Gender balance in 2019: the tango environment strongly suffered retraction of consumption experienced the whole culture.

“Resistance” Y “endurance” are two words appropriate to define the attitude of most of the tango environment for 2019. It is not the macrista cycle has been kind to the circuit, but this past year was particularly difficult. Although this is a relatively inexpensive cultural consumption (his performances rarely exceed 400 weights and a milonga 200 and it is "exclusive"), strongly suffered retraction of consumption experienced by the entire industry of culture.

The widespread slump deepened in two stages, coinciding with shocks devaluations of the government that was. This difficulty sustaining spaces and projects was transverse to the sector, and although the main strongholds still stand, none miss the cut ticket 2019. Even in events such as the FA CAFF, already installed, with prestige and conveners bands at each reporting date, he was falling public.

During the year, Members of the Club Atlético Fernández Fierro had his usual changuito donations, they spend on dining in slums, They took to fill one month, when they could before deliver every week.

Public policies only palliated the situation. In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the government of Horacio Rodríguez Larreta can just show Festival / World Tango. You can also mark the launch of BA Milonga, his new program to promote the sector, referred to the law to promote the milonga (passed in 2016), of extensive regulation and finally now transfer money to the sector. How much? Not much.

Some areas received 50.000 pesos per year. It may seem a lot, until it is considered that a weekly milonga open to the least 50 times a year and employs at least four people the, without counting costs and logistical equipment. On the outside of the Buenos Aires Executive, the Legislature recognized the singer Lidia Borda as Outstanding Citizen, recognition not only to their cultural contribution and active participation militant, but also a sign of respect for one of the most successful representatives of the generation that returned to the genre its vital momentum. Out of the city, the balance is not much brighter. The Ministry of Culture this year no radical Mendoza organized the cycle by Tango Wine Roads, I had put on the map for its artists.

In the private sector, consolidates the association of dancers, not only in the search for professionalization, but also in defense of labor rights. Union Tango Dancers, for example, takes more than a month crackdown on restaurants Caminito, with its sick members of the farm, casualization and labor abuse.

The fight -desigual- still stands almost 40 After days started (and it includes a lock out employers other restaurants that were not affected by unemployment) and it has the solidarity of the circuit. Also it advances a meeting of tangueros groups in which shared concerns and problems.

Musically, artists are increasingly bends to the digital logic and consumption streaming. Today there are many bands and orchestras throwing their discs to puchitos, in singles or, Resigned by high production costs, They throw their discs directly into digital format and the physical correlate is for a "later" indefinite.

With all the economic difficulties, arrangers and composers today are proof of talent and, many of them, also eager to renew the genre. Of course there are proposals more traditional (from them, the Properly of the trio Lavallén-Estigarribia-Cabarcos is one of the most remarkable 2019), but for those who do not seek the contribution of new sounds and themes, This was a prodigal year, also, very female voice.

In that sense stand Patricia Malanca with his album of duets They, I and supererllas, Marisa Vazquez with his committed Burn, Analia Goldberg rushing to the solo path with Tan Goldberg, Revisionist wonderful effrontery to La Rantifusa in With and without permission (the theatricality of the voice of Natalia Martinez is to follow closely), the militant Sea green Claudia Levy and the most jazzy New York Sessions, Noelia Sinkunas.

Also worth putting your ear to the Orchestra Typical City Baigón (The rebellion of moths), the fusion tangorockera Hernan "Cucuza" Castiello finally recorded hisMenesunda: rockera tangolencia, the new release of Dipi Kvitko guitarist and singer Walter "Chino" Laborde withTango tango vol.5: 'Ntende?, and two very different paths proposals aesthetic: Cult and popular, of the director Juan Pablo Gallardo, YBurzako, the irrepressible forefront of Pampa Trash.

While the hashtag #TangoSigloXXI gains consensus on social networks and begin to shop openings in traditional spaces (City Festival, by case, dj's alternative was scheduled on various dates and many choreographers and dancers have it incorporated into their performances), as well begins to diversify the repertoire of orchestras built around the milonga circuit.

Even there the thing is reduced to only play classical or emulate the sound of directors of yesteryear. Now there are more searches with other game genres and eager to show that not all the tango is stored in a small clock copper 70 years. Today tango was crouched and is now monopolizing the heart.

Source: Andrés Valenzuela – Page 12 – 26 from December to 2019