April 22, special Tangobazaar hosts Tangomusic Contest, tangofusion JAM, tangocafe, movies and a tangomarket

Nijmegen’s Kolpinghuis will host a special ‘Mercado de Tango’ or ‘Tango Bazaar’ on Friday April 22. It’s all about tango that Friday of the Festival, with the Music Contest, the Tango Music Fusion JAM, two special tango movies, a tangocafé with DJ James Bates, and a special room filled with all kinds of tango related stuff. Wine tasting, shoes, clothes, music CDs/DVDs and much more.

The finals of the Tangomusic contest will this year be boosted by the presence of tango maestro Luis Stazo. This will be an honour for us all, and a great opportunity for participating musicians to get some tips from one of the old maestros (founder of Sexteto Mayor); still alive, still playing! Look out for an article about Luis in the 2011 edition of the Doble Ocho festival paper, packed with personal anecdotes from his long and fascinating life.

One of the aims of the Tango Bazaar is to bring as many tango musicians as possible under one roof, so that the 2011 edition of the tango Music Fusion JAM will be packed with talented musicians ready to JAM for the dancers. This JAM is still one of Doble Ocho’s most creative elements, full of improvisation and a unique interaction between musicians and dancers.

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