“Mi Buenos Aires Querido,” by Carlos Gardel: “Carlos Gardel is the father of tango, the original, the archetype, the éminence grise. There would be no tango without him. He was killed in an airplane ...

When people think about the performing arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, tango normally comes to mind first — and for good reason. You can find porteños (Buenos Aires locals) tangoing any day of the ...

If you go to a milonga, or social dance, to do tango dancing in Buenos Aires, you’ll likely be doing it to live music. In western Massachusetts? No so much. Now, though, Western Mass Tango, which has ...

Ástor Piazzolla, the visionary Argentinian composer, band leader and bandoneon virtuoso who created the revolutionary nuevo tango style in the 1950s, is being celebrated around the world today, March ...

Buenos Aires, known as the "Paris of South America," often enchants visitors with its European-style architecture, vibrant neighborhoods, rich cultural heritage, fantastic food, passion for soccer and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

At a dance hall in the heart of Buenos Aires, 14 men in elegant dark suits sat at separate tables while across the room, 14 ...

Four years ago, Argentine-American tango composer Débora Simcovich was getting off a bus in her native Buenos Aires when a stranger asked for help with finding a nightclub. But when Simcovich walked ...

Feb. 2, 2006 — -- Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the tango capital of the world. It's where the dance was born in the bordellos and immigrant neighborhoods in the late 1800s. The tango is improvised ...

Tango fans are flocking to the Buenos Aires Tango Festival & World Cup in Argentina. The tango is seen as a romantic and seductive dance, but you may not know that the dance may have gotten its start ...

This South American city was named the most desirable in the world for its authentic local culture, rich culinary scene, ...

Astor Piazzolla, the Brazilian master who modernized and forever changed the profile of the tango, starting in the late '50s, died in 1992, several years before pianist Antonio Gavrila was born, ...