Milonga Performance

[Peaches]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0o_ZgdCL0&mode=related&search=

Milonga Performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuCR62IPF-0&mode=related&search=

Both are very traditional.

[samina]

loved the first one. again, am struck by the speed... rather salsa-esque, hmm?

[Twirly]

The first one is danced to a very popular candombe, great tune. I also feel that this kind of music has a similar feel to salsa etc.

The guy dancing is something of a king of milonga con traspie in Buenos Aires. I did a class with him once, it was funny. I barely knew any milonga but ended up dancing with him quite a lot during the class. He was very serious about teaching us and it was a great experience.

[Tanguera]

loved the first one. again, am struck by the speed... rather salsa-esque, hmm?

A milonga tune can have a very quick tempo, like this one.

[bordertangoman]

http://www.todotango.com/ENGLISH/biblioteca/letras/letra.asp?idletra=3704#

according to this website its a candombe and you read the kyrics while you listen........ nice tune...

[Peaches]

I'm going to have to do some research on candombe. I don't know much about it. I believe it's got ties to African music and rhythms. Aside from that, though, I don't know anything.

I've never heard of a "candombe" dance, the way I know of milonga and vals. Or even have heard of cayengue.

[Tanguera]

Candombe and Canyengue are a sort of early milonga. They are some of the ancestors of AT: you can't see them as separate from AT since they are part of it. :)

[Twirly]

I'd like to know more about candombe too and the difference between candombe and milonga. How do you tell that it's a candombe and not a milonga playing? I don't know much about music - I can sometimes hear that something is a candombe, but I'm not sure why. And are they both danced as a milonga or do people actually dance candombe too (like you can dance canyengue)?

[Tanguera]

I found this link if you want to read something more about candombe rhythm: http://www.candombe.com/english.html