Modern Tango World #4 (Bucharest, Romania)
Romania Special Features Romania’s Modern Tango Scene Dragos Samoil 3 An Act of Beauty Laura Iaru 6 Guitar Man Alexandru Eugen Cristea 12 Guide to Tango in Romania 16 The Ladies of Guardia Viejo Renato Mantioni 20 Interview with Miguel di Genova Marco Buso 24 Tango Addiction Kiran Bajaj Sawhney 28 New Tango Music Arndt Büssing 32 The Obamas Tango in Buenos Aires 38 DJ/VJ-ing - Victroleras, Tandas & Cortinas Igor Shpigelman 40 Tango Moves - Abrazos Raymond Lauzzana 44 Letters to the Editor 47
Romania Special Features
Romania’s Modern Tango Scene Dragos Samoil 3
An Act of Beauty Laura Iaru 6
Guitar Man Alexandru Eugen Cristea 12
Guide to Tango in Romania 16
The Ladies of Guardia Viejo Renato Mantioni 20
Interview with Miguel di Genova Marco Buso 24
Tango Addiction Kiran Bajaj Sawhney 28
New Tango Music Arndt Büssing 32
The Obamas Tango in Buenos Aires 38
DJ/VJ-ing - Victroleras, Tandas & Cortinas Igor Shpigelman 40
Tango Moves - Abrazos Raymond Lauzzana 44
Letters to the Editor 47
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Otros Aires: Perfect <strong>Tango</strong><br />
Waiting for a new Otros Aires album is always a difficult task. I think of all those well-known tracks,<br />
some associated with specific memories. I remember Miguel di Genova´s contagious cheerfulness during<br />
a live performance. Then, I became aware that ten new songs are going to be released, and that I<br />
would have the chance to hear them very early. Wow! It is clear that I began with a positive bias.<br />
At the first, we hear the typical<br />
groove oriented Otros Aires songs<br />
with Miguel di Genova´s distinctive<br />
voice, Diego Ramos´s elegant<br />
piano, Martin Paladin´s drums, and<br />
two alternating bandoneon players,<br />
namely Matias Rubino and Ernesto<br />
Chino Molina. Musical director<br />
Miguel di Genova adds guitar flavor,<br />
and of course, electronica effects.<br />
Solo esta Noche charms the listener<br />
with the voice of Afghan-Irish singer-songwriter<br />
Meghan Kabir. This<br />
duet track was written by Megha<br />
Kabir, Fin Dow-Smith and Miguel<br />
di Genova. It definitely has something<br />
special. Also the Grace Jones<br />
cover I´ve seen that face before, the<br />
pop version of Astor Piazzolla´s<br />
Libertango, is convincing in its own<br />
way. While the amazon´s version is<br />
subtley aggressive and more direct,<br />
this new version is very relaxed.<br />
All the other songs are written by<br />
Otros Aires´s mastermind, Miguel.<br />
They follow a proven and tested<br />
formulation — great grooves enriched with discreet electronica effects, a solid piano fundament, characteristic<br />
bandoneon lines, and basic melodies to lure the electro tango fans on the dance floor. Amor<br />
o nada is one of these tracks with a compelling hiphop beat. Bailando sin Paraiso and Perro Viejo are<br />
also tempting dancefloor seducers with addictive potential.<br />
The American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is cited on the backcover.<br />
Everything in the universe has rhythm, everything dances<br />
She knew why the caged bird sings. Otros Aires has opened the cage door.<br />
Overall Scoring (1-5 stars): *****<br />
Dancer´s pleasure > Listener´s pleasure<br />
Duration : 45 min.<br />
Artist´s website: http://www.otrosaires.com<br />
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