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Here are a collection of videos about Tango technique.

Intro
Welcome to the world of Tango Techniques for string players.
Chicharra
Percussive produced from scraping the bow over the wrapping of the 3rd string.
Latigo
Slides and sweeps (Glisse).
Arrestre
A slow-to-fast bow speed acceleration into a downbeat.
Strapatta
A ricochet bow attack in the upper half of the bow.
Triplet Pizzicato
Right hand technique used to create a percussive pizzicato triplet.
Articulating
A demonstration of some basic Tango bowing technique.

Here are a collection of performance videos.

Tango Toscana
Performed at The American String Teacher's Association 2010 Conference.
Blues Etude
recorded at The University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
La Cumparcita
Classic tango with dancers Sandor and Parissa.
Libertango
Piazzolla classic arranged for strings.
Pink Panther
String Quintet version of this Jazz classic.
Jazz Festival: A Train
From "Violinjazz" Ellington Medley.
Sweet Georgia Brown
with guitarist Dix Bruce.
Sweet Georgia Brown (improv)
with guitarist Dix Bruce.
Rare clip of jazz violinist Eddie South

Quartet San Francisco Videos