tango
Yiddish tango :
By the late 19th century a wave of immigrants settled in Argentina. By 1920, more than 150,000 Jews were living in Argentina. Like the rest of the population, they were fascinated by tango. Some danced it, others sang the melodies with Yiddish words. Jewish musicians quickly adopted this new style, became tango composers and performers. It found the Yiddish theatre, which started as a low-brow kind of entertainment for working-class Jewish audiences who actively participate in the adventures of the actors on stage. The Shoah or holocaust nightmare, gave rise to the "Ghetto Tango", a form of song that combined elements of tango and cabaret song with usually deeply moving, often disturbing, heart-rending lyrics. It opens the eyes for the magic of tango even more.
By the late 19th century a wave of immigrants settled in Argentina. By 1920, more than 150,000 Jews were living in Argentina. Like the rest of the population, they were fascinated by tango. Some danced it, others sang the melodies with Yiddish words. Jewish musicians quickly adopted this new style, became tango composers and performers. It found the Yiddish theatre, which started as a low-brow kind of entertainment for working-class Jewish audiences who actively participate in the adventures of the actors on stage. The Shoah or holocaust nightmare, gave rise to the "Ghetto Tango", a form of song that combined elements of tango and cabaret song with usually deeply moving, often disturbing, heart-rending lyrics. It opens the eyes for the magic of tango even more.