Next up from Rome, we welcome Alessandro Grillo Tango DJ and, with it, a chance to right a historical wrong. I have heard Ale many times in Marathons and Encuentro settings, and he has no trouble adapting to the audience and the flow of energy in the room. He also has an extensive collection of shellac and vinyl, …
Next up you will find yourself in the capable hands of Aurélien Niort from Nantes France. To call him a safe pair of hands does not do his DJ skills justice. He is well known across the Encuentro circuit, first as a DJ and then a dancer. In 2017 and 2019 at the very prestigious Tangueras’s Choice Awards he …
What to say about our DJ for Friday night? Nothing I can type will tell you anything new. We are truly overjoyed to have long term friend Jens-Ingo Brodesser joining us. When we talked about the perfect choice for a rocket launching Friday Night, the list was very short. With years of experience and a …
So to open Garúa 2023 (or Four Feck’s Sake, as we prefer to call it) Friday Afternoon’s DJ Set we have a man we wanted for the first edition but couldn’t get him. Thankfully he is available now. Oliver needs no introduction to anyone who has been dancing in Europe in the last few decades, …
The magic of Garua will continue into the first night under the expert guidance of Dag. I have known Dag a long time, we first crossed paths many moons ago DJing the same marathon in Vilnius, multiple times since I have heard him play. Each time dancers got an accomplished mix of energy and delightfully …
What is not to love about a fellow Troilo and Pugliese addict? For me as I once sat with her chatting while she DJ’d an after-party, we discussed Troilo and the idea of playing late Troilo, a brave move for any DJ. As I wandered away to leave her to her work the floor filled …
In the small world of tango, Ricardo is well-loved by many and rightfully so. I first shared a ticket with him in Eton many years ago and was impressed by his ability to weave the energy and tell a story. He is of course another member of the Troilo afficiando’s club (a club list I …
I can remember the first time I heard Carlos many years ago in La Experiencia, a name unknown to me then, I came after the first hour, the sun was dappling through the broadleaf trees onto the outside dancefloor. What caught me was a masterful tanda of D’Arienzo Laborde that was mixed incredibly. As I …
Way back in 2014 at the Bergen Tango Marathon on a Friday night I first heard Birger, I was tired after the long route from Ireland to Bergen but the way he played made me as a dancer dance till the last tanda. It was the first time I heard him and many times since …
When we discussed the opening DJ for Garua, We knew we needed someone special. Olga Makhno is a DJ we have both heard and loved multiple times, and it was an easy decision to make. She will open Garua for a simple reason because of her style Olga’s sets are always inviting to dance to. …
