Charles wrote -----> Last time I was [in Buenos Aires] (eight months ago) I noticed that crowds and styles varied from night to night, even at the same location, according to who was the DJ/sponsor. ______________________________
Excellent point. The same location often hosts several different milongas, each with a different set of organizers and DJs. Each milonga draws different crowds, who also differ according to whether the milonga is held on weekdays or weekends. An example of a location is Salon Canning. It is in the SOHO area of Palermo, which is two-three miles west and north of the downtown area of the city of Buenos Aires, a 10-mile wide roughly octagonal part of the BsAs megaplex. SOHO is an arty mini-barrio with lots of restaurants and small shops. Canning is also within one to two blocks of two other milonga locations (Club Villa Malcolm, Asociacion Armenia) and eight blocks from Club Fulgor. Canning has a long history and was recently renovated. It is large, has a high ceiling (good for dissipating cigarette smoke), a beautiful floor, a big bar and snack area that (I believe) can deliver a full meal, and beautiful photos on the wall, one a very large mural. Here are some pictures and a video that showcases Canning. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dedonna/295837774/ - shot including mural http://www.flickr.com/photos/dedonna/295837536/ - shot of bar http://www.flickr.com/photos/aladorada/29008690/in/photostream/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzh-accjq1M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRnzRXNXgJk Canning hosts two milongas: A Puro Tango (three nights a week) and Parakultural (four). Even though the last has the same organizers, the milongas are not identical. Parakultural Mina, for instance, often has live bands such as Color Tango Larry de Los Angeles http://shapechangers.wordpress.com ____________________________________________________________ Click here to discover unbeatable cruise deals. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/PnY6rbu8D0cx72rR1wLl491tzkjyqs58bB4INiuNHYu3E7QpejqjI/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l