Tango with Cally
Wednesdays at 10pm on WXXI-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXI-FM/HD 91.5-1, WITH-FM/HD 90.1-2 and online at wxxiclassical.org (except during Live from Hochstein season)
Tango with Cally is a weekly radio program hosted by Saint Louis Symphony musician Cally Banham. She shares tango recordings from the late 1920s to today, along with stories about the history and culture of Tango music and dance.
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More than a year after the start of the war in Ukraine, Tango with Cally presents an encore with the Kiev Tango Project,
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Since its beginning in 1990, the Orquesta Color Tango by Roberto Alvarez has been one of the key figures of the tango scene.
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During the Hochstein season, Live from Hochstein repeats at 10pm and Tango with Cally moves to 11pm
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Considered the best instrumental tango team in Ukraine, the Kiev Tango Project presents a real mix of jazz, tango, pop harmony, classical texture and virtuosity. We'll hear them on 9/28 @ 10pm.
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The Tango culture is immensely present in Buenos Aires, but not everyone dances tango and you won’t find spontaneous dancers in every public square. But, on any given night, there are a number of organized places to dance tango, know as milongas. In some areas you’ll even find tango dancers posing for photos and doing little numbers for clapping tourists. Tune in 8/31 @ 10pm to hear the music that inspires the dance.
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Although neither a stylist or a virtuoso bandoneon player, Aníbal Troilo had something so many others didn't have; a mastery of personality and feeling in his expression.
