This playlist is Tango 101, an intro to the musical genre across the decades, starting with the emergence of the international superstar Carlos Gardel in the 1920s through the golden age of orchestras of the 30s and 40s, with Anibal Troilo and Osvaldo Pugliese, to the personalized artistry of Susana Rinaldi and the great Astor Piazzolla to the latest reinterpretations and remixes of our contemporaries, such as San Telmo Lounge and Bajofondo.

It would be foolish to try to represent the totality of tango in one playlist, but let this 5 hour collection serve as an introduction to the century long tradition of this vibrant and heartfelt Argentine addition to Western culture. Enjoy and Disfrutad!

The fascination many of us feel for modern traditions of indigenous inspired Latin American art is due to the powerful interplay of personal biographies, pre- and post-colonial histories, modern desires and temptations, religious traditions and the tragedy and hope of the human condition. That’s quite a lot …. and the richness of this artistic conversation gets expressed in an exuberant display of colors, artifacts, stories and magic.

Guadalupe Maravilla’s exhibit entitled Tierra Blanca Joven, is on view at the Brooklyn Museum until September 18, 2022, and it adds yet another layer of history and personality to the ever growing archive of works of this genre on public display.