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Introduction

Graham introduces himself and tells you a little bit about why he is writing this book and what he hopes will come from it.

When Tango Stopped

In the previous article we saw that the tango culture in Buenos Aires had been brought to an unexpected standstill in the mid 1950s due[…]

Prologue

An introduction to Neotangology.

Tango Argentino – The Tango Revival

In about 1980 something remarkable happened in the world of tango, although it is very likely that no-one realised its significance until much later. Hector[…]

Tango Nuevo and Neotango

As tango began to return to prominence, slowly at first in the seventies and then faster from the eighties and beyond, the term tango nuevo[…]

Intangible Cultural Heritage

It is all very well making statements like “Neotango is the modern evolution of tango”, but some sections of the traditional tango community have been[…]

Milongas and the Codigos

The culture and traditions of tango and the cultural and societal values of the River Plate region from the early twentieth century are intertwined and[…]