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There is a location in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that exudes a typically Argentinian
atmosphere: Restaurant Tango.
In this restaurant you can listen to classical and contemporary tango music while
enjoying a good Cabernet or maybe a Malbec. Meanwhile, your meal is prepared on an
original charcoal grill by experienced Argentinian chefs.
There you can also puchase some typically Argentinian products, such as "mates",
"bombillas", "yerba mate", "dulce de leche", etc.
Restaurant Tango was thus named as a tribute to the music that embodies the feelings
of every Argentinian: the tango. It has therefore welcomed many famous Argentinians.
In the years of its existence great tango performers like Pugliese, Astor Piazzola,
Susana Rinaldi, Adriana Varela, Omar Mollo, Juan Carlos, and Raul Lavie Tajes, among
others, have visited Restaurant Tango.
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Hitory of the tango
It is believed that the tango began to spread around 1880. This style of music
is a blend of rhythms from the suburbs of Buenos Aires. It combines the choreography
of the milonga, the rhythm of the Candombe, and sentimental melodies of the habanera.
The tango originated on the banks of the Riachuelo and in the tenements of the
South neighborhood and was initially only danced and played in that area. It then
moved over to the old world and became all the rage in Paris, from where it
spread around the world. Eventually, it also reached the salons of Buenos Aires where
it was accepted by the bourgeoisie, which had until then shunned it.
Then the world discovered Carlos Gardel "the criollo thrush", who made the tango
popular outside of Argentina. So, propelled by the fame of Gardel, musicians the
size of Pugliese, Rivero, Troilo and Cadícamo, and by extensive airplay, the tango
reached the peak of its success. Piazzola then added sounds of jazz and classical
music to the tango, by which this great Argentinian tango composer created a new
style of tango, that has commanded worldwide admiration ever since.
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