In inflation-hit Buenos Aires, tango enthusiasts sway the blues away

Argentina’s biting economic crisis cannot keep tango enthusiasts from seeking out the haunting tunes of piano and concertina music at a dwindling number of dance halls in the capital.

For many, in fact, the deepening hardship is exactly what drives them to seek solace in the arms of a dance partner at places called “milongas” to the sway of a musical genre closely associated with working class struggle.