Astor Piazzolla, who in later life would revolutionized traditional tango, played a cameo role as a young paper boy.
In the late 1980s, Trenner brought his newfound appreciation of traditional tango back to New York and conducted classes.
He used the format to introduce dissonance and chromatic harmony and to use a much wider range of rhythm than traditional tango allowed.
He revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style known as nuevo tango, by mixing elements from jazz and classical music.
After Tango Mujer had performed, traditional tango looked even richer and more colorful.
The first part featured older, traditional tangos; the second, modern reinterpretations of the tango tradition.
Their dance was certainly no traditional tango; yet it captured the spirit of that passionate dance form.
The album's musical style blends rock with traditional tango and Latin American folklore.
The musicstyle is traditional tango; no fusion or neo-tango.
The first part of the evening is dedicated to Astor Piazzola, a composer whocreated variations on the traditional tango in the 1950's.