I-Argentina Tango

Kukhona izinganekwane nezindaba eziningi ngemvelaphi nokuthuthuka kwetango. I-Tango ngumdanso nomculo owasungulwa eBuenos Aires ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka, owasungulwa endaweni yokuxubana yamasiko eyayiyiBuenos Aires. Igama elithi Tango lalisetshenziswa ngaleso sikhathi ukuchaza umculo nomdanso ohlukahlukene.

Umsuka ngqo weTango — kokubili umdanso negama uqobo — kulahlekile ezinganekwaneni nasemlandweni ongabhalwanga. Umbono owamukelwa kakhulu ngukuthi phakathi nawo-1800, izigqila zase-Afrika zilethwa e-Argentina futhi zaqala ukuthonya isiko lendawo. Igama elithi "Tango" lingavela ngokuqondile e-Afrika, okusho ukuthi "indawo evaliwe" noma "indawo ebekiwe." Noma lingavela esiPutukezi (futhi kusuka esenzweni sesiLatini ukusukela lapho, ukuthinta) futhi lathathwa ngabantu base-Afrika emikhunjini yezigqila. Noma ngabe yavelaphi, igama elithi "Tango" lazuza incazelo esezingeni lendawo lapho izigqila zase-Afrika nabanye babehlangene khona bezodansa.

Kungenzeka ukuthi uTango wazalelwa ezindaweni zokudansa zase-Afrika-nase-Argentina okwakuhanjelwa kuzo ama-compadritos, izinsizwa, iningi labo okungabokuzalwa nabampofu, ababethanda ukugqoka izigqoko zokuthambisa, amabhande entambo aboshwe ngokukhululekile namabhuzu ezithende eziphakeme anemimese efakwe ngokunganaki emabhande abo. Ama-compadrito athatha iTango ayibuyisela eCorrales Viejos — isifunda sokubulala eBuenos Aires — futhi ayethula ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene eziphansi lapho kwakwenziwa khona ukudansa: izindawo zokuphuza utshwala, amahholo okudansa nezindawo zezifebe. Kulapha lapho isigqi sase-Afrika sahlangana nomculo we-milonga wase-Argentina (i-polka esheshayo) futhi ngokushesha kwasungulwa izinyathelo ezintsha futhi zabanjwa.

Ekugcineni, wonke umuntu wathola mayelana neTango futhi, ekuqaleni kwekhulu lamashumi amabili, iTango njengombili njengomdanso futhi njengohlobo lomculo oludumile lwalusungule indawo eqinile yedolobha lokuzalwa kwayo. Ngokushesha yasakazekela emadolobheni ezifundazwe ase-Argentina futhi yanqamula i-River Plate yaya eMontevideo, inhlokodolobha yase-Uruguay, lapho yaba yingxenye enkulu yesiko lasemadolobheni njengaseBuenos Aires.

Ukusakazeka komhlaba wonke kweTango kwafika ekuqaleni kwawo-1900 lapho amadodana acebile emindeni yomphakathi wase-Argentina enza indlela eya eParis futhi wethula iTango emphakathini olangazelela izinto ezintsha futhi ongabuphikisi ngokuphelele ubungozi bomdanso noma ukudansa nabancane, abacebile. Amadoda aseLatin. Ngo-1913, iTango yayisibe yinto yomhlaba wonke eParis, eLondon naseNew York. Izikhulu zase-Argentina ezazigweme iTango manje zaphoqeleka ukuthi ziyamukele ngokuziqhenya kobuzwe. I-Tango yasakazeka emhlabeni wonke ngawo-1920 nawo-1930 futhi yaba yisisekelo esiyisisekelo sesiko lase-Argentina, kanti iGolden Age yaqhubeka ngawo-1940 nawo-1950. Imvuselelo yamanje isukela ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-1980, lapho umdlalo wasesteji uTango Argentino wahambela umhlaba wonke wenza uhlobo olukhazimulayo lweTango okuthiwa luvuselele imvuselelo e-US, Europe nase Japan. U-2008 uphinde waba yisikhathi sokuvuselelwa, sokungezwani phakathi kwamazwe omhlaba kanye ne-Argentina, phakathi kwesifiso sokuphinda wenze iGolden Age, nesinye sokuyiguqula ngokuya ngamasiko nezindinganiso zesimanje. Kukhona ukuqhuma kwentshisekelo emhlabeni wonke ngezindawo zokudansa emadolobheni amaningi nasemadolobheni, kanye nesekethe elikhulayo lemikhosi yamazwe omhlaba.

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