of, that questions of the type "What is...?" first and foremost has a meaning, if the thing that is in question, is sufficiently powerful and v...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:31:00 GMT

Playlist Thursday at Tango del Norte festival

"cut" after the title of a tango means I have shortened it with the software Audacity ..> ..> Name Artist Album Genre Year Comment Mi Piano Rojo cut Brifo Beginner's Guid To Tango Lounge [Ta...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:32:00 GMT

Playlist for Wednesday at Tango del Norte festival

..> ..> Name Artist Album Genre Year Comment Son cosas del bandoneon Enrique Rodriguez Y Su Orquesta Yipica (1939-1956) Tango 1939 Suerte Loca Enrique Rodriguez Y Su Orquesta Yipica (1939-1...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:27:00 GMT

Who is Silvana Deluigi? 1

In 1995 I was in Paris to participate in a workshop with the legendary Pablo Veron. Always when I am in Paris I pass by the shelves in FNAC to check out new literature or music. This time was no excep...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:45:00 GMT

Syncopation in Tango 2

...continued.Yesterday we developed a definition of syncopation in dance. It goes like this: There is syncopation in the dance, when the regular execution of the steps temporarily is cancelled. And ma...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:51:00 GMT

Syncopation in Tango 1

We take a deep breath...And we walk: When you deal with tango music and dance, at some point you have to think about syncopation. A lot of people have opinions about it, but not so many write about it...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:46:00 GMT