I have burned a few "NU Tango" CDs and sent them to Kamong and Edith. Feel free to make copies. I saw The Bajofondo Tango Club "live", they were superb!! Highly recommend their CD.

Bajofondo tangoclub just launched a new CD. Sounds even better than the first one.

oh, really, thank you Edward (though i don't know who you are :P)... i've listened to some of those from Edith and Kamong, most of them are really good, It'll be great that we can make copy from that!

Thank you for sharing these~!

You are very welcome....we probably did not meet while I was back in Hong Kong for 2 weeks a month ago. Kitty's recommendations are very good so definitely check them out.

Hi all

The Edward's CDs are the copy of 2 "Nu Tango" and 1"ColorTango". We will give them to lisce(Lily) soon. Please ask lisce for the copy later.

(Songs we played in our milonga are NOT come from edward's CDs!)

We are happy about people like our music in the milonga, but not ask for a copy from our own collections... hope you forgive us.(^U^)

Thank you
Kamong and Edith
with Big Smile

Here's a very good introduction of neo tango music i've read.

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A DJ's Guide Neo-Tango Recordings
by Stephen Brown

A brief guide to some neo-tango CDs for the DJ playing music for tango dancers who would enjoy dancing to something new and different.

Until the past few years, nearly all of the music played at milongas was taken from recordings made by the golden age orchestras. In addition, many contemporary tango orchestras have filled out their repetoire with compositions from the golden era. In the 21st century, however, we have different social venues, newer technologies, some different musical instruments, and continuing musical evolution. All of these developments have inspired some of today's musicians to develop new approaches to tango. At the same time, dancers are looking for new expression.

At some of the milongas in Buenos Aires, Europe and North America, the DJs have added neo-tango music to their playlists of traditional tango music. Neo-tango consists of two genres of music: tango-fusion and "alternative" tango music. Tango fusion integerates traditional tango rhythms and instrumentation with other musical traditions, contemporary instruments and electronica to create a modern and culturally relevant world tango music with a dance-club sound. Some of the better-known tango-fusion artists are Gotan Project, Bajofondo Tango Club, and Carlos Libedinsky. Alternative tango music is tango music from other traditions or non-tango music that some dancers find interesting for dancing Argentine tango steps.

To learn more about neo-tango music, read Sharna Fabiano's essay, The Rise of Neo Tango Music.

return to Using Neo-Tango Recordings

Some Tango-Fusion Recordings
Gotan Project — La Revancha del Tango
This ensemble integrates Argentine tango with a Parisian house-music sensibility to create a sound that is fresh if played sufficiently sparingly. Once regarded as the best of tango-fusion music, the less traditionally minded dancers once loved the music on this CD but may have grown a bit tired of it. Most tracks work well for dancing Argentine tango, but "Queremos Paz," "Una Musica Brutal" and "Epoca" stand out as the best.
Gotan Project Remixed
The remix maybe the answer for those who have already grown tired of the original Gotan Project release. For this project, some of the tracks from previous album were radically remixed and some new remixes have been added. The new tracks have been repackaged with La Revancha del Tango as a 'bonus' disk.

Bajofondo Tango Club
This Argentine/Uruguayan ensemble plays dance-club music with some tango rhythm. The combination does more to freshen the dance club sound than it does to freshen tango. Many dancers consider all of the tracks suitable for dancing Argentine tango, but "En Mi/Soloedad" stands out as the having the strongest tango sound. "Naranjo en Flor" also works fairly well, but I prefer the remixed version found on the Leçons de Tango CD. On the other pieces, many dancers might find that the dance-club layers are too strong.

Carlos Libedinsky — Narcotango
Of the currently available tango-fusion recordings, my friend Brian Dunn of Boulder, Colorado points out that Libendinsky's Narcotango has the strongest tango sensibilities. Afficionados of tango fusion are likely to find all the tracks on Narcotango to be suitable for social dancing, but "Vi Luz y Subi" and "Otra Luna" are beautiful and have the strongest tango sound. "Plano Sequenco" and "Trancetango" also work fairly well, but the underlying tango sound is a little farther down in the mix.

Astor Piazzolla Remixed
Inspired by the success of the Gotan Project, the tracks on this CD overdub club-style electronica on original tracks of Piazzolla's fusion of tango and jazz. Although interesting conceptually, the result isn't inspiring for tango dancing — perhaps because the music lacks strong tango dance rhythms. As is the case for much of Piazzolla's own playing, the underlying tango music lacks dance rhythms, and the layer of electronica doesn't add tango rhythms. "El Tango" and "Luna" work the best.

Leçons de Tango by Aubade
This CD, issued by the French lingerie company Aubade, is collection of tango-fusion tracks from Astor Piazzolla Remixed, new remixes of tracks from Bajofondo Tango Club and unadorned tangos by performers such as El Arranque, Roberto Goyeneche and Astor Piazzolla. Of particular interest are "El Tango" and "Naranjo en Flor."

Electronic Tango
The music on this CD is a departure from dance-club sensibilities of Gotan Project and Bajofondo toward the avant garde electronica of groups like Amon Tobin and Aphex Twin. The music on the CD is quite difficult for dancing, but it is tango with a new sound. The most interesting tracks are "Torpedo" by Appart, "Tango" by Ruben Steiner and "Libertango" by Zumo Real.

Juan Carlos Caceres — Toca Tango
Juan Carlos Caceres has a wonderful, deep singing voice and plays piano with jazz voicings and a perfect rhythmic touch. He is recorded here with a decidedly non-traditional ensemble, but little of the electronica that is found on most tango-fusion recordings. The result is tango and candombes that have overtones of cabaret, jazz, dance club and theatrical music. The tangos are decidedly slow, but a few of them may be the perfect change of pace late at night. Two of the candombes—"Tango Negro" and "Toca Tango"—are absolutely stunning.

Moulin Rouge (Soundtrack)
The movie spectacular Moulin Rouge contains one tango, "El Tango de Roxanne" which some dancers may find fun for dancing on occasion. Recorded for the movie, this tango combines the rock classic "Roxanne" with a tango written by Mariano Mores.