Alma de Tango Quartet, directed by bandoneon player Gerardo Perez, was created on January 2007. The Quartet has had many presentations and concerts since then, including those at Old Town School of Music, Chicago, IL; Latin Cultural Center University of Illinois, Champagne Tango Brunch, Elgin, Il, Chicago Mini Tango Fest at University of Chicago, Closing Night of the 23rd Chicago Latino film Festival, Chicago International Tango Festival 2007, among others.
For next year’s calendar, Alma de Tango will be giving concerts and workshops at different Universities such as Harper College and will participate in the Argentine Tango Festival in Nichols State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Alma de Tango focuses its attention on the Epoca de Oro del Tango (Golden Age) although it also interprets contemporary composers and music representing all the evolution of the style.
Tango is original form the River Plate region and nowadays is the most important social, cultural and artistic expression on the Uruguayan and Argentine communities. Tango is instrumental music, is poetry, is song and dance. Its music has become very popular around the world. It transcended because of its beauty and its dance. A kind of dance that involves the embrace of two people that may not know each other but share the same love and passion: Tango.
Can you believe it??? I sing on this record, and now the producer won't pay me. I was promised a year supply of crackers, and now they don't return my calls. O.K., I know I'm a parrot, but that doesn't mean I should be disrespected. Please, if you like my vocal performance on "Loro", make a comment, and tell them to give me my crackers.
Thanks! I play with Mark Sonksen (also last night at La Piazza). He told me about your tango band. The music sounds great. Hope to hear you folks live soon and possibly play together sometime.
What's up Alma de Tango!!! :) :)
We're in the middle of building the studio-it'll be ready soon! Viki-give me a call when u get a chance, or I'll call you Monday....
cheers and good luck guys
