Rochester Hotels Weblog / Category / History and Culture of Buenos AiresYou are in the category History and Culture of Buenos Aires, where to find the best post History and Culture of Buenos AiresTango Carlos GardelPost May 15, 2009 - Classified History and Culture of Buenos Aires, Knowing Buenos Aires There are still major debates about the date on which this brilliant artist was born, some say it was in Uruguay on December 11th, 1887 and others that it was in France on December 11th, 1890. On the contrary, it is indisputable that Carlos Gardel was the best tango singer of the twentieth century. He began singing and doing small shows in the streets of the humble Abasto neighborhood, where he grew up. Little by little, his voice began to be recognized and admired, he was called “El Morocho del Abasto”. During 15 years he worked with another great artist José Razzano, the duet became famous, until they separated in 1920. Gardel had managed to become a respected musician by then, his career was rising and thus he began his acting career. He made tours to France, Italy, Spain, United States, worked for Paramount and NBC, fascinating everyone who listen his songs or saw him act. Today he lies at the Chacarita Cemetery and is visited by tourists from all over the world who come to pay tribute to this great man. He has more than 700 recordings, tangos in Spanish, Italian, French and English. He was a man born to be great and famous, no woman was able to completely conquer his heart. Today he still dazzles anyone who listens to him.
The UNESCO declared Carlos Gardel´s voice as a World Heritage. With your stay at Rochester Hotel, you have the opportunity to live a wonderful evening at one of the most prestigious tango houses in the City, to learn more about the history of tango and this worldwide idol. Contact Paula Benedetti at (5411) 4326-6076. The photograph belongs to julianrod under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Tango Show Buenos AiresPost May 15, 2009 - Classified Eating in Buenos Aires, History and Culture of Buenos Aires, Knowing Buenos Aires Located at the Frers Hall in La Rural, Avenida Santa Fe 4363, we find one of the best Tango Houses in the city, Tango Palace. It has a unique cuisine, a breathtaking spectacle, a small Tango Museum and a house of souvenirs. You will feel as if you had entered a time machine, “Callecita Porteña” is the Museum of this Tango House, which revives the past of the City. Then you can enjoy a wonderful dinner, with typical dishes of Buenos Aires and the best international cuisine, accompanied by the exquisite argentine wines from the best wineries in the country. The show combines history with music and art. It has professional artists, musicians and singers who play unforgettable songs which are recognized worldwide. The show tells through dances and music, stories from the suburbs, the history of Tango and its struggle to be accepted. There is a great game of lights, three scenarios and a first level show which will make your night unforgettable.
Rochester Hotel, expects you from Monday to Friday from 12 to 15 hours to enjoy a fabulous lunch, with delicious national dishes with delicate French and Italian touches in a warm atmosphere, with attentive service. Located at Esmeralda 542, reservations: 4328-0081. With your lunch at RH Restó & Winery, you will get a card with multiple benefits for you to use on your stay in the hotel. Enter in RH Gift and do not miss them! The photograph belongs to Alaskan Dude under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Recoleta CemeteryPost May 13, 2009 - Classified History and Culture of Buenos Aires, Knowing Buenos Aires Located at Junin 1670, in the prestigious neighborhood of Recoleta, we find the first Public Cemetery in the city, the Recoleta Cemetery. It is a place of great worldwide attraction and admiration as it has an extraordinary architecture and design. It used to be the garden of the Recoleta monks who occupied these territories in the early eighteenth century and built the beautiful Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar, which is located beside the Cemetery. In the Cemetery there are magnificent domes of the wealthiest families in Buenos Aires, such as the Duarte family. In addition, it stands out because of its excellent combination of History and Art, as on the one hand, it is where the most important country heroes rest and on the other hand, it has internal roads decorated with magnificent sculptures, statues and mausoleums.
Among the heroes there are, military men, politicians, presidents, artists, scientists and celebrities such as Eva Duarte de Perón, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and Bartolomé Miter. It really is one of the places that you should not miss, its unique beauty, architecture and design will leave you impressed and amazed. It is opened all days from 7:00 to 17:45 pm. The photograph belongs to Demian_us under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Tango Buenos AiresPost May 8, 2009 - Classified History and Culture of Buenos Aires, Knowing Buenos Aires Tango is one of the strongest customs of the inhabitants of Buenos Aires, it is considered a way of living, to live with enthusiasm, passion, fighting for what you desire. Buenos Aires is known as the capital of Tango, where this music style, recognized and admired worldwide, was born around 1880. Tango had its origins in the suburbs of the City, it emerged as a popular dance, typical of the suburbs and not everyone dared to dance it. The upper classes were forbidden to listen, dance or even talk about it, because it was considered a vulgar and grotesque dance. It was quite an adventure full of adrenaline and top secret to go down to the suburbs to the Tango Houses. The lyrics relate the most heartbreaking and beautiful love stories of forbidden love, fights between men for a lady, victories, defeats, joys. The melodies are characterized for using wind instruments like flute and clarinet, violin, piano, orchestra and most important, the bandoneon. Gradually the Tango started infiltrating in the different social classes, to leave the suburbs and become known throughout the wolrd. It was not easy but it managed to turn into the protagonist in prestigious dance halls of Paris, be accepted in major world capitals, but it also found barriers as there where some who banned it and deemed as indecent, such as the Kaiser and Pope Pius X. An emblematic musical style, which found many obstacle, faced triumphs and falls, but eventually came to be recognized and respected internationally, captivating different societies with its passionate and energetic dancing. Today the Golden Decade, time of lust and slpendor of Tango in Europe, is remembered with melancholy, but with pride to say that Tango is a real tradition in Buenos Aires and a worldwide attraction.
The photograph belongs to TangOblivion under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Tango ShowPost May 7, 2009 - Classified Eating in Buenos Aires, Entertainments, History and Culture of Buenos Aires Since 1902, at Peru 302, we find one of the best Tango Houses in the City. Historic, elegant, with a first class show and service. The Querandi tells step by step the history of the City and stories about people who lived in the suburbs of Buenos Aires and the music that characterized them, Tango. A dance that was banned for many years, considered low-class music, a passional dance.
This Tango House is considered a Notable Bar and a Living Testimony of the City´s Memory. It offers a wonderful Dinner-Show, with an International Cuisine Restaurant and a show with professional artists who manage to make the public undergo different feelings and sensations. Dinner is from 20:30pm and the Show starts at 22:00pm. For more information or reservations, Rochester Hotel is pleased to offer you its services, just call (5411) 4623-6076 and contact Paula Benedetti. Do not miss the opportunity to approach to one of the main characters in history, Tango. The photograph belongs to Omar Assae - photography under a Creative Commons Licence. |
