Afros en el Tango Argentino

Tango Negro

Casamiro Society

Cara Sucia Society

Colores de Tango

Colores en Tango

Roots Tango

Afro Roots in Tango ART Association (Society) ARTS (Afro Roots in Tango Society)

ARTS (Afro Roots in Tango Society)

A community effort to increase

• To represent with dignity and style the elegance and passion of tango Argentino.

• To support the knowledge that tango has several ethnic origins of which African is one.

• To share the diaspora of the African influences of tango within and without the tango community.

• To encourage more people of color to participate in the music, history and dance of Argentine Tango

• To attract and retain people of color to the evolution of the music, history and dance of Argentine Tango

• To share the roots of tango to all communities and attract and retain People Of Color to the evolution of the music, history and dance of Argentine Tango

• Share and add to the body of knowledge of the history of the various Tango genres: Cayengue , Candombe, Vals, Milonga and Nuevo .

• Create a friendly environment in the Bay Area for People Of Color to dance Argentine Tango.

• Achieve these goals via education, training, mixed media and promotions.

• Encourage the exploration of African influences in Argentine Tango

• While acknowledging the variety of ethnic influences in Argentine Tango we encourage the exploration of African roots in Tango Society

• Reveal & recover the lost roots in the history …., music, dance & storieslaim, recovery, lost stories.