Dj Miloš Kolarević - Niš, Serbia
Tango enthusiast and regular DJ in Nis and the region for the last twelve years. He swaps his quality sleep with endless searches for the lost pearls of tango music in the desire to transfer his specific sensibility to the dance floor and safely escort the dancers from laughter to tears and back again. Always ready to surprise you and touch your heart when you least expect it.
DJ George Sgouros - Komotini, Greece
George Sgouros, a pianist and contrabass player, was born in Komotini, Greece, and began his musical studies at the age of seven. He earned his diploma from the Municipal Conservatory of Thessaloniki, having attended seminars in piano, harmony, composition, and orchestration with numerous distinguished musicians from Greece and abroad. His involvement with the tango music genre began during his musical studies and deepened from 2006 onwards, when he founded the cultural dance association ‘Alma Libre’ as well as the live tango quartet ‘Otra Vez’.
Dj Tailor - Timisoara, Romania
“I started playing music as TDJ 5 years ago, having started tango lessons no more than a year before that. When it comes to music in general I am a bit of an “old soul” enjoying the music of the 80s and 70s so tango music came natural to me. Initially, years before having any direct contact to the tango world, I was drawn to modern and nuevo orchestras like Piazzolla, Gotan Project, Electrocutango and so on, but once I stepped into this world i quickly discovered the vast music that was hidden from the large public eye. Even though i started tango for the dancing, I stayed for the music. I cannot say that I have one favorite orchestra, they vary throughout the year. I like to savor a bit of everything. On the ronda, i keep a keen eye and ear to what people enjoy dancing to and then tailor the tandas to the dancers.”
Dj Mata - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
“I have been dancing tango for 15 years, teaching for 10 years, and DJing for 9 years. I have played music at all the big events in Bulgaria, as well as in Romania, Greece, Serbia, Austria, and Israel. I prefer dynamic music from the Golden Age and danceable cortinas. I always consider the organizers’ wishes for the type of music. My range is from absolutely classic milonga to neo and electro-tango.”
Bando Dj Alex Beltango - Belgrade, Serbia
“After playing the bandoneon with my Quinteto Beltango for 25 years on concert stages and at the world’s biggest tango festivals, I would like to be even more closely connected to the tango community with such a “compact” form of performance. My fine sense of tango will allow the natural sound of my 100-year-old “Doble-A-Premier” bandoneon to blend wonderfully with the traditional music of the most famous orchestras in tango history. Neo-tango tandas, composed by me and performed with Beltango, as well as “Balkan Roots” cortinas will make the atmosphere even more exciting.
Let’s take a crazy jump with the tango time machine. PS I forgot to mention that I am also an enthusiastic tango dancer…
Well then let’s go!!!”
Beltango Quinteto
Beltango was founded in Belgrade, Serbia, 1998, by professor, bandoneonist and composer Aleksandar Nikolic. Quinteto Beltango present all abundance of tango repertoire. Apart from traditional tango pieces, compositions of the tango nuevo trend of Astor Piazzolla and modern tango, they also present their own Beltango compositions from “Balkango” opus. They have been equally successful in performing on large concert podiums, symphonic halls, theater stages, classical chamber halls, tango balls, gran milongas, festivals as well as in other places where the spirit of tango revives.”
You can read all about them on their website beltango.com