Sharna's DJ List
A massive thank you to the many friends, students, and strangers who have contributed to this list, sometimes in person, sometimes across many time zones. By no means definitive, this list contains songs with which I personally have had the most success in DJing alternative tango events. My preference is to separate sets of three to five Golden Age tangos with one "alternative tango," but other DJs have the own formulas. If you have your own discoveries to share, please write to .
Alternative Tangos:
Alternative Valses:
Track Artist Album Down in Budapest Boris Kovac Tango
Ryuky Sakamoto Bucina Nova (Maki Maki)
Shantel (Goran Bregovic) This is a Film
Goran Bregovic
Centra Ja
Bajofondo Tango Club
Luna
Alex Kid
Satisfaction
Cat Power
The Covers Record La balade de Neus
Kraked Unit
Les Poupëes Russes Assassin's Tango
John Powell
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Soundtrack) Sofa Rockers
Kruder & Dorfmeister
K & D Sessions A Thousand Years
Sting
Brand New Day Musica de automovil
Mastretta
Musica de automovil Siempre Me Quedara
Bebe
- - Passione (Tango) Beguine
Neffa
Saturno contro Bari Mediterranea
Rosa Paeda - - Nothing Else Matters Apocalyptica Inquisition Symphony Romantik Queen Bee Volle Kanne Kerzenschein Madness Marlango Marlango Nature Boy Quadro Nuevo - - Don't Leave Me Now Amparanoia Enchilao You're the One Tracy Chapman Let it Rain The Buenos Aires Mix Gabriela Anders Last Tango in Rio Felino Electrocutango Felino Come Together
Tango & Liverpool Project Tango & Beatles You deserved a better love (Sou axize mia kaliteri agalia) George Dalaras & Goran Bregovic Thessaloniki - Yannena with Two Canvas Shoes All Night
Sam Phillips - - Cornflake Girl
Tori Amos Under the Pink Buenos Aires at Dusk
Mugwort - - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwo 50 First Dates Soundtrack Meger
Candan Ercetin - - Trouble
Cat Stevens - - Star Estrella
Kevin Johansen Sur o No Sur Usual Happiness
Kroke Ten Pieces To Save The World Gloomy Sunday
Heather Nova -- Murka
Apparatschik -- Chalouppe
Rene Aubry -- Quando L'aria Mi Sfiora
Massimo Modugno -- Roda Viva
Theofilo Chantre Roda Tempo Temptation
Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room Mon Mec a Moi
Patricia Kaas -- I Maschi
Gianna Nannini -- Amandoti
Gianna Nannini Perle Don't Be Scared
Andrew Bird Weather Systems [Untitled Track 09] Andrew Bird Weather Systems Naar Je Gunsten Dingen
Van Esbroek - - Lied Van Welk Verdriet
Van Esbroek - - Tango Terrible Lydie Auvray - - Xote das Meninas Romaria La Trio La Strada Vrouw op de Veranda Blof - - Fever Elvis Presley - - Save Me Jem Finally Woken Come on Closer Jem Finally Woken They Jem It All Starts Here Yalan Candan Ercetin - - Bardamu Vinicio Capposella Canzom a Maravilla Dance Me to the End of Love Leonard Cohen -- Who Makes You Feel Dido Life For Rent Childhood Yann Tierson Goodbye Lenin (Soundtrack) Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen - - Sur o no Sur Kevin Johansen Sur o no Sur La Tangomana Kevin Johansen Sur o no Sur Inmigrante Tanghetto Emigrante (electrotango) Alexanderplatz Tango Tanghetto Emigrante (electrotango) Hijo de Luna Mecano Entre El Cielo Y El Suelo Cancion Triste Jesse Cook Obsession Ghir Enta Souad Massi Deb Ya Kelbi Souad Massi Deb Musa Cristina Branco Corpo Iluminado El Quero Sol TID Global Soul Zeze Fernanda Abreu Global Soul El Estuche Arterciopelados Phat Global 1 Che cossè l'amor Vinicio Capossela Camera a Sud Reveries Paolo Conte Reveries
Whatever Lola Wants
Gotan Project Verve Remixed 2 Lo Hermoso Que Fue
Pedro Aznar Cuerpo y Alma El Lado Mas Beastia de la Vida
Albert Pia Cover the World Anlatma sakin
Candan Ercetin Neden Fire Lizz Wright Salt Weird is Good Hans Zimmer Matchstick Men (Soundtrack) Esta Ramon Aqui? A.P.P.A.R.T Nu Tango Torpedo A.P.P.A.R.T Nu Tango She Left Home Jane Birkin Arabesque Excess Tricky
