Tango Around the World

$14.97

1. Ousmane Touré • Dimba • (Senegal) 2. M.A. Numminen & Sanna Pietiäinen • Kangastus • (Finland) 3. Melingo with Florencia Bonadeo • Leonel el Feo • (Argentina) 4. Fortuna • Tango Idishe • (Brazil) 5. Federico Aubele • Pena • (Argentina) 6. Electrocutango • Felino • (Norway) 7. Alexis Kalofolias & Thanos Amorginos • Gia Ligo • (Greece) 8. Earth Wheel Sky Band • Gipsy Tango • (Serbia) 9. Liana • Estrela da Tarde • (Portugal) 10. Cáceres with Ariel Prat • José Mármol y Tarija • (Argentina) 11. Hugo Díaz • Mi Buenos Aires Querido • (Argentina) Click to hear sample tracks

The elegant style and restrained passion of tango has made it one of the most recognized and popular forms of music and dance around the world. Its romantic allure has earned it such a wide following that there are now tango clubs from Seattle to Sydney. Over the past decade, DJs and contemporary musicians have taken tango in new directions with electronic-based compositions known as "new tango." Putumayo has traveled the globe to find many of the best tango and tango-influenced songs the world has to offer. From tango's birthplace in Buenos Aires to its adoptive homes of Athens, Lisbon, Helsinki and other cities, Tango Around the World weaves together passion, style and elegance to create a rich musical tapestry that features traditional tango alongside contemporary fusions.

A portion of Putumayo's proceeds from the sale of Tango Around the World will be donated to L.I.F.E. Argentina, which works to improve the quality of life of underserved and underprivileged Argentinean children.

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