The story began years ago when as a child Moshlo (the co-founder of the band) heard tangos played by popular European orchestras of the 1930. His parents had migrated to Australia from Poland, and had brought with them a collection of old records which included tango and klezmer That was enough to make a profound impression.

 

 

For years he kept a hidden corner in his heart for these soulful melodies. Years later  Moshlo and Carla (the flautist and his wife) developed an interest in dancing Argentine tango, and with that came a re-birth of Mosh's interest in the music.  They began to transcribe music from their favourite CDs, listening to the great Argentinean bands of the 1930 and 40’s, and whenever friends visited Buenos Aires, they would scour the music shops for sheet music to bring home.

 

 

The band, Tango Paradiso was established initially as a duo with Danial Rojas on piano in 2000, but soon the flute and second violin were added to form a quintet. They searched in vain for a bandoneon player, and found instead  Marko Deferri, a virtuoso button accordion player from Slovenia.

 

 

Above all, the most essential ingredient to capture is the energy and style of tango. Early tango ensembles in fact had a great variety of instruments, including flute, and other woodwinds, and did not always have the familiar sounds of the bandoneon. After much work with Argentine tango musicians in Buenos Aires, that elusive energy is in abundance in their performances.

 

The band today...