I have written earlier about the interestings origins of musical instruments. In one post I traced the evolution of the Brazilianberimbau from pygmy hunter’s bow in the African rainforest to Angola, ...

Damián Guttlein is the only person in the world who can tune by ear the bandoneon, a unique instrument that powers the perfectly imperfect sound of tango music. A bandoneon, a type of concertina, is ...

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 ...

“Well, I was originally a drummer,” J. P. Jofre, the 29-year old master of the bandoneón, said one recent afternoon when a visitor to his Harlem apartment asked whether he came to the accordionlike ...

Koji Hirata encountered the bandoneon, a type of concertina, at the young age of 13. While it’s common for a teenager to take up a musical instrument, Hirata showed an unusually high level of ...

The first ever bandoneon made in Argentina has been produced by a university in Buenos Aires Argentina may be the nation that gave tango to the world but the dance has been at risk of a quiet future ...

An engaging, warm-hearted look at tango music as enjoyed by everyday Argentineans, Alejandro Saderman's feelgood "The Last Bandoneon" teems with good music, stories and people. Pic deserves fest ...

Welcome to Paolo Russo’s unique music universe: a journey across Italian flavours, classical tones, Nordic landscapes, free improvisations, with a distant echo of Argentinean tango. Born in Pescara ...

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born on March 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, only child of Vicente “Nonino” Piazzolla and Asunta Mainetti. In 1925, the family relocates to New York City until ...