TANGO AND NIGHTLIFE IN BUENOS AIRES

Tango came into being in the 19th century from the combination of different styles danced in the poor areas of the town. In the beginning it was danced by male couples and played with a flute, a violin and a guitar. Flute was later on replaced by a type of accordion called “bandoneón”, which ultimately gave tango its distinctive hallmark. Tango developed with the nostalgia and melancholy contributed by immigrants, and gave rise to most important songwriters and performers such as Astor Piazzolla and Aníbal Troilo.
The greatest tango singer of all times has always been and will always be Carlos Gardel. There is a tourist itinerary that evokes the importance of the so called “Zorzal Criollo” (Creole Thrush) in the life of Buenos Aires. The tour includes his house, turned now into a museum, in the Abasto neighborhood (where he lived from 1927 to 1933), his mausoleum at the Chacarita cemetery, the Hipódromo Argentino (Argentine Course for Horse Races) in Palermo very frequently attended by Gardel who was keen on turf, the Luna Park Stadium (the greatest boxing venue where his wake was held), and the Tortoni Café, where Gardel sang during an evening tribute to Luigi Pirandello. The Academia Nacional del Tango (National Tango Academy) is run on the first floor of this historic café.
In 2009, the tango was incorporated on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The main place where nightlife can be enjoyed in Buenos Aires is Corrientes Avenue, which is full of cinemas, theaters, entertainment halls, restaurants and pizzerias open all night long. Santa Fe Avenue is also always bustling with the activity of various cultural centers (General San Martín, Borges, Recoleta, Paseo La Plaza) as well as different recreational and cuisine areas such as Puerto Madero, Recoleta, Palermo Viejo, Palermo Hollywood, Las Cañitas, Paseo de la Infanta, Arcos del Sol and Costanera Norte.

source: Ministerio de Turismo

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