Tango Mundo concert to celebrate Argentina's Independence Day

The Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS) and the Embassy of the Argentine Republic present:

TangoMundo

200 Years of Tango (1816-2016)
A concert to celebrate the bicentenary of Argentina’s independence

Thursday 7 July 6:30pm
The Larry Sitsky Recital Room, School of Music, ANU

ANCLAS is pleased to present TangoMundo in concert, to be introduced by the Argentine Ambassador, His Excellency Dr Hugo Javier Gobbi.

No other art form has conjured up a culture and society more than the Argentine Tango: a key presence in Argentine literature, poetry, music, dance, language, public commentary, history and sociology.

This concert will tell the story of Tango from its 19^th century Afro-Argentine roots to the present day. It will use a dynamic mix of text, music, songs, images, historical materials and anecdotes to showcase the cultural influence and the unique entertainment of Tango.

The music will be performed by the ensemble TangoMundo (www.tangomundo.org), featuring favourite tangos, milongas and songs from La Guardia Vieja (9 de Julio, La Cumparsita); classics from the repertoires of D’Arenzio (Desde el Alma), Pugliese (La Yumba), Troilo (Nocturna by Plaza), Gobbi (Orlando Goñi), Salgán (Don Agustín Bardi); through to works by Astor Piazzolla (Balada para mi muerte, Reunión Cumbre, Libertango) and new original works.

The music and text will be accompanied by a rich visual narrative of tango iconography taken from historic sheet music covers, mural street art, photographs and urban imagery.

TangoMundo ensemble is led by composer, violist and tango scholar Guillermo Anad (Académico Correspondiente, Academia Nacional del Tango, Buenos Aires) with Faye Bendrups on piano and vocals and Dave Evans on piano accordion.

The performance will be followed by light food and beverages through the kind support of the Embassy of the Argentine Republic.

Free and open to the public. No RSVP required.