Albert Combrink, Stanislav Angelov and Jacek Domagala performed Piazzolla's "Libertango" in a concert at the amphitheater of Cape Town's Victoria & Albert Waterfront in December 2007. A fan caught part of the improvised section near the end, on a cellphone.
El Tango En Africa mixes African rhythm and percussion instruments with the Latin American Tango. Guest artists are Dizu Plaatjies (African Instruments) and Violina Anguelov (Mezzo Soprano). The CD can be bought at www.CDBaby.com
Cape Town Tango Ensemble have released demo tracks from their new CD Tango Club. You can download MP3's here. The CD is on sale at www.cdbaby.com
We've received some enthusiastic press coverage for the "Tango Club" CD. This exciting new offering has a real South African twist that sets their work apart from others and explores the boundary of jazz and other modern Latin genres. ~ Mark Hoeben, Thingstodocapetown - 19 March 2010.
Watch the CT Tango Ensemble on Youtube, performing Stanislav Angelov's ocmposition Adios. This video was recorded at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront on a perfect evening. The track has proved to be one of the hits of the CD.
Tango Club Launch Poster
The Press Release for the CD Tango Club
A Discussion of one of Piazzolla's "Angel Pieces" and his interest in fusing classical music elements with that of the traditional tango.
This posting contains links to MP3 files where you can listen to or download tracks by the Cape Town Tango Ensemble. It will be updated as new material becomes available.
The story that Tango tells is far richer than the one restricting it to the simplistic legend of brothel entertainment. The greatest contribution to the language of contemporary Tanog is undoubtedly that of Astor Piazzolla.
