Tara - Virginia
Tara was intrigued and fascinated by golden era tango music with its depth, layers, and intricacy right from the beginning. Having DJed in local communities like Seoul, DC, NYC, San Francisco as well as events in Poland, Italy, Greece, Ukraine, Georgia, Norway, Korea, Latvia just to name a few, Tara has honed her enormous passion for tango music and DJing.
Tara understands and attends to the flow of energy and emotions of the dance floor, focusing on connecting with the dancers and also the connection between the dancers. She has put in countless hours studying and researching tango music and its history to share this knowledge with the dancers through her music. Her love for the music is often expressed through playing air instruments at milongas!
What makes Tara most happy when DJing? Seeing people connect with each other and with the music, and seeing people's emotions and connection actually moving the energy of the space along with the music.
Sabah - San Diego
Sabah got addicted to Tango in the late nineties. It started with dancing and now it includes being a DJ. Tango music occupies his thoughts and energizes his spirit and he is in constant search for good music. Although he tries to vary the music he plays, He is heavily influenced by the style of dance in Buenos Aires as well as the music played at the milongas there so feel free to call him old fashioned he said. He lives for Golden Age music. The emotional impact of the music is what he looks for in addition to the musicality.
Lampis - Los Angeles
Lampis has been fascinated by tango and continuously tries to expand his understanding of this complex art form. Playing the right tanda at the right time is critical for an emotionally fulfilling evening of dancing and he aims to achieve exactly that with his music selections. Lampis focuses on traditional music that keeps the dancers on the floor until the very end of the milonga. He has DJed in multiple events all over the world in the past sixteen years.
Jonas - San Francisco
Jonas is based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, where he DJs regularly at many of the major local tango events in the region. He has been invited to DJ in other cities in the United States and Asia, such as Los Angeles, Sacramento, Arizona, New Orleans, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and will be DJing at the Taiwan Tango Marathon this coming February 2016. He is fortunate to have learned from and collaborated with some of the most amazing and dynamic tango DJs featured in milongas and festivals throughout the United States today.
Aijan - London/SF
Aijan's journey into tango began with her first class in Ireland in 2014, immediately captivating her. With a background in classical music, she is especially drawn to delving into the composition, orchestration, and history of tango music. Aijan appreciates the Golden Age classics and enjoys a touch of Doja Cat during cortinas.
Alex - Portland
Alex likes Tango.
Dhruv - South Bay
Dhruv discovered tango at Purdue University and soon after moved to Portland where he became part of a thriving community. Now a resident of the Bay Area, the spontaneity and nostalgia that first drew him to tango keeps taking him across the country for various festivals and marathons. He enjoys the richness of the entire range that tango has to offer and values the many flavors tango dancers bring from across the world.
As a DJ, he believes that a great experience on the dance floor simply originates from a burning desire to dance. If you’re interested in his orchestra stackup, visit http://dhruvsinghx.github.io. If you ask him his fav orchestra, like life, he is often confused between Pugliese (live dangerously every moment), Di Sarli (juice up every moment of life) and D’Arienzo (onward and upward). Dancing in SF holds special place for Dhruv- the festivals and marathons along with the amazing array of teachers from Bay Area have shaped tango for him in a big way. He is looking forward to Tangamente!
Loco - South Korea/SF
Loco has been immersed in the tango scene since 2011, starting in Daejeon, South Korea, and began DJing a year later in 2012. He quickly became a sought-after DJ, collaborating with most of the prominent milongas across South Korea and participating in numerous large-scale tango events throughout South Korea and Asia until his relocation to the United States in 2022. Since arriving in the US, he has DJed at various milongas in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.
His primary aim as a tango DJ is to draw people onto the dance floor and inspire them to continue dancing with one another, whether they're actively dancing or taking a moment to sit. To achieve this, he focuses on gauging and adapting to the dancers' moods.
While his repertoire mainly features Golden Age classics, he also incorporates selections from the Guardia Vieja and post-Golden Age periods to infuse the atmosphere with a sense of novelty and keep the energy on the dance floor vibrant.