Tanda of the week: Alfredo De Angelis canta Oscar Larroca
This weeks' tanda features four tangos recorded by Alfredo De Angelis c. Oscar Larroca in the 1940s.

Review: Ella y Caló by Tango Bardo
Tango Bardo takes a shot at Miguel Caló in their newest 'disco tanda`, Ella y Caló.

Review: Tangos del Berretin by Conjunto Berretin
Conjunto Berretin's first recording was in 2004. Here they come again, nearly 20 years later, with a treat of an album!

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Review: Valses by Romantica Milonguera
The latest contribution to the Global Tango Happiness Index (GTHI) is called Valses and it was published by Romantica Milonguera in February 2022.

Review: Tango de Invierno by Solo Tango Orquesta
A new live album by Solo Tango Orquesta just came out. Have a listen!

Review: Alguien cantó by El Cachivache Tango Orquesta
Hear, hear: the Cachivaches are back, this time with an album filled with vocals!

Announcing Bewitched, my Windows app for tango DJs
Back in 2013, I started writing a Windows app to help me while DJing. I called it Embrace then, and after a prolonged pause, I am bringing it back as "Bewitched."

The progressive tango mix #5
I give you ~ 3 hours of contemporary tangos, milongas, and valses, to dance at home or just listen to as you wrap up your work-week.

Review: Avanti by Orquesta Típica Andariega
Have you heard? Andariega has a new album out, Avanti. And it features Marisol Martinez, whom we know from her collaboration with Orquesta Romantica Milonguera. Andariega remakes old tunes with varying degree of fidelity but always with care and precision. And they care about dancers all the time.

Obsession of the week: La última | Aníbal Troilo c. Ángel Cárdenas
Do you ever meet a song that you just can't get out of your head afterwards? I bet you do. As a DJ, I try to keep my musical relationships casual and uncommitted. Despite my best efforts however, some songs do occasionally drill deep into my memory circuits and keep flooding my consciousness for days on end.
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About me

Hello, I am Tom.
I organize and DJ at milongas in Prague and have performed in Germany, Poland, and Japan.
Here I write about music I love with the focus on promoting new music for dancing.
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Es grünt so grün – hoffentlich…
Sie ist wieder Grün. Nach 14 Tagen Rot hat die Warn-Kachel in meinem Smartphone auf „Niedriges Risiko“ geschaltet. Glück gehabt, aber auch verdient, find ich. In […]
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«Es fundamental la participación de todo el sector»
Hace un rato la Legislatura porteña aprobó el proyecto de Ley de fomento a las milongas, que establece un fondo de ayuda a los distintos espacios para el baile social del tango y algunas exenciones impositivas. El proyecto fue una iniciativa de la Asociación de Organizadores de Milongas vehiculizado dentro del parlamento local por la […]
Nowadays anything goes in tango
Several years ago, the time seemed right for me to donate my tango clothes and shoes and retire from my regular schedule at the milongas. In a way, I am relieved. I was used to respect for the codes after twenty years. Times have changed. The only place I’ve heard tango music recently is at […]