Tanghetto concert

Unfortunately I didn’t make it to the ‘XV Guitar Festival’ this week

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On Thursday, October 15, I prepared my first own mate in Buenos Aires with the mate (cup) from San Telmo. I bought quite strong mate leaves. I used the without sugar of course. There was just a problem with the bombilla. I knew that it’s a crap when I bought the mate but the bombilla came with the mate. It has a spring at the end instead of a filter. It was blocked up very easily. I have to get a better bombilla as soon as possible!

At night, Tina and I watched a movie at her flat and drank a bottle of red wine. On the way back home I saw that they repaired the sidewalk at Córdoba Avenue corner Talcahuano Street. The concret was still fresh. Therefore I thought I could leave my mark for posterity on it and did so. I wrote my name on it that the city of Buenos Aires will always remember me.

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The next day I had Tango class in Belgrano, as every Friday. We learned a new step.

At night I went with my flatmate to the Congo bar to meet other student from the Netherlands, Germany, one from the USA, one from Finland and one from Cyprus. We had a drink or two and then headed for the ‘Asia de Cuba‘ Club at Puerto Madero. We got free entrance and therefore saved $50. It is a exquisite boliche. We ordere two bottles of Wodka with fresh pressed orange juice. It was the first time for me being at Puerto Madero. Next time I have to go there during the day. I stayed there till 5.30am. It was a really great night. We had a lot of fun.

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Yesterday, Tina and I went to the Teatro ND Ateneo at Paraguay Street to see the concert of Tanghetto. It was a great concert. I like the way they mix the Tango Nuevo (created first by Astor Piazzolla) and the ‘electro’ elements. Using in some songs a singer and narrator of some tango stories as well as a tango couple lent variety to the concert and let it seem more authentic. We got free entrance.

The most famous electrotango in Europe and the USA might be ‘Santa María (del Buen Ayre)‘ by Gotan Project which is used in the movie ‘Shall we dance‘.

Gotan Project - Santa María (del Buen Ayres)
(OST: Shall we Dance)

Tanghetto - Inmigrante
(live at Obelisco, Av. 9 de Julio)

After the concert Pedro, Tina and I went to El Palacio de la Pizza around the corner (Corrientes 751). It was a little bit more expensive but it was the second best pizza I have eaten in Bs.As. yet. Later Tina and I went to have some more beers in a café, till 2am.

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Today Tina and I had some breakfast at noon at Plaza Vincente López at Paraná Street in Recoleta. It was a more expensive but very good and substantial breakfast with a very good coffee and selfmade marmalade and jam. The orange juice was fresh pressed and the toasted sandwich had a lot of ham and cheese. It was just perfectly toasted. It was a good way to start the day!, before we headed for some homework…

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Tomorrow I will start with Salsa class in Belgrano. I am already looking forward to it.

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btw: in restaurants they have a table service you usually have to pay.  You get served all the time and you get some snacks (most common are bread with butter or at cafés peanuts, potato chips or olives) while waiting for the dishes.