The tango emerged from the Argentine arrabal (the Buenos Aires slums on the outskirts of the city) sometime back in the 1880s. In Argentina today, groups of young musicians are giving a new voice to ...

In 2004 Vayo toured in Europe leading his company of musicians and ballet dancers in a production of his own music and lyrics centered on tango. He also composed classical music that was played by the ...

Once, when I was on an all-night bus ride in Brazil, an Argentine man sitting in the rear strummed a guitar, singing one tango after another. The slow, emotional music, its lyrics filled with loss and ...