Uruguayan tango
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Uruguayan tango is a form of dance that originated in the neighborhoods of Montevideo
, Uruguay
towards the beginnings of the 20th century a few years later than Argentine tango
. It consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions of Argentina
and Uruguay
.
The dance is often accompanied by several musical forms such as:
One of the most famous and well-known tango songs is La Cumparsita
, written by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
in Montevideo in 1919.
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
towards the beginnings of the 20th century a few years later than Argentine tango
Argentine tango
Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
. It consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.
The dance is often accompanied by several musical forms such as:
- Tango
- MilongaMilongaMilonga can refer to an Argentine, Uruguayan, and Southern Brazilian form of music which preceded the tango and the dance form which accompanies it, or to the term for places or events where the tango or Milonga are danced...
- ValsVals (dance)Vals is an Argentine tango style, the tango version of waltz. Unlike Argentine Tango and Milonga, there are no stopping figures. The vals is danced in a continuous movement. Not to be confused with the Peruvian Waltz, most widely known as Vals criollo....
One of the most famous and well-known tango songs is La Cumparsita
La Cumparsita
"La cumparsita" is a musical piece written by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, an Uruguayan musician, in 1916. It is among the most famous and recognizable tango songs of all time....
, written by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Gerardo Hernan Matos Rodríguez Montevideo, Uruguay, also known as Becho, was a Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist.-Background and early career:...
in Montevideo in 1919.
Musicians
Uruguayan tango musicians include:- José María Aguilar
- Héctor Artola
- Julio Brum
- Manuel Campoamor
- Francisco CanaroFrancisco CanaroFrancisco Canaro was an Uruguayan-Argentine violinist and tango orchestra leader.His parents, Italians emigrated to Uruguay, and later - when Francisco Canaro was less than 10 years old, they emigrated to Buenos Aires in the late nineteenth century. Canaro was born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay,...
- Juan Canaro
- Pintín Castellanos
- Olga Delgrossi, "La Dama del Tango or "The Woman of Tango"
- Horacio Ferrer, Uruguayan poet who contributed the lyrics to several of the most important tango works.
- Raúl Jaurena
- Luis di Matteo
- Raúl Montero
- Elsa Morán
- Gustavo Nocetti
- José Razzano
- Marino Rivero
- Gerardo Matos RodríguezGerardo Matos RodríguezGerardo Hernan Matos Rodríguez Montevideo, Uruguay, also known as Becho, was a Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist.-Background and early career:...
- Enrique SaboridoEnrique SaboridoEnrique Saborido , was an Uruguayan tango pianist, composer and dance teacher, who also played violin.-Background and early life:...
- Luis Casaravilla Sienra
- Julio SosaJulio SosaJulio María Sosa Venturini , usually referred to simply as Julio Sosa or El Varón del Tango, was an Uruguayan tango singer....
, "El Varón del Tango or "The Man of Tango" - Miguel Villasboas
- Bajofondo Tango Club, a music group made up of seven members from UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Uruguayan tangos
Famous Uruguayan tangos include:- Adiós mi barrio
- Berretines de grandeza
- En blanco y negro
- FeliciaFeliciaThe name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective felix, meaning "happy", though in the neuter plural form felicia it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase tempora felicia, "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of...
- La CumparsitaLa Cumparsita"La cumparsita" is a musical piece written by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, an Uruguayan musician, in 1916. It is among the most famous and recognizable tango songs of all time....
- Mamá yo quiero un novio
- Milonga para una niña
- Mocosita
- Niño bien
- Hasta siempre amor
- Sentimiento gaucho
- Se dice de mí
Where to Tango
Places to go learn and dance tango include:- Centro Raíces: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Gonzalo Ramírez 2095 - http://www.aprendatango.com
- La Morocha Tango y Milonga: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Plaza del Entrevero: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Av. 18 de Julio y Río Negro - Cafe Las Musas: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Canelones 1136 esq. Gutiérrez Ruiz - Tanguería Tabaris: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Tristán Narvaja 1518 esq. Av. 18 de Julio - Tanguería El Farolito: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Juncal 1413 esq. Rincón - Mercado de la Abundancia: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Yaguarón 1290 esq. San José - Confiteria Lido: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Av. 18 de Julio 1085 - Casa de Margot: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Constituyente 1812 esq. Gaboto - Casa de Galicia: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Av. 18 de Julio 1471 esq. Barrios Amorín - Palacio Sudamericano: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Yatay 1419 esq. Marcelino Sosa - Casa de Alberto: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Uruguay 1391 esq. Ejido - Club Amigos de Rosilu: MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Paysandú 1639 esq.Minas - Hotel Casino del Parque Rodó (Salón Cristal): MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
External links
- Youtube video; click here to hear and see the tango
- Youtube video; click here to watch tango in Montevideo - Dia del Patrimonio
- Youtube video; click here to watch more tango in Montevideo
- Youtube video; click here to watch La Cumparsita performed in its birthplace - Montevideo, Uruguay
- Youtube video; click here to watch tango at the Torre Telecomunicaciones in Montevideo
- Tango En Ediciones Ayuí/Tacuabé