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Argentine Tango in Kiev

March 8, 2010 – 3:45 pm
Young musicians played the works of the famous Argentine composer, Astor Piazzolla, in the Kiev music school. The most talented students prepared a special program to mark the 200th anniversary of Argentinean Independence. [Lila Roldan Vazquez de Moine, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic in Ukraine]: "He is a great figure in our culture because Piazzolla is an outstanding composer who simply changed the musical performances, in particular the tango." Astor Piazzolla modernized Tango by adding elements of jazz and classical music. He is called the founder of a new style of Nuevo Tango. It seems Ukrainian musicians have taken this style to heart. [Yekaterina Pavlovskaya, Pianist]: "The Argentinian music has such a charisma, very strong emotions. It's passion, so to speak." [Oleg Dudnichenko, Violinist]: "A great release of adrenaline, when you are on stage it is unforgettable." It took only a few weeks or even days for young musicians to study the music. However, their teachers say they could ...

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Argentine film “The Secret in Their Eyes” wins the Oscar Award

March 8, 2010 – 11:04 am
Argentina's drama "The Secret in Their Eyes" won the best foreign-language film Oscar on Sunday in an upset that brought the South American country its second Academy Award. "The Secret in Their Eyes" (El secreto de sus ojos) stars Argentine actor Ricardo Darin as a retired prosecutor who sets out to write a book after he is haunted by a 25-year-old rape and murder case. Director Juan Jose Campanella accepted the award for the film that beat out the favorite, Germany's black-and-white entry "The White Ribbon" by Austrian director Michael Haneke. "On behalf of a crew and cast ... I want to thank the Academy for not considering Na'vi a foreign language," joked Campanella, referring to the language created for the blue aliens in the blockbuster movie "Avatar." Other foreign language films nominated this year included France's gritty prison drama "A Prophet," Peru's mournful entry "The Milk of Sorrow," and Israel's "Ajami," which explores ...

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Aerosmith in Argentina 2010

March 8, 2010 – 12:31 am
Aerosmith have announced six dates in South America as part of their "Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock Tour 2010." The South American portion of the world-wide trek will begin on May 18 in Caracas, Venezuela. That will be followed by shows on May 20 in Bogota, Colombia, on May 22 in Lima, Peru, on May 25 in Santiago, Chile, and on May 27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There will also be a show in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Aerosmith recently revealed a total of 11 concerts for the European trip, with shows in Romania, Greece, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy and the Czech Republic. These join the previously announced shows in Sweden, Spain and the U.K. _______________________________ SOURCE: "Aerosmith Announces Six South American Shows" by RTT Staff Writer 3/6/2010 http://www.rttnews.com http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1232249&SMap=1

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PHOTOS: Bicentennial Regatta in Buenos Aires

March 8, 2010 – 12:19 am
____________________________________ SOURCE: “Una muestra imponente” PHOTOS: Charly Diaz Azcué 06/03/10 http://www.infobae.com http://www.infobae.com/imagenes/1043-1-Una-muestra-imponente

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Argentina Business Guide, by The Times

March 6, 2010 – 9:13 pm
Argentina is the second largest country in South America and is bordered by Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The vast majority of the countries coastline is on the Atlantic Ocean with a small proportion on the Southern Ocean facing the Antarctic around a 1000 kilometres distant. In the north the Tropic of Capricorn intersects the provinces of Jujuy and Salta. In mid 2007 the CIA World Factbook estimated Argentina's population to be just over 40 million a high percentage of which are descended from Spanish and Italian lineage. Also the Factbook goes on to say, "Argentina benefits from rich natural resources and a highly literate population". The Argentine capital, Buenos Aires is located in the east of the country on the southern shores of the River Plate facing Uruguay on the north side of the river, around 50 kilometres distant. Buenos Aires is an autonomous city in Buenos Aires province, although ...

