Escuela de Tango de Buenos Aires - Marcelo Solis

A social dance can carry a history that no syllabus can fully preserve.

Osvaldo Agudio and Elvira Borrone belonged to a generation of Buenos Aires milongueros who kept that history alive on the floor. Their friend Jorge Manganelli called them milongueros de ley - true milongueros.

This recording at the historic Salón Akarense is not a theatrical performance or fixed choreography. Watch the way they walk, pause, redirect the movement, and remain in conversation through the embrace. Their tango is improvised and musical, but also unmistakably their own.

Akarense was also a place of transmission. Manganelli’s Peña de Tango La Ronda brought younger dancers together with older maestros, allowing customs and knowledge to pass from one generation to the next. Osvaldo and Elvira were remembered in a world that also included figures such as Gerardo Portalea, Antonio Todaro, and Pepito Avellaneda, and neighborhood venues including Akarense and Sin Rumbo.

Watch the complete performance and read their story here:
https://escuelatangoba.com/marcelosolis/lost-diversity-tango-osvaldo-elvira-agudio/

What do you remember about Osvaldo and Elvira, Salón Akarense, or La Ronda? Your memories can help preserve this history.

For dancers who want to develop this kind of musical attention and connection, my Argentine Tango Mentorship Program includes remote study, in-person training in the Bay Area, and the possibility of coordinating work in Buenos Aires.

🎶 Tangos, milongas & valses #328

This new playlist brings together 43 recordings arranged in traditional tandas of tangos, milongas, and valses.

The sequence explores the rhythmic precision, lyrical warmth, and orchestral richness of Enrique Rodríguez, Lucio Demare, Alfredo De Angelis, Edgardo Donato, Aníbal Troilo, Ángel D’Agostino, Rodolfo Biagi, Carlos Di Sarli, Ricardo Tanturi, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Juan D’Arienzo.

Vocal interpretations by Roberto Flores, Ángel Vargas, Andrés Falgás, Alberto Castillo, and Héctor Mauré alternate with the distinctive instrumental voices of Di Sarli, Pugliese, Troilo, and D’Arienzo.

The playlist concludes with D’Arienzo’s “La Cumparsita,” respecting the tradition of playing this emblematic tango as the final piece of the milonga.

Listen to the complete playlist:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3QwzQYXvOkZAVEN4UDmIg2?si=e45db1f5597f4dc5
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tangos-milongas-valses-328/pl.u-76oPgNBIWBlr21
Complete playlist PDF: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:8e812e7e-0c11-441f-b9b9-0459944bdef7

Which tanda would you choose to open the dance floor?

Argentine Tango is not simply something you learn. It is something you enter.

Whether you are beginning or refining your dance, I offer a clear path:

• Beginner-friendly classes
• Private lessons for individuals and couples
• Personalized mentorship
• In-person guidance in San Francisco, San Jose, and Lafayette
• Online lessons wherever you are

This work is about presence, musicality, connection, and self-expression—not memorizing steps.

Explore the ways to learn and choose your best starting point:

https://escuelatangoba.com/marcelosolis/tango-classes/ways-to-learn-argentine-tango/

A good Tango dancer is not someone who imitates the appearance of Tango, but someone who develops the physical, emotional, and cultural substance from which authentic Tango naturally emerges.

This principle is at the heart of my Argentine Tango Mentorship Program.

The goal is not simply to reproduce the visible form of Tango. It is to develop the physical, emotional, and cultural foundation from which an authentic personal Tango can emerge.

Mentorship is available in person in the San Francisco Bay Area, remotely for dancers elsewhere, and by arrangement in Buenos Aires.

Learn more about the program:
https://escuelatangoba.com/marcelosolis/argentine-tango-mentorship-program/

Tangos, milongas & valses #327 is a 47-song playlist shaped like the musical architecture of a traditional milonga.

The sequence moves through carefully arranged tandas: Biagi’s sharp rhythmic drive, Caló’s elegance, D’Agostino and Vargas, Tanturi and Castillo in milonga form, Di Sarli’s refinement, Donato, Firpo valses, Troilo with Fiorentino, Lomuto, Varela with Argentino Ledesma, Pugliese, and a final surge from D’Arienzo.

As every traditional milonga must, it closes with “La Cumparsita.”

Listen:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uBlD9zFxyEMqFisraKSGC?si=417c88f840af493e
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tangos-milongas-valses-327/pl.u-V9Dgl7kHBmrZlb
PDF: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:d5149867-540a-44b7-ac41-567a91e2643e

Playlist #326 presents 42 carefully selected recordings arranged in traditional tandas for dancing, practicing, teaching, and attentive listening.

The journey begins with Ricardo Tanturi and the unmistakable voice of Alberto Castillo, followed by the elegant precision of Carlos Di Sarli. Alfredo De Angelis with Julio Martel brings lyrical warmth before Francisco Canaro and Ernesto Fama animate the floor with three spirited milongas.

From there, the playlist moves through Anibal Troilo, Francisco Lomuto with Jorge Omar, valses by Juan D'Arienzo, Miguel Calo with Raul Beron, Edgardo Donato, Osvaldo Pugliese with Roberto Chanel, and the powerful sound of Hector Varela with Rodolfo Lesica and Argentino Ledesma.

A balanced selection of tangos, milongas, and valses from some of the greatest orchestras and singers of the Golden Era.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6QJD5qi06EGY5sUdv5Wtki?si=b32771d53c614c71
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tangos-milongas-valses-326/pl.u-11zPjGyI8zeVLo
PDF: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:e00dd739-ce5a-409d-aa6b-d2d8ca86a87e

On July 24, 1941, Ángel D’Agostino and Ángel Vargas recorded “Tres esquinas.”

Today, on its 85th anniversary, I explore how this extraordinary tango transformed the humble world of the barrio into music, memory, familiarity, and pride.

Read and listen: https://wp.me/p9JGik-VUe

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