Call it a tango crisis averted. That accordion-like sound in all Argentinian tangos - we can all hear it in our heads - is from the bandoneon, a German-made instrument brought to the South American ...

Koh Sang-ji refuses to be portrayed as a pioneer of Argentinean folk instrument bandoneon in Korea. But her life is self-explanatory when it comes to raising awareness of the accordion-like instrument ...

This past summer, members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Science (LARAS) were mailed voting instructions for the prestigious Latin Grammy Awards 2007. Voting on a wide variety of genres ...

Ástor Piazzolla, the visionary Argentinian composer, band leader and bandoneon virtuoso who created the revolutionary nuevo tango style in the 1950s, is being celebrated around the world today, March ...

Tango del Cielo, featuring harpist Anna Maria Mendieta and accordionist Jelena Milojevic, perform at Kay Meek Arts Centre on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.Supplied Tango del Cielo, featuring guest ...

Most free music can be daunting to the uninitiated. Free music where the instruments involved are incapable of chordal harmonies can be even more challenging. Freed of the reference points (or, as ...