Blowback Black Coffee Bjork and Tricky
Nearly God Mi Negra Kad Achouri
Liberte The Harder They Come Tricky and Nelly Furtado
Paul Oakenfield Bunkka Mix Pasion Rodrigo Leao Alma Mater Tango in Harlem Touch and Go
I Find You Very Attractive Kiss of Fire Louis Armstrong
All Time Greatest Hits Postales Federico Aubele Den of Thieves De Ushuaia A La Quiaca De Gustavo Santaolalla - - La Cara de la Pared Lhasa De Sela La Llorona Desierto Lhasa De Sela La Llorona Tango Apocalypso Boris Kovac The Last Balkan Tango Gonzalo's Dream Bob Telson - - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) Grace Jones Nightclubbing Wade in the Water Eva Cassidy Songbird Moondance Van Morrison Moondance Tango To Evora Loreena McKennitt The Visit Querer Cirque du Soleil - - Stella Errans Cirque du Soleil - - - Pokinoi Cirque du Soleil - - Kumbalawe Cirque du Soleil - - Leave Me Alone Natalie Imbruglia Left Of The Middle Ponderosa Tricky Maxinquaye Palabras Proibidas Cristina Branco Post-Scriptum Ta-Bakiera Goran Bregovic - - To Nie Ptak Goran Bregovic - - - Dancing Shadows Armik Gypsy Flame Trouble Me 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged Time Kroke - - Comtine D'un Autre Ete: L'apres Midi Yann Tierson Amelie (Soundtrack) Les Jours Tristes Yann Tierson
Amelie (Soundtrack) Otra Luna Carlos Libedinsky Narcotango Vi Luz Y Subi Carlos Libedinsky Narcotango Gipsy Song Vlatko Stefanovski Gypsy Caravan En Mi/Soledad Campo Bajofondo Tangoclub Mi Corazón Campo Bajofondo Tangoclub Sta Ima Novo Alka Vulca -- Gia Ena Tango Haris Alexiou -- To Tango Tis Nefelis Haris Alexiou -- Milosc i zdrada Ich Troje -- Tango Straconych Ich Troje -- Nenhuma Estrela Caêu Misia Garras dos Sentidos Tiempo Y Silencio Cesaria Evora/Pedro Guerra -- Vem (Alem De Toda A Solidao) Madredeus -- Petite Fleur Chris Barber -- Until the Morning Thievery Corporation Richest Man in Babylon Teardrop Massive Attack Mezzanine Angel Massive Attack Mezzanine La Belle Dame Sans Regrets Sting - -
Track Artist Album Domino Ferrari-Raye-Plante
- - Melancholias Charlie Zaa
- - Vrouw op de Veranda Blof
- - My Tender and Affectionate Beast Evgeni Doga/Kolibri
- - Take This Waltz Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man Nella Pioggia Vinicio Capossela
Canzoni A Manovella Will You Remember The Cranberries
- - Solo Por Miedo Maria Salgado
Siete Modos de Guisar Las Berenjenas Amor Amor Maria Salgado
Siete Modos de Guisar Las Berenjenas Monochrome Yann Tierson C'etait Ici I Pagliacci Vinicio Capossela Canzoni A Manovella Waltz of a Baby Seitkaliyev Dance with Me Waltz Of The Butterfly Seitkaliyev Dance with Me Middle of the Moment Fred Frith -- Villa Rosa Mary Lea & Friends Cascade of Tears Cascata De Lagrimas Mary Lea & Friends Cascade of Tears Oscarina Mary Lea & Friends Cascade of Tears Chanson la Nuit Trocadero -- Yumegi's Theme Yumegi's Theme In the Mood for Love La valse d'Amélie Yann Tierson Amélie (Soundtrack) Les jours tristes Yann Tierson Amélie (Soundtrack) Tivoli -- -- Half and Half Arthur Green -- Douce Joie
-- Paris Musette Annie-Zette
-- Paris Musette Valse Chinoise
-- Paris Musette Passion
-- Paris Musette
Neo Links
The Rise of Neo Tango Music Sharna's DJ List TangoPulse NeoTango Zone - Jackie Wong has her own list of songs posted online and runs the monthly Neo Tango Zone milonga with Daniel Trenner in western Massachusetts
Alternative Tango Radio - Demetrius Gonzalez online radio channels playing music 24/7
www.neotango.de - German site with mp3 streaming, song lists, and other resources
www.neotango.info - web portal for contemporary tango and neo tango including songs lists and discussion forum
Sharna's article on alternative music for contemporary tango dancing.
The songs on this list are Sharna's suggestions for those wishing to add new energies to the milonga. The music is varied and comes from many countries and genres.