Twin Cities Tango: Charles Gorczynski and Caro Bernardini at KBEM Studios

About this episode

Twin Cities musicians Caro Bernardini and Charles Gorczynski perform and discuss the cultural roots of Tango music.

Two Twin-Cities based musicians, guitarist and singer Caro Bernardini and bandoneon player Charles Gorczynski, join Jazz88 Morning Host Peter Solomon for an in-studio performance and conversation. They discuss the evolution of the music, which was a cultural fusion of European immigrants that came into contact with African-descended people that lived in Buenos Aires in the late nineteenth century. Both musicians will partake in ta two-night Tango Music Showcase taking place May 7th at Parkway Theater and May 8 at Sundin Hall. The session was engineered by Ryan Myrold, with production assistance by Peter Carlson.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Solomon

Guests: Caro Bernardini, Charles Gorczynski

Topics covered

• Tango music
• Cultural fusion
• Live performance
• Twin Cities musicians
• Music history

Keywords

• Tango
• music performance
• Caro Bernardini
• Charles Gorczynski
• Twin Cities
• Buenos Aires
• cultural fusion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KBEM, Parkway Theater, Sundin Hall

Places: Twin Cities, Buenos Aires

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