Tango: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Exactly one month ago in the distant city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates capital, the tango was recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee. The nomination of tango was presented jointly by the cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. This was due to be considered a major expression of identity of the inhabitants River Plate. Tango, clearly urban in nature. is a mixture of African and Caribbean sounds. Originally danced between men, owes its rate of 2 × 4 to a sentimental mixture of tenements, slums, hoodlums and low areas.
Classic is played with orchestral training or sextet typical to bandoneon and recognizes its essential tool. Troilo Pichuco undoubtedly was the greatest exponent. Among the singers most representative figure to head the “Creole Thrush” Carlos Gardel. Also worth mentioning as a revolutionary pace was Don Astor Piazzola who attempt to fuse the tango with jazz. Without doubt, the slang is the language of the musical rhythm and Enrique Santos Discepolo is recognized as a poet par excellence. Ever “Dicepolin” defined the tango as “a sad thought that is danced”. Jorge Luis Borges, founder of the Aleph, also ever written a tango that was set to music by the great Astor.
In the lyrics of “Someone tells the tango” Borges captures the essence of this rhythm: “Tango dance I’ve seen against a sunset yellow, for those who were capable of another dance, the knife. Come loose, carefree, always looked at the front. Tango you were blessed to be a man and be brave. From this yesterday, how many things we both have passed! The items and the grief of loving and being unloved. I’ll be dead and you’ll skirting our lives. Buenos Aires has not forgotten you, you were and you will tango.
