Pena

I went to a Pena the other day. This is a bar where people have food and drink and listen to Tango bands. I went with a friend who plays incredible tango. After the professional show there is a back room where my friend and I were and he just started playing. Loads of people joined in until the whole room was singing along, people were playing pianos, violins, guitars and accordions. It was mind-blowing. The music is always so melancholic and powerful, very different from the pop tango you hear in the UK. Its usually men who sing and play, I don't know why but that's how it seemed to be. Diego, my friend and all his friends were amazing at just playing any song people requested or just started. Someone would start playing a song and within one bar everyone would join in with melodies, harmonies and all the instruments. I was then taken to an after Pena. Now in Argentine this is starting to get late, we got there at 3 and then left at 7am. It was in an old Chapel. The music was stunning, people were dancing and I was sat in the middle of a courtyard in an old chapel in Buenos Aires listening to stunning music with the sun slowly rising. It was one of those moments I will never forget.