Join Adam and Heyni in the theater of their imagination as they explore each musician on stage — discovering what makes them unmistakably tango.

Is it the sound? The way they play? Their posture? Maybe it's all of these things… or none at all!

In this mini-episode, they turn their attention to the whole orchestra.

How many instruments are there? Is it really an orchestra?

Playlist:

Loca - Juan D’Arienzo

La Mariposa - Osvaldo Pugliese

Al Maestro Con Nostalgia - La Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires

El Andariego - Alfredo Gobbi

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Lo que de ellas, sigue en nosotras by La Rantifusa

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

Why Tango is a production of TANGOdeHOY and Penny Productions.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Join Adam and Heyni in the theater of their imagination as they explore each musician on stage — discovering what makes them unmistakably tango.

Is it the sound? The way they play? Their posture? Maybe it's all of these things… or none at all!

In this mini-episode, they turn their attention to the singer.

Is the singer singing, talking or complaining? Let’s see!

Playlist:

Paciencia - Juan Villarreal - Patricio Noe Crom

Volver - Edmundo Rivero

Viejo Smoking - Carlos Gardel

Cafetín de Buenos Aires - Roberto Goyeneche

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Lo que de ellas, sigue en nosotras by La Rantifusa

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Join Adam and Heyni in the theater of their imagination as they explore each musician on stage — discovering what makes them unmistakably tango.

Is it the sound? The way they play? Their posture? Maybe it's all of these things… or none at all!

In this mini-episode, they turn their attention to the bandoneon.

Are they trying to get rid of a bug or all that movement is part of the instrument? For the last time, it’s not an accordion!

Playlist:

La Cumparsita - Leopoldo Federico & Roberto Grela

Triunfal - Daniel Binelli & César Angeleri

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Lo que de ellas, sigue en nosotras by La Rantifusa

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Join Adam and Heyni in the theater of their imagination as they explore each musician on stage — discovering what makes them unmistakably tango.

Is it the sound? The way they play? Their posture? Maybe it's all of these things… or none at all!

In this mini-episode, they turn their attention to the guitarist.

Do they have an amplifier on the bass strings? And what about does nails, mani/pedi, natural or pick?

Playlist:

Trenzas - Aníbal Arias

Milongueando en el 40- Pablo Covacevich

Comme Il Faut - Roberto Grela

Malena - Salgán - De Lío

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Lo que de ellas, sigue en nosotras by La Rantifusa

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

Why Tango is a production of TANGOdeHOY and Penny Productions.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Join Adam and Heyni in the theater of their imagination as they explore each musician on stage — discovering what makes them unmistakably tango.

Is it the sound? The way they play? Their posture? Maybe it's all of these things… or none at all!

In this mini-episode, they turn their attention to the pianist.

Do they go to the gym just for the left hand? Is it a pianist or a conductor?

Playlist:

Qué habrá sido de Lucía - Orquesta El Arranque

La calle sin sueño - Lucio Demare

Chapado a la antigua - Pablo Estigarribia

La bordona - Aníbal Troilo

El amanecer - Francini-Pontier

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Lo que de ellas, sigue en nosotras by La Rantifusa

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

Why Tango is a production of TANGOdeHOY and Penny Productions.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Join Adam and Heyni in the theater of their imagination as they explore each musician on stage — discovering what makes them unmistakably tango.

Is it the sound? The way they play? Their posture? Maybe it's all of these things… or none at all!

In this mini-episode, they turn their attention to the violinist.

What’s happening up there — are they playing tango… or chopping vegetables? There is some venting going on too!

Playlist:

Tema otoñal - Sexteto Mayor

Mal arreado - Orquesta Cuerdas del Plata

El choclo - Carlos Di Sarli

Adiós Nonino - Astor Piazzolla Quintet

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Lo que de ellas, sigue en nosotras by La Rantifusa

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

Why Tango is a production of TANGOdeHOY and Penny Productions.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Join Adam and Heyni in the theater of their imagination as they explore each musician on stage — discovering what makes them unmistakably tango.

Is it the sound? The way they play? Their posture? Maybe it's all of these things… or none at all!

In this mini-episode, they turn their attention to the bassist.

Is the bassist mad at the instrument? Stop wacking it 😉!! Or maybe it’s the nonstop switching between fingers and bow!

Playlist:

Contrabajissimo - Astor Piazzolla Quintet

Nostálgico - Aníbal Troilo

Kicho - Astor Piazzolla Quintet

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Lo que de ellas, sigue en nosotras by La Rantifusa

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

Why Tango is a production of TANGOdeHOY and Penny Productions.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Join Adam and Heyni while they try to discover the soul of tango.

Is it the people? Is it the drama? Is it the openess, or maybe the straightforwardness?

Yes, there are some funny anecdotes in this one too! It’s not always easy being a foreigner in Buenos Aires. 😂

Also, they discuss the concept of popular music. What is it? No, Taylor Swift has nothing to do with it!

Playlist:

Milonga Roja (from De culto y popular), Juan Pablo Gallardo

Cambalache (Enrique Santos Discépolo) - Roberto Goyeneche

Paris Otoñal (José Libertella), Sexteto Mayor

Words that need some translation:

* Chamuyo: the charismatic talk

* Decidor: a way of singing/speaking, a specific porteño’s cadence

* Lunfardo: the porteño slang used in tango.

* Dolce far niente: the pleasure of doing nothing (enjoyment of hanging out, talking, eating)

* Nicknames: if you meet an Argentinian, you’ll get a nickname and it probably will be politically incorrect.

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Interstitial music: Imágenes (Almas) written by Adam Tully, played by Arco & Aire and Fernando Otero by Adam Tully.

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

Why Tango is a production of TANGOdeHOY and Penny Productions.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com

Our first episode is kind of a meta...

Meet your hosts Adam and Heyni, two musicians from the United States who got so into tango that it changed their lives. Adam lives in Buenos Aires and Heyni travels there regularly.

In this episode they tell some entertaining and remarkable stories about how they fell into this music in the first place, the people who’ve inspired them, and of course, why they fell in love with tango…because we think you will too.

Plus: the first tango Adam and Heyni remember loving, and a few tangos to listen to.

Playlist:

Ástor de pibe, Diego Schissi quintet

A Pedro Maffia, Troilo - Grela

Responso, Aníbal Troilo

Elís, Ramiro Boero

Si sos brujo, documentary.

Our hosts: Adam Tully & Heyni Solera

Theme music: La Tomajena by Shino Ohnaga

Instertitial music: Imágenes (Almas) written by Adam Tully, played by Arco & Aire and Fernando Otero by Adam Tully.

Our home: Why tango

Our instagram: Why tango

Our email: [email protected]

Our phone number: (+1) 212-942-6854

Production: Sol Linares for TANGOdeHOY

Why Tango is a production of TANGOdeHOY and Penny Productions.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whytango.substack.com