More than 200 of the world’s most recognized accordion and tango performers from more than 40 countries will be descending upon Victoria for the World Accordion and Tango Festival, from Nov. 10 to Nov ...

A full schedule of music and dance with roots in South America is on tap this week at Victoria’s World Accordion and Tango Festival, which returns to full strength following two years of online and ...

Nick Ariondo wears his accordion on his sleeve. The composer-musician’s attitude is understandable. Although the accordion is given reverential status in much of world music, Americans tend to ...

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 ...

The fiery footwork of flamenco meets its match in tap dance, as two art forms combine forces for a rendition of the ’50s-set musical like you’ve never seen it. Sparks fly when Karen Flamenco’s Pink ...

From old world to new shores / Helena Simonett -- Accordion jokes : a folklorist's view / Richard March -- From chanky-chank to Yankee chanks : the Cajun accordion as identity symbol / Mark F. DeWitt ...

She was “born on a day when God was drunk.” Madonna and whore, she is the title character of the only opera by the creator of the “new tango,” the late Argentine Astor Piazzolla. Written in 1968 with ...

Buenos Aires, Aug 1 (efe_epa).Buenos Aires, Aug 1 (efe_epa). — The accordion, the traditional milonga, Carlos Gardel, the tango and its connection with horse racing all feature in a Buenos Aires mural ...

Multi-instrumentalist Toni Knight generously shares her musical talents in her regular gigs at Skylark's Hidden Café in Fairhaven and at the monthly tango dances sponsored by Bellingham's USA Dance ...

The bandoneon, a type of concertina and symbol of tango's nostalgic soul, is vanishing from Argentina, as foreign tourists with bulging wallets buy up the instruments as coveted collectibles. "In a ...