Tango is also present in Uruguay. Tango was born in Argentina and Uruguay like a century ago. It´s one of the most famous rythms in South America specially Argenitna and Uruguay.
Tango is listened by people of all ages some people get to say: "the Tango is in my veins"
Quick Tango history:
by J. Alberto Mariñas
It is difficult to trace the history of tango, but at the same time, it is quite arduous to avoid doing so, since many visitors to this site have solicited at least a basic outline that will shed some light on this complete cultural phenomenon -dance, music, song and poetry- which, for one reason or another, attracts many people as tango does.
Although the facts about tango and its personages are often discussed and subjected to scrutiny, it is generally accepted that tango was born in Buenos Aires toward the end of the XIX century. Nevertheless, some prefer to say, for conciliatory purposes, that it was born on the banks of the Río de la Plata, in order to please the Uruguayans who claim co-paternity of the phenomenon.
It is impossible to pinpoint a precise date of birth for a manifestation of popular origin and, therefore, one of evolutionary birth such as tango. However, what is certain is that most experts agree that the decade of 1880 was a starting point for what was then no more than a particular way of dancing to music. The society into which tango was born listened and danced to havaneras, polkas, mazurkas and an occasional waltz.
It is difficult to trace the history of tango, but at the same time, it is quite arduous to avoid doing so, since many visitors to this site have solicited at least a basic outline that will shed some light on this complete cultural phenomenon -dance, music, song and poetry- which, for one reason or another, attracts many people as tango does.
Although the facts about tango and its personages are often discussed and subjected to scrutiny, it is generally accepted that tango was born in Buenos Aires toward the end of the XIX century. Nevertheless, some prefer to say, for conciliatory purposes, that it was born on the banks of the Río de la Plata, in order to please the Uruguayans who claim co-paternity of the phenomenon.
It is impossible to pinpoint a precise date of birth for a manifestation of popular origin and, therefore, one of evolutionary birth such as tango. However, what is certain is that most experts agree that the decade of 1880 was a starting point for what was then no more than a particular way of dancing to music. The society into which tango was born listened and danced to havaneras, polkas, mazurkas and an occasional waltz.
Musically speaking, tango is related by genealogy to the Hispano-Cuban havanera and is thus progeny of the mercantile transactions between the Spanish speaking ports of La Havana (Cuba) and those of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Nevertheless, these origins explain little abut its birth. Initially, tango was interpreted by modest groups consisting only of a violinist, a flutist, a guitarist -and at times without the latter- and accompanied by an experienced blower who set the beat playing a comb converted into a wind instrument by way of a cigarette rolling paper.
Perhaps, at this point in the text, some readers may wonder about the origin of the name tango. It is a good question, but one lacking an answer or, what amounts to the same thing, having thousands. In the Spain of the XIX century, the word tango was used for a genre of flamenco; there are some place-names in Africa called tango, in Spanish colonial documents the vocable tango is used in reference to the place where the black slaves celebrated their festive meetings... some even say the origin could reside in the fact that the Africans were incapable of pronouncing the word 'tambour' correctly and uttered 'tango' instead. All in all, it is a good question but the irremissible lack of written documentation as well as the agraphic origin of tango and its forefathers, will forever hush the answer.
Anyway for Uruguayans Tango rocks.
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