Nuevo tango

Tango nuevo, nuevo tango or simply nuevo (English: new tango) can describe either a form of music in which new elements are incorporated into traditional Argentine tango, or a style of tango dance that began to develop in the 1980s. Tango nuevo music and dance are examples of constantly evolving forms of Argentine tango. One of the recent examples of the tango nuevo music was the incorporation of jazz and classical music into tango music. The mos... more
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