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A one-hour weekly radio show originally recorded live on WOWD LP Takoma Park - mostly in English playing lots of tango music with some insightful, we hope, discussion and information. Tangos, Waltzes (Vals), and Milongas. Golden Age, Guardia Vieja, the 50's, and into the modern era including tangos written and recorded this year.
Welcome to the Tango (Bienvenido al Tango) authored by PhilMax Tango Radio
With host duo of:
Phil Jones - professional dance instructor, performer, and movement researcher at Bienvenido Studio Takoma Park MD
Maxfield Wollam-Fisher - professional cellist, music instructor, orchestra leader
Delve into 100+ years of tango music, dance, and musicians, old and new. Enhance your understanding of the music and the dance, or just come for an hour of enjoyable listening to fantastic music, with some discussion, interviews and ideas
Episodes
Dec 18, 2018
Dec 18, 2018
1 hr 22 sec
DJ David Crossley discusses and illustrates the musical elements added in the 20's with Fresedo and others in the early evolution of tango orchestration, and Maxfield finds Firpo's compositions played by a host of classic orchestras.
Dec 1, 2018
Dec 1, 2018
1 hr 8 sec
Geoffrey Reiff dives deep into tango lyrics and talks with Maxfield about an interdisciplinary life in tango. And the songs are fabulous!
Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018
1 hr 1 min
Ethnomusicologist and bandoneonist Heyni Solera returns to the show to the show with songs from the still quite active Argentine Folkloric world. The influence and interplay between these traditions and tango is evident as we listen to Candombe, Chamamé, Chacarera, Samba, Gato, Vidala, and more.
Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018
1 hr 35 sec
Bandoneonist Heyni Solera journeyed to each of the three tango music festivals held in the summer in the United States at Stowe, Vermont, Indiana, and Reed College, and she returns with stories and music by some of the great contemporary masters of tango as well as stories of the experience of being a student of the genre and a special live studio performance on her bandoneon.
Nov 16, 2018
Nov 16, 2018
1 hr 23 sec
Jake Spatz returns to compare arrangements across orchestras and years. What is the song tree connecting Canaro, Pugliese, Troilo, Demare, DiSarli, d'Arienzo, and De Caro?
Nov 8, 2018
Nov 8, 2018
1 hr 1 min
We pick all classics where we hear fun and interesting things to dance to or just to hear for fun. Max's DeCaro set is all written by DeCaro.
Nov 6, 2018
Nov 6, 2018
1 hr 15 sec
Hear Phil's interview with a great DJ, Jessica Schilling, on the evolution and construction of alternative playlists and music that will delight your dancing. April Fishes, La Grand Sophie, Bahamas, Hugo Diaz, Avion Travel, The Blow, and more. Many of Jessica's full playlists can be found on Spotify.
Oct 30, 2018
Oct 30, 2018
1 hr 4 min
The tango pot mixed and exploded with creativity. In this show we hear another part of our exploration of the transition of band members from D'Arienzo's orchestras.
Oct 10, 2018
Oct 10, 2018
1 hr 1 sec
DJ and Dancer extraordinare Jackie Pham brings her old and new music choices AND an in-depth why tango
Sep 4, 2018
Sep 4, 2018
59 min
We kick it with a few of our summer songs and several wonderful why tangos from brilliant folks we met in our tango travels. We invite our listeners to send us your music discoveries, and/or a sound clip of why you tango. Find us on facebook at Bienvenido al Tango - WOWD LP, or Phil Jones