doble-ocho

Tango Music Concurso

After the last edition's introduction, the tango music concurso is now a structural part of the Doble Ocho festival. The Concurso wants to stimulate and discover new musical talents, and offer them a podium and possibilities for a breakthrough in the professional circuit. Also the Concurso wants to be an international meeting place for musicians, podium programmers, festival directors, music labels and of course tango dancers and music lovers. With the professional jury the Concurso stands for quality and realises a selection in tangogroups and musicians. With music masterclasses organised in the doble ocho festival we try to supply a further stimulation to these talents. To make it affordable, the participation of the Concurso and the masterclass is free for music students. In the near future the Doble Ocho organisation intends to motivate regional music schools to participate in the Concurso and stimulate them to give more space to tango music in their educational programme.

These activities are starting to draw the attention of other tango festivals. Doble Ocho is currently setting up a collaboration with the new Antwerp Tango Festival , the Tiempo Argentino Tango Festival ( 29/10 – 01/11 2009). To make the music contest even more interesting for musicians to participate, we wan't to offer the winner the possibility to play on other festivals, not only at Doble Ocho. And Antwerp will be most probably the first International partner for the 2010 Music Concurso.

Lucien Lecarme

go to the Music Concurso website