July 11 is Bandoneón Day – Everyone TANGO!
Argentina’s Bandoneón Day takes place each year on July 11.
The holiday, established in 2001, celebrates the role bandoneón musical instrument has played in the history of Tango.
The bandoneon has a fascinating history. Many people confuse it with the accordion, but it has its own unique story. It was invented in 19th-century Germany for mostly folk music, but it found its true voice in Argentina when European immigrants brought it there around the turn of the century. By the 1920s, the bandoneon had become the emblem of tango music, and it remains the quintessential instrument for tango to this day .
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“Tango” by Aldo Severi
Issued by Argentina in 2001
Tango – Bandoneón Player
Issued in 2006 by Argentina
Released at same time in France as part of a joint issue.
Bandoneon Day (Día del Bandoneón) is an Argentine holiday celebrated on July 11 every year. The holiday is dedicated to a musical instrument essential in most tango ensembles from the traditional orquesta típica of the 1910s onwards.
The bandoneon is a type of concertina created by Heinrich Band, a German instrument dealer. Band’s invention was originally intended as an instrument for religious and popular music. Bandoneons were brought to Argentina by German and Italian sailors and emigrants in the second half of the 19th century.
The bandoneon quickly became an essential instrument in tango ensembles. Among leading 20th century proponents of the bandoneon was Anibal Troilo, a well-known Argentinian tango performer, composer, arranger and bandleader. Troilo actively used the bandoneon in his orchestra during the Golden Age of Argentine tango (from 1935 to 1952). Famous musician, composer and arranger Astor Piazzolla played the bandoneon in Troilo’s orchestra from 1939 to 1944.
These previous SODs didn’t include dancing: