Midsummer Night Swing: Narcotango at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

"Narcotango dived into the different features of electronic music, and then mixed them with intense sounds, Buenos Aires nostalgia, moving notes with a high degree of eroticism, to create a new tango.” — El Colombiano Medellín (Colombia)


Tango's addictive properties have been apparent beyond the milongas of Buenos Aires for nearly a century. Argentine composer Carlos Libedinsky's ensemble narcotango embraces tango's past while setting off for new creative territory. It is juiced up with the kind of subtle beats that don't mask the traditionalist sensuality at the music's core. narcotango's much-anticipated New York debut promises to hook a whole new audience....

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"Narcotango dived into the different features of electronic music, and then mixed them with intense sounds, Buenos Aires nostalgia, moving notes with a high degree of eroticism, to create a new tango.” — El Colombiano Medellín (Colombia)


Tango's addictive properties have been apparent beyond the milongas of Buenos Aires for nearly a century. Argentine composer Carlos Libedinsky's ensemble narcotango embraces tango's past while setting off for new creative territory. It is juiced up with the kind of subtle beats that don't mask the traditionalist sensuality at the music's core. narcotango's much-anticipated New York debut promises to hook a whole new audience.

Tango Electronico
Lesson: Eva Carrozza teaches Tango
DJ: DJ Yesim "La Turca"

Damrosch Park
62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam

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