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The Bicentennial Regatta in Buenos Aires

March 6, 2010 – 2:08 pm
Bicentennial celebrations winds arrived in Buenos Aires this week with the imposing figure of eleven tall ships, wonderfully crafted relics of the past that will be docked until next Tuesday when they sail on to the South Atlantic. “Sails of South America 2010” has brought together magnificent sailing ships, among them frigates, schooners and brigs from various countries of the Americas and Europe to participate in the Bicentennial Regatta. The event is organized by the navies from Argentina and Chile to celebrate the bicentennial of the first national governing board during the struggle of South American countries to break away from the then Spanish colonial empire. The unique challenge has gathered thousands of navigators in the most important ports of the region, sailing emblematic places for the mariners of all times, like the circumnavigation of the mythical “Cape Horn”. The magnificent tall chips displaying colour and pride in Buenos Aires The vessels departed from Rio de ...

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Washington DC Tango Festival

March 5, 2010 – 3:09 pm
The DC Tango Festival is a collaborative celebration of tango music, tango dance and tango cinema with performances and workshops taking place in various venues throughout beautiful, historic Washington, DC. The music and dance traditions of urban Uruguay and Argentina are highlighted throughout the festival with a grand symphonic performance, small ensemble concerts, free tango lessons open to the public, a traditional Milonga, academic lectures on tango, and film with tango themes. Sergio Alessandro Buslje, the Artistic Director of the Washington’s first Tango Festival, explains that “the personality of this music and dance has created an identity which has now become internationally acknowledged and admired. Washington has long embraced the tango, with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra being in the forefront of promoting symphonic tango, with the lively tango dance scene here, and with the Embassy of Argentina hosting many tango functions. This festival is the natural culmination of years of tango ...

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Tango trips and flights to Argentina

March 5, 2010 – 12:17 pm
'Torah and Tango' trip to Argentina planned Rabbi Adina Lewittes of Sha'ar Communities, together with TravelJewish.com, will lead a unique trip to South America to experience the fusion of Argentinean culture with Jewish tradition. The program includes fully guided tours of Buenos Aires and the Jewish communit;, encounters with local Jewish leaders, Rabbis, musicians, dancers and artists; daily learning with Rabbi Lewittes; evening performances; community service; luxury hotels and gourmet meals, plus a two-day excursion to spectacular Iguazu Falls. Trip dates are March 9-18. Sha'ar Communities, based in Tenafly, is comprised of many and varied small Jewish communities each separate from one another yet connected by a broad vision of Jewish renaissance informed by the creation of Intimate, inclusive and meaning-filled communities offering diverse opportunities for engagement in Jewish tradition. The network currently includes groups who gather for prayer, study, travel, Bnai Mitzvah spiritual preparation and outreach to the intermarried. For more information visit www.shaarcommunities.org, ...

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The Best Steak in Buenos Aires

March 4, 2010 – 1:17 pm
IT was over a bowl of delicious, spicy-sweet peanut soup with pesto made from huacatay, or Andean black mint, that I realized the vegetarian diner was now perfectly welcome in Buenos Aires. As a vegetarian traveling in a country where beef takes center stage, I expected my meals to be relegated to an assortment of side dishes — sautéed greens, some variation of potatoes — supplemented by the occasional granola bar. For many, myself included, the diet is not just a daily choice, but a way of life. I am a practicing Jain — a member of an ancient Indian religion that espouses ahimsa, or nonviolence toward all living beings — and my diet forbids all meat, poultry, fish and even eggs, though it does allow milk and cheese. But during a recent visit, I was happily surprised, if not downright triumphant, to discover a cluster of recently opened restaurants serving ...

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The Secret In Their Eyes in the Oscar Awards

March 4, 2010 – 11:07 am
It may be a secret for all of us, but it has already been a surprise for everyone else. El Secreto de sus Ojos (The Secret In Their Eyes as the English title sells it) is gaining ground among its rivals in the Best Foreign Language Film category: the Argentine box office hit, praised here and internationally, is silently and slowly achieving an increasing popularity in several Oscar prediction sites and articles. Will it be able to beat apparent-favorite Haneke's "The White Ribbon" or Peru's "The Milk of Sorrow"? Campanella's latest film is a big question mark. Few people have watched it in the United States, as its release is scheduled for April. However, several sites offer the movie to be downloaded and moviegoers and cinema lovers appear to have been fulfilling their tasks when "watching all of the Oscar nominated films" obsession arises: just type the movie name plus a ...

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