Tango Music & Poetry Studies - with María Olivera
A guided journey into the heart of tango culture — its music, its lyrics, its stories, and its soul.
Hosted by María Olivera — internationally acclaimed tango dancer, cultural historian, and director of "Escuela del Abrazo" in Buenos Aires — this series unpacks the origins, myths, and emotional depth of tango from a holistic, deeply human perspective.
Each episode blends storytelling, historical insight, lyric translation, and curated music clips to help you feel tango, not just understand it.
Whether you're a dancer, a listener, or simply tango-curious… welco
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 4
- Years Active
- 2025
Episodio 2 - La Guardia Vieja
Episodio 2 – El sonido de una nueva identidad
En este episodio exploramos cómo el tango comenzó a tomar identidad propia: la llegada del bandoneón, el surgimiento de la orquesta típica y los primeros …
Episode 2 - The Old Guard
The sound of a new identity
In this episode, we dive into the moment tango found its voice: the arrival of the bandoneón, the rise of the orquesta típica, and the first tangos that became true icons. …
Episodio 1: "El Orígen"
En el primer episodio de Tango, Estudios de Música y Poesía María Olivera explora las raíces del tango como una cultura popular viva, nacida en los patios de inmigrantes del Buenos Aires del siglo X…
Episode 1- The Origin
In this first episode of Tango Music & Poetry Studies, María Olivera explores the roots of tango as a living folk culture born in the immigrant patios of 19th-century Buenos Aires.
From playful lyrics…