Pre-war Warsaw, 1930s Buenos Aires, all in the fiery rhythm of tango and in three languages: Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew. Before you is an evening full of wonders, filled with the Jewish tango of our capital from years gone by and traditional Argentine tango in modern arrangements.

The musical performance will show the phenomenon of the pre-war tango as the fruit of the intertwining of Slavic and Jewish elements. The vast majority of tangos were written by Polish authors of Jewish origin. As a result, there was a creative exchange between the Polish-speaking popular culture of Warsaw and its Yiddish counterpart, which had its own extensive entertainment circuit. The concert will also feature classic 1930s tangos from Buenos Aires, the capital of tango and a source of inspiration for Polish tango artists.

Performing:
Olga Avigail - vocals
Hadrian Tabęcki - piano
Grzegorz Bożewicz - bandoneon
Piotr Malicki - guitar

Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk is a singer, accordionist and researcher of Eastern European musical traditions. She specialises in Jewish music and sings in Yiddish and Hebrew. She currently lives in Jerusalem. She initiates intercultural projects with the participation of artists from Poland, Israel and the United States. She collaborates with organisations that promote Jewish culture, such as YUNG Yiddish and TSKŻ. She has released two albums: Jewish Songs from the Shtetl and Lilalo. She performs at prestigious stages and festivals in Europe, the United States, Canada and Israel.

Tango Attack - a modern tango band, drawing inspiration from both the tradition and the avant-garde of Argentine tango worldwide. Deftly navigating all tango-related currents, they make each of their concerts an evocative encounter with the archetypes of good and evil, life and death, full of poetry, dance and music, accompanied by bravura instrumental performances.