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Tango is a partner and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these
El Tango by Uruguayan painter Pedro Figari
Tango postcard, c. 1919.
Choreographed stage tango in Buenos Aires, 2005.
Tango Dance World Championship 2011, Luna Park, Buenos Aires.
Tango music
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Tango is a style of music in 24 or 44 time that originated in Argentina and Uruguay among European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has mainly Spanish, Italian, Gaucho, African
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…of former African enslaved people helped shape the modern day tango. The dance originated in working-class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Tango music derived from the fusion of various forms of music from Europe. The words "tango" and "tambo" around the River Plate basin were initially used to refer…
Bandoneon curved
Early bandoneón, constructed c. 1905
Gabino Ezeiza (1858–1916), pioneer of Argentine tango
Carlos Gardel and his group of guitar players