Tanda of the Week: Your Source for Argentine Tango
Tanda of the Week is a weekly Argentine tango music blog for DJs, dancers, and anyone who loves Argentine tango.
I’m Antti Suniala, a tango DJ and the founder of the original Tanda of the Week, started in 2010 and resurrected in 2024. Each week, I share a carefully selected tanda from orchestras such as Pugliese, Di Sarli, Troilo, and Demare—along with the stories, recordings, and DJ thinking behind it.
Whether you are new to tango or have been DJing for years, the goal is simple: help you discover music that makes people want to dance.
Antti Suniala
Who am I?
I have been a DJ of several music styles since 1994. I started dancing and DJing Argentine tango in 2008 and founded the original Tanda of the Week blog in 2010. Being a tango DJ, traveling around the world and playing music for dancers everywhere, from Buenos Aires to Tokyo, has been an amazing journey.
Even though my active days of touring as a DJ are mostly over, I am still obsessed by tango music. With Tanda of the Week I hope to share my love for this music and culture!
Why Tanda of the Week?
My mission with the blog has always been to help the community and inspire DJs and dancers. There are already over 115 tandas and I go through all possible golden era or even modern orchestras, the finest singers, instrumentals, different styles and time periods... all that and then some.
Some of the most popular orchestras on the blog are of course (the big four) Aníbal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Juan D'Arienzo, Carlos Di Sarli, but you can find tandas from orchestras such as Domingo Federico, Jose Garcia and Ricardo Pedevilla as well. I also try to feature modern tango orchestra tandas every now and then. You can find most of the tango orchestras featured on the blog here.
There are plenty of free tandas for everyone, and as a subscribed free member you will have access to 50% of all tandas. You can also subscribe as a paid member or purchase a gift membership for a friend, which will grant access to all the tandas.
Support the blog!
Best ways to support Tanda of the Week are:
- Subscribe! Free members can enjoy 50% of all posts, while support membership (from just 5€ a month) unlocks all the tandas and exclusive posts!
- Tell your friends about the blog! I am really trying to stay away from crooked social media platforms and your help in spreading the word helps enormously!
- Join the conversation - Comment on tandas or send an email. I love reading your messages and all feedback or requests are much appreciated.
- Consider a donation to the blog - All donations will be used to improve the blog or to keep it running. There are monthly expenses and hopes to upgrade to a higher tier of service (and more features) on the blog platform.
What is a tanda?
Argentine tango is danced in milongas a "tanda" at a time with one partner.
Tandas are a set of most commonly four songs from one orchestra, following a similar style, mood and tempo through out the songs.
From the first notes of the first song, the dancers can decide if they want to dance the tanda and look for a partner.
When the DJ can play an inspiring and consistent set of four songs, the dancers can comfortably enjoy the tanda without readjusting for each song.
What is Argentine tango?
Argentine tango is a musical genre and a social dance originating from the 19th century suburbs of Buenos Aires. Argentine tango consists of the tango, vals and milonga (style of music).
The Golden Age of tango music was in 1935-1952 and the recordings from that time make the majority of music still played in milongas (tango dances) today.
Argentine tango may be instrumental or include a vocalist or a duet. Tango for dancing is most commonly played by an "orquesta típica", which includes violins, piano, double bass and bandoneóns.
