International Tango Day is on December 11th and celebrates the birthday of Carlos Gardel, the most famous and loved Tango singer of all times, and that of Julio De Caro, one of the influential musicians and orchestra leaders.
December 11 is International Tango Day
STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 11, ARTSAKHPRESS:The idea of celebrating the day came from Ben Molar, a poet and friend of de Caro, who realised that both Gardel & de Caro shared the same birthday. In 1965 he made a proposal to the Secretary of Culture of the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires.
It took 11 years before the idea became a reality and 11 December is now recognised as the International Day of Tango. Early tango was known as tango criollo (Creole tango). Today, there are many forms of tango extant. Popularly and among tango dancing circles, the authentic tango is considered to be the one closest to the form originally danced in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. In 2009, UNESCO approved a joint proposal by Argentina and Uruguay to include the tango in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.
