Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Born in 1876 in Cadiz, the historical seaport town at the southern-most tip of Andalusia, Manuel de Falla has been called the greatest Spanish composer of the 20th century. His formal musical education began with piano lessons, and when de Falla was 20 his family [...]
Nuevo tango was created by Astor Piazzolla, a composer and bandoneón player, born in Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1921. When only 3 years old, he moved with his family to New York’s lower East Side. Oddly, it was in New York, where he lived until he was 15 years [...]
What is it about tango that has held its popularity across the globe for more than a century? An article in the Smithsonian Magazine in 1993 described the dance as four legs and one heart! Jorge Luis Borges, the famous Argentine writer, described tango as "feeling that is danced" (tango [...]
Jaurena Is part of a younger generation of musicians composing tango music that both reflects their South American heritage and the contemporary times they live in. His works have been recorded by PASO on both its albums, Tango of the Americas and Tango without Borders. PASO is performing three [...]
