Learn to tango, make a quilt, blend Scotch whisky or brew beer. These experiences and 96 more can be part of your next vacation, as described in the recently published book, “The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life,” by Pam Grout (National Geographic, $19.95).
On either side of the Rio de la Plata, a kind of tango-rivalry brews between Argentina and Uruguay: "while Buenos Aires's tango scene has partly gone the way of dinner shows and canned street acts, in Montevideo tango remains intimate and gloriously authentic."
The Orquesta Típica Imperial, which is making its New York debut this week, highlights the most interesting recent trend in Argentine music. But there's much more tango to go around in the city this summer.
By CARY DARLING Some of the most intriguing contemporary music continues to come out of the Spanish- and Portuguese-language world, where combining alternative rock and electronica with traditional Latin rhythms has led to an often intoxicating fusion. It’s sometimes known as "alt Latin," a broad umbrella that covers a variety of musical graces and sins, but this spring and summer have seen the
Learn to tango in Buenos Aires, make a quilt on Canada’s Prince Edward Island or brew beer in Belgium. These experiences and 97 more can be part of your next vacation, as described in the recently published book, “The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life,” by Lawrence author Pam Grout (National Geographic, $19.95).
On "Zitarrosa," a track from the new Bajofondo album, "Mar Dulce" (Decca/Surco), the voice of the late Uruguayan singer and poet Alfredo Zitarrosa can be heard over a dub-electronica backing track. "The milonga is the child of candombe just as the tango is the child of the milonga," he intones. In that one sentence, he sums up the historical evolution of a regional Latin American music just as
Birdland (315 West 44th Street - between 8th & 9th Aves.) is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of extraordinary entertainment for the month of August.
Fascinating intersections between highbrow and lowbrow music have surprised listeners for centuries; Bach, for instance, wove a catchy pop melody into his "St. Matthew Passion."
Violin virtuoso Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs with The Philadelphia Orchestra tonight. For more information or tickets, visit www.vailmusicfestival.org or call 877-812-5700.
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