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The Forum: Up Close with the Tango

Up Close with the Tango

23/09/2017

BBC Radio 4 - The Forum, Up Close with the Tango

The roots, the culture and the magic of tango, with Rajan Datar and leading tango historians Maria Susana Azzi, Christine Denniston and John Turci-Escobar.

Tango is easy to recognise: those daring steps, the tight hold of the dancing partners, the intense yet melancholy music dominated by the plaintive sounds of the bandoneon.   But if you ask what exactly tango is and where it came from, the answer may not be so immediately clear – because it’s more than a genre of music, more than just a style of dance. 
To explore  the roots, the culture and  the magic of tango, Rajan Datar is joined by leading tango historians Maria Susana Azzi, Christine Denniston and John Turci-Escobar.

Photo: Argentine dancers on stage at the World Tango Championships in 2014 (Getty Images)

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