La nueva guarida del tango (Tango's New Lair)

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Guillermo Anad

Abstract

Con conceptos tales como Guardia Vieja (1895-1924) y Guardia Nueva (1925-1954), Vanguardia (1955-1969) y Período Contemporáneo (1970-1988), los estudiosos Horacio Ferrer y Oscar del Priore (1999) han periodizado la evolución histórica del Tango. Dejando intactos los tres primeros períodos, se propone una denominación alternativa a ese ‘Período Contemporáneo’. Este artículo propone el concepto de Nueva Guarida, donde se aglutinarían las nuevas subjetividades, identidades y mediaciones que asume el fenómeno cultural emblemático de lo argentino – el Tango-, al entrelazarse con la poética del rock nacional. También se estudia el impacto en la resemiotización del Tango en medios de comunicación masivos como las radios FM y la televisión actual.

With concepts such as the Old Guard (1895-1924) and New Guard (1925-1954), the Vanguard (1955-1969) and the Contemporary Period (1970-1988), the attentive Horacio Ferrer and Oscar del Priore (1999) have periodized the historical evolution of the Tango. Leaving aside the first three periods, I propose the need for an alternative denomination to the 'Contemporary Period.' Accordingly this article contributes the concept of the 'Nueva Guarida' (literally the new lair), which refers to that place in which meet new subjectivities, identities and mediations that themselves emblemitize the cultural phenomenon of 'Argentina-ness' – the Tango- as it becomes enmeshed with the poetics of the nation's 'rock' music. This study also examines the impact on the resemioticization of the Tango in such mass communication media as FM radio and contemporary television. 

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Hyperworld(s) Special Issue January 2008 (Peer Reviewed)
Author Biography

Guillermo Anad, Massey University

Guillermo Anad investigates the cultural imaginary of Tango literature. He has lectured and given guest seminars at universities and institutes in Europe, South America and Australasia. Formerly he was a creative producer for Radio Nacional Argentina, Buenos Aires. In 1998 he was appointed by Horacio Ferrer as a member of the Cuadro Joven, Academia Nacional del Tango. He is curerntly an Associate Lecturer in the School of Language Studies, at the Australian National University.