The 10th Royal Budapest Marathon
22-24 September 2023 DJs dream team:
Pre-milonga DJ (21 September): DJ Dénes Mogyorósi (Hungary)
Afterparty DJ (24 September): from the Marathon DJs
After-after DJ (25 September): DJ Antónia Nagykáldi (Hungary)
With the tango revival in the '90s, he began his work in 1998 playing recorded and masterized music at milongas and festivals in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Club Villa Malcolm 1998/2004, Confitería Ideal 2003/2016, Club Independencia 2007/2012 and since 2012 in Racing Club where he also is the Artistic Director). Also in Rosario, Costa Atlantica: Porto Alegre, Medellin, Zurich, Tutzing, Tavura, Lienz, Milan, Padova, Bologna, Palermo, Imola, Catania, Nimes Montpellier, Toulouse, Nantes, Pau, Niza, Tarbes, Valencia, Madrid, Irun, Barcelona, Sitges, Costa Brava, Benidorm, Dubai and many others. He uses the recordings of the most traditional and renowned orchestras: J. D'Arienzo, A. Troilo, O. Pugliese, F. Canaro, C. Di Sarli, M. Calo, R. Biaggi, R. Tanturi, A. D'Angelis, R. Malerba, E. Rodriguez, A. Carabelli, A. D'Agostino, E. Donato, H. Come out, L. Demare, F. Sassone, J. Garcia, F. Lomuto, A. Gobbi, Tipica Victor, R. Firpo, H. Varela, P. Laurenz, O. Fresedo and others. Sets of new tango, folklore, swing, rock, salsa and other rhythms can be interspersed at the request of the organizer, especially at private events, marathons and festivals. Since 2002 he works also with the "Orchestra Típica Unitango" who produces mainly for dancing, and recreates the styles of the best orchestras. He also gives lectures and Dj Tango courses (to perform in milongas, festivals, practicas, marathons) and History of Tango Orchestra."
Balázs prefers rhythmic and emotionally charged music from the Golden Age but as a DJ he plays an overall balanced repertoire with an eye on dynamic variation between tandas and consistency within them. Balázs also produces the online tango radio station http://argentinetangoradio.com (which currently has around 120.000 listeners each month) and the podcast series "Danceable Tangos of the Year". Balázs is a popular international tango DJ in Europe, and a DJ and organizer at the Milonga de Mis Amores in Budapest.
Antónia Nagykáldi is the resident DJ of Milonga sin Palabras Budapest, Hungary since 2010 and a regular DJ of tango festivals, marathons, encuentros and milongas all around Europe. In Budapest: Danubiando Tango Festival, Amor en Budapest Tango Marathon, Primavera Budapest Tango Martahon, Royal Budapest Tango Marathon, Noches de Hungria Tango Marathon, and almost all milongas in Budapest, and in Hungary.
Other cities and events in Europe, lot of them more times: Spain: Sevilla (Workshop Milonga Sevilla Tango Festival), Marbella (Apilate que Largamos Tango Maraton), Conil: (Conil Tango Festival), Nerja, (Spain, Sol de Invierno International Tango Meeting), Various milongas in Madrid, Granada, Sevilla, Málaga, Marbella, Fuengirola, Italy: Roma (S.P.Q.R. Tango Marathon), Germany: Stuttgart/Monschau (Balloon Tango Marathon), München (Tango Biathlon), Various milongas in München, Halle, Linz, Berlin, Czechia: Prague (Prague Tango Marathon), Belgium: Namur (La Cita de los Amigos Tango Marathon), Poland: Warsawa (El Fuego Tango Marathon), Torun (Tangothic Tango Marathon), Latvia: Riga (Castillo de la Musica Tango Marathon), Sweden: Malmö (Festivalito), Various milongas in France: Paris, Portugal: Lisbon, Netherlands: Amsterdam, Upper Austria (Milonga del Campo), and many times in Vienna.
"What I love most of all in tango: harmony with my partner, expressing the style and fine details of the music and playing. As a tango DJ from the beginning (2008) I always aim to interpret these values, because for me dancing and DJ’ing are connected closely. I choose pieces for my tandas mostly from Golden Age and some of Guardia Vieja and Post Golden Age period, too. I compile the music to keep the energy up, as well as the flow on the dance floor. I never forget about my most important way of choosing music: it must be danceable and besides this: interesting enough to keep people dancing."
I am a very traditional Tango Dj, my style reflects my great passion for traditional tango, trying to convey the spirit of “Milongas Portenas” every time. I am an active Musicalizador, playing music regularly in some of the main Milongas in Rome, as well as all around Italy and abroad in Europe and in the world during Tango events, Festivals and Marathons. About my performance: "...a set needs to have a structure and needs to fit together. At the same time, music needs to vary during the night, so it never gets boring and never repeats itself..." My tandas selections are made through the Golden Age of tango, Vieja Guardia, as well as from the '50s.
I’m in love with tango music, as a dj and as a dancer. I’ve been to Buenos Aires five times, the second time I spent more than 7 months there. During that time I attended many different styles of tango evenings, and paid good attention to what factors make for a great dance evening. Moving from tanda to tanda, I choose my music carefully according to time period, orchestra and atmosphere. I am organizer and DJ of the Budapest based castle milonga which is said to be among one of the most beautiful milonga venues of Europe.
The harmony to enjoy in a milonga by the embrace with my partner and by the music is valuable to me as a dancer as well as a tango DJ. I like when the dancers will able to experience various feelings by the music what I play, mostly joy, playfulness, sometimes deep feelings also. That type of musical waves can give us such an uplifting experience what may remain with us in the everyday life also after the milonga.
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