Participants of the 2020 International Tango Festival - Day 2 | Noche de Tango

KTTZ | By Charles Olivier,

Published September 9, 2021 at 1:18 PM CDT

On this week's Noche de Tango, Charles Oliver presents various ensembles that performed on the second day of the 2020 International Tango Festival. ¡Disfruta!

En la Noche de Tango de esta semana, Charles Oliver presenta varios conjuntos que se presentaron en el segundo día del Festival Internacional de Tango 2020. ¡Disfruta!

Tanda 1 - Cuarteto La Pua & Victoria Di Raimondo, Mariposa Muerta, 2017

Rayo Ninja
Mananita
Tendal
El Aparecido

Tanda 2 - Duo Uhart-Cecchi

Oblivion
Vida Mia
El Ultimo Cafe
La Ultima Curda

Tanda 3 - El Motin, Lo Que Importa, 2020

Esta Noche de Luna
Machote
Lo que Importa
Toda Mi Vida

Tanda 4 - Trio Barbarie, Voraz, 2020

Malena
Mimi Pinson
Don Agustin Bardi

Charles Olivier

Charles Olivier is currently director of the Texas Tech University Tango Orchestra and the co-director of the Lubbock ISD All-District Tango Orchestra, whose purpose is to educate high school students about tango music, culture, and performance. Charles’ extensive work with the group was recognized by Texas Tech University with the President’s Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award. As a performer, he is a founding member of Tango Llaneros. Charles has attended the Reed College Tango Institute, Cuarteto Tanguero Summer Workshop, and has been a key speaker about tango for the Osher Life Long Learning Institute. Charles attended Texas Tech University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education, a Certificate of World Music in Tango Performance, and recently a Master's in Ethnomusicology.

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Rachel Boyd

Rachel is a program producer for KTTZ-FM. She hosts In the Grow alongside Vikram Baliga, and is responsible for producing other local shows, Noche de Tango and Music Crossroads of Texas.

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