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Django is a DJ who dares to be different.
"As well as playing classics from the great orquestas from
the golden tango era, I play neotango and contemporary music
that makes people want to dance" he says. "Without
a spanish speaking heritage, we often miss out on a vital stimulus
in tango - an understanding of the lyrics. As well as playing
authentic tango music, I will play songs from our own culture
that have clear and outspoken lyrics or melodies that touch the
soul and spirit of tango and help us to dance what we feel through
the words and music we hear."
Tangueros visiting us from all over the world
comment on Steve's choice of music. "I have been to milongas
where the music is like uninspired wallpaper." says Brian,
a tanguero from Southampton. "By comparison, Django Tango's
music is as stimulating as an art gallery."
By carefully watching the dance floor, he
sculpts the music intuitively to dancers' moods and energy levels.
A library of over 4000 tracks ranging from the earliest tango
recordings to the latest in neo-tango is stored and played using
a computer, enabling rapid changes of genre and mood to match
the spirit of the dancers. "Tango music is an incredibly
rich and focussed genre. At its best, I find a three minute tango
as musically inspiring and challenging as a symphony.
As with anything in life, you can have too
much of a good thing, so it is vital to watch the dance floor
and provide dancers with well timed breaks from the tango classics
so they can clear their 'dance palette' and recharge their energy
levels.
Django Tango has attended a tango DJ workshop
at El Corte in Nijmegen where participants were asked to design
the perfect tango event. Django's group came up with a proposed
location, music playlist, dynamic content, ambience lighting
and venue layout that Eric Jeurissen (El Corte's owner) voted
for as the 'place he would most like to go'.
Reflecting on some bad experiences in the
past at other milongas, Django Tango says "Some DJs think
that you can put a CD on and let it play for a few tracks and
sit back and do nothing". I have been to milongas where
the poor choice of music has had such a profound effect on me
I have wanted to leave, having driven for a hour and paid the
entrance fee!"
"In tango argentino," he says, "the
music IS the dance. You have to feel it course in your veins
and move your spirit. This is what drives me to play music for
tangueros. I hope to see you at one of my events and that Djangology
makes you want to dance all night."
If you want to book a guest DJ spot by
Django Tango
please contact Steve on 023 8073 8061 or 07793 847500.
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