Mi Serenata Tango Music
Tango music has a long and rich tradition stretching back over a hundred years. There are literally tens of thousands of recordings from tango’s Golden Age, ranging from faster and highly rhythmical to slower and dramatic.
Due to this rich variety, tango music, unlike many other musical genres, doesn’t “after a while sound all the same”. There are three broad sub-genres under the tango umbrella: tango itself, milonga and vals (Spanish for “waltz”), each with its own distinctive rhythm. Rather than trying to describe these rhythms in words for you, listen yourself to the songs below.
The first song, Champagne Tango, is, as its name suggests, a tango! And just to show you an example of the richness and variety within each of these three genres, we give you not just one but two very different versions of this famous tango – a faster, rhythmic version by D’Arienzo and then a slower, romantic version by Di Sarli.
The second title, Milonga Brava, as its name similarly suggests, is a milonga and as such has a distinctive and recognisable rhythm very different to the tango.
The third title, Pobre Flor, is a particularly beautiful waltz.