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Otros Aires and electronica tango in Buenos Aires

Published on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in music. 1 Comment Tags: argentina, buenos aires, electrotango, music, tango.

At the end of last year I discovered these guys – Otros Aires while exploring the vast record stores of Buenos Aires. Wishing to discover some of the local tunes beyond the hugely successful and godfathers of “electronica tango / electrotango” – the Gotan Project (video below). I was drawn to Otros Aires for the vocal sound and balance of the “electronica tango” mix – which is more in the traditional/classic tango camp than the electronic. That’s if you start comparing them against the Gotan Project’s DJ set: ‘Inspiración Espiración‘ or the style of the project/group: Bajofondo (video below) – who incidentally are breaking out of “electronica tango” as they seek out a wider musical fusion – “we believe we do music of the Rio de la Plata” – liking there compositions to the modern day sights and sounds of Buenos Aires and Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo.

Otros Aires are coming to the end of mainly an European tour and last month I was lucky enough to catch live here in Buenos Aires. They were playing at very popular la Viruta, a night and day milonga which is always full of locals and dance tourists. In classic Buenos Aires style Otros Aires didn’t play until after midnight when all their other international gigs kick off at the early hours of 8.00pm!

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Gallery – Olympic Torch relay, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Published on Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Gallery. 0 Comments Tags: argentina, brand, buenos aires, olympics, photos, sport.

Click here for a selection of images taken on the day the Olympic torch relay as it crashed its way through Buenos Aires, Argentina. Chinese red & gold and flags everywhere – not one official Olympic flag in sight.

“Who was promoting who and what brand”?

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Olympic Torch Relay – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Published on Friday, April 11, 2008 in buenos aires. 0 Comments Tags: argentina, buenos aires, china, olympics, protest.

Here’s one image from today’s Olympic torch relay through the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina. I walked and ran along with the torch for about 8km – long afternoon – will post a selection of images over the week.

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The official Olympic Torch Relay website, click here.

The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, click here.

The official website of the Olympic Movement, click here.

The Olympic torch is prepared to cross the city – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Published on Friday, April 11, 2008 in buenos aires. 0 Comments Tags: argentina, buenos aires, china, human rights, olympics, protest.

11.50 am – For recent update on the program of events and protest movements, visit the La Nacion – translate here.

Rumbo a Pekín 2008
La antorcha olímpica se prepara para recorrer la ciudad

Ante la ausencia de Diego Maradona, el windsurfista Carlos Espínola será el primero en transportar la llama; fuerte operativo de seguridad

> Ir a la nota

LANACION.com | Información general | Viernes 11 de abril de 2008

Olympic torch relay – food crisis – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Published on Thursday, April 10, 2008 in buenos aires. 2 Comments Tags: argentina, buenos aires, china, human rights, olympics, protest.

I’ve been following the TV news on CNN, BBC World and the local channels also via the web with interest. Tomorrow the Olympic torch relay makes its dash through the streets of Buenos Aires.

After the “shambles” yesterday in San Francisco I’ve spent a good couple of hours today on Google plus some local sites trying to find out what’s going on here tomorrow. Google search results are clogged up with the news from San Francisco and it doesn’t help that I’m a native English speaker/reader when searching for stuff written in Latin America Spanish.

But here’s some results / snippets I thought would of interest:

The planned route – “Each one will take to the symbol about 180 meters throughout 13 kilometers by Port Log, Seat of May, the Obelisco, 9 of Julio, Avenue of Libertador and Figueroa Alcorta, passing by the Forests of Palermo, until the Equestrian Club.” The route itself is certainly a good one taking in some of the best and interesting spots in Buenos Aires.

Again policing appears of be heavy – “…Friday will count on 1500 cash of the Prefecture in the Port section and of 1200 men of the Federal Police for the rest of the route, in addition about 3000 volunteers who will help to control the transit during the passage of Antorcha.”

Both quotes are from the official Buenos Aires (city) Government site for the torch reply. (Translated via AltaVista – Babel Fish Translation) – for the full article including route locations and times, click here.

For further info including a download pdf map of the route, click here.

As the Olympic torch relay continues its way around the world the protests are broadening beyond the ‘Free Tibet’ movement into a wider cristism of China’s internal and foreign policy’s.

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