I have written earlier about the interestings origins of musical instruments. In one post I traced the evolution of the Brazilianberimbau from pygmy hunter’s bow in the African rainforest to Angola, ...

When he was 12, Julien Labro realized music could evoke a deep emotional response. The Frenchman was three years deep into playing the accordion, after seeing it on TV and falling in love with its ...

Call it a tango crisis averted. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. That accordion-like sound in all Argentinian tangos - we can all ...

Damián Guttlein is the only person in the world who can tune by ear the bandoneon, a unique instrument that powers the perfectly imperfect sound of tango music. A bandoneon, a type of concertina, is ...

An engaging, warm-hearted look at tango music as enjoyed by everyday Argentineans, Alejandro Saderman's feelgood "The Last Bandoneon" teems with good music, stories and people. Pic deserves fest ...

The bandoneon, known as the tango accordion, is quite a loud instrument to practice within the confines of an apartment, and could possibly lead to some neighborly disputes. [HLB] enjoyed playing his ...

Koji Hirata encountered the bandoneon, a type of concertina, at the young age of 13. While it’s common for a teenager to take up a musical instrument, Hirata showed an unusually high level of ...

The first ever bandoneon made in Argentina has been produced by a university in Buenos Aires Argentina may be the nation that gave tango to the world but the dance has been at risk of a quiet future ...

Welcome to Paolo Russo’s unique music universe: a journey across Italian flavours, classical tones, Nordic landscapes, free improvisations, with a distant echo of Argentinean tango. Born in Pescara ...

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