[Tango-L] What is tango music?

[romerob@telusplanet.net]

According to Raul Jaurena, the 2007 Grammy Award Winner and bandoneon player, 
there are 2 styles of Tango and Milonga: 1 from Uruguay and 1 from Buenos 
Aires, Argentina. The difference consists in that the Tango and Milonga from 
Uruguay has more cadence, is played a bit slower, and has pauses due to its 
lasting connection to African roots, while the Tango and Milonga from BA are 
played a bit faster, and I think has no or fewer pauses.

Raul Jaurena has new cd called "Te Amo Tango" where he offers samples of the 
style of Tango and Milonga from Uruguay. The Milongas are :"El Botija" y "La 
Pirulita", and the Tangos are: "Guruyense" y "A Mancuso".

The late Florindo Sassone said that the real Tango is played strong and played 
in a Milonga syle. In a live recording and in his last tour to Japan, Florindo 
briefly made this remark when he played the tango called "La Clavada", and was 
played with cadence, and a bit slower than other interpretaions I have listened 
from himself, and from other Argentine Tango bands.

Vicente Rossi in his book "Cosas de Negros" tracks the roots of Tango to the 
Milonga from Uruguay, which he explains was edited by Argentine musicians into 
Tango. A case in point was the use of parts of popular Milongas, but had no 
author, and were used to create new Tango music.

Best regards,

Bruno