ABEBA TECHLEHAIMANOT
Raised between Italy and Scandinavia where her love for tango began. It was in 2008 that she started her journey of dancing and exploring the tango culture with trips to Buenos Aires.
In 2017, she decided to bring her passion to the console and dedicated herself to creating an engaging atmosphere, sharing her energy and tuning in to the dance floor. Abeba puts in her all into the success of a milonga.
YATMA DIALLO
" Sometimes we choose the music for you and other times we teach, but we always dance… ” Yatma Diallo
Born in Senegal, Yatma has lived in Italy for over twenty years. His first dance experiences in Dakar belong to the world of salsa and hip hop, disciplines that he continued to cultivate for many years in Europe as well. when it comes to tango, his first experience were alongside Monica Maria Fumagalli, his current partner, with Susana Miller, Ana
Schapira, Jorge Firpo and many others. He spent a good while in Buenos Aires to deepen his studies, receiving, in just a few years, interesting professional recognitions. Together with Monica Maria, he carries out intense teaching activities in a permanent school in Milan as a well as workshops across various cities in Italy, Europe, USA and Africa.
As a TDJ with the name of - El Africano Bien milonguero - and with solid experience also as a sound engineer, he has worked for international events and is recognized as a DJ of high competence and sensitivity.
EL POPUL CASTLE
El Popul Castello Alias Andrea Gasperini, has been a dj since 2000 and has acquired both experience and international fame thanks to his participation in numerous Argentine Tango festivals and events. He collaborated with many of his tango idols such as Felix Picherna, Mario Orlando and Damian Boggio. His style stems from an in-depth knowledge of classical orchestras and singers from the golden age of Argentine Tango, and his selection of music relies on two fundamental elements: selecting the finest tandas and reading the energy of the room. El Popul likes to make sure dancers and listeners are enjoy the evening and has the ability and flexibility to constantly generate new ambiences and offer variety of both classic and modern Tango. His personal touch means improvisation and surprise.
Besides being a Tango DJ, El Popul also offer an array of courses which include musicality, DJing and tricks of the trade, musical management of milongas, history and peculiarities of classical and contemporary Argentine Tango orchestras and artists.
ROSITA ARAGIONE
Rosita's started her Tango journey 20 years ago. She is a founding member of the Mujeres del Tango association in Naples. Her passion for Tango has led her to deepen her knowledge of all its aspects: culture, dance, codes, music. She has been to Buenos Aires numerous times and remains fascinated by the world of milongas, by its dynamics and by the profound respect that Argentines have for the music above all. Rosita's journey with tango has led her to in-depth study of various orchestras, eras and texts. She meticulously built on her experience and today her musical selections are a reflection of two of her beleifs: the first is that “tango is a social dance and dancers draw inspiration from music”; the second is that “to be a good musicalizador, one must be above all sensitive and observant, and must have attended numerous milongas and understood their dynamics . Even cortinas contribute to the success of a milonga, it is not tango but it is a break before couples are formed and the choice of this musical moment cannot be left to chance”.
For years, she has been musicalizing all over Italy in evenings and events, with a personal style that alternates between moments of great energy and moments of melodic intensity.