Club curated Spotify playlists to practice familiarizing with and bobbing to different genres, orchestras, and sound.
40 tango songs to get you started - Good place to start if you are new to tango music
Modern Orchestras + Classic Songs - Resource to hear classic tango songs played by contemporary tango orchestras
Big 4 Playlist - There are four tango orchestras we start with: Juan D'Arienzo, Carlos Di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo, and Osvaldo Pugliese. This list has a curated set of music from each. Suggested game is to put on shuffle and see if you can recognize the orchestra by sound.
Vals Class - Tango has three main types of music: Tango, Vals, and Milonga. This is a playlist to listen and practice Valses.
A collaboration between tango DJ Ragnar Geveke and dancer Sean Ericson, Notas de Oro, is a short introduction to tango orchestras, styles, and how to start listening like a DJ and a dancer . Small bite sized stories to help you better appreciate tango's music and history.
For anyone interested in learning to DJ tango music, and potentially showcase your skills during one of our practicas or milongas, we have several resources available.
Having your own music library is both one of the most challenging, and most important steps, in becoming a tango DJ. The Princeton tango club has been building a collection of tango music available for those interested in DJing. Please reach out to Sean Ericson for access.
Once you have your music library, you need to choose the software to play it from. There are a number of options available (You can see this website) for what different DJs use). We have developed the TigerTango interface specifically for tango DJs that is freely available for all to use. You can see the download instructions and documentation here.
We are lucky to have an internationally recognized tango DJ, Jacqueline Pham, as part of our group of teachers. Please reach out to Jackie with any Tango DJ related questions you might have.