Our Artists and DJs
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Richard Cepeda
Los Angeles, CA
Over the last 16 years, Richard has traveled the globe dancing and studying the art of creating an energetic and intoxicating dance experience. He's a traditionalist with modern sensibilities who believes a good night requires a range of musical dynamics, textures and emotions. He has DJ'ed at milongas and festivals in San Diego, Chicago, Paris, Florida and is a local favorite at Los Angeles' most popular milongas.
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Manuk Colakyan (Vinyl)
Philadelphia, PA and Istanbul, Turkey
Manuk is an aficionado of Argentine Tango. He dances, collects its music and DJ's for more than 15 years. With his large collection of recordings, Manuk believes that there is plenty of great music to be offered to the dancers and always tries to play a few of the lesser heard recordings when he DJ's. Manuk DJ's mostly in the US, The East Coast and in his native Istanbul during his visits. He has appeared in many festivals, milongas and celebrations. In "non-tango" hours Manuk works as a chemical engineer. He lives in Philadelphia with his family.
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Adam Cornett
Portland, OR
Adam Cornett has been immersed in Argentine Tango for over two decades, both as a dancer and a DJ. As the 2016 U.S. Argentine Tango Champion, he has traveled the world, performing, teaching, and DJ'ing at renowned tango festivals. His love for rich, complex music, like that of AnÃbal Troilo, enhances his DJ'ing, where he enjoys watching the room move in harmony with his carefully curated selections. Adam's ability to connect with the emotion of the room ensures his music is perfectly attuned to the moment. With experience teaching at institutions like MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Brown, Adam has shared his expertise with thousands of students globally, combining a deep respect for tango traditions with a modern, personalized approach.
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Max Cubillos
Albuquerque, NM
Max started dancing tango in 2007 at Caltech and later became president of the Caltech Tango Club. He now lives in Albuquerque, NM where he DJ's prolifically, constantly honing his craft. Max believes that a good milonga is not just about good music - it's about music expressing the right emotions at the right time, weaved together within and between tandas to tell a story that compels us to dance. Catch him live at cubillos.caster.fm.
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Kim Dai
New York, NY
Kim was initially drawn to tango by the music, before she fell in love with the dance. She is curious about the wide range of emotional expression that tango allows for and loves how the music inspires her to connect more deeply to herself and others through that shared experience. As a DJ, she aims to share her passion by creating different moods and vibes with her music; encouraging dancers to explore their own emotional depths while connecting to something greater than themselves. She finds it magical when the music is able to enter into the embrace and flow through the couple. Kim currently co-hosts and DJ's at a weekly milonga, Gallo Ciego, and a weekly practica, Tuesday Practica, in New York City.
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Greg Gee
San Diego, CA
Greg was introduced to tango in 2005 in San Diego. He quickly grew to love tango and a few years later decided to try his hand at DJ'ing, picking up tips and gaining experience. His desire to share the music led him to create a plugin to display information about the music which tangueros have appreciated learning from. He is often complimented for his dance musicality and that extends into his DJ'ing. Dancers enjoy the energy he creates with classic song choices but also a few newer songs as well. Greg is also known for his tango photography and videography with viewers preciating his tango eye.
Yulia Kriskovets
Washington, DC
Yulia has been a tango DJ for over 15 years, both locally in Washington D.C. and in various tango events in the U.S. She loves to contrast the music texture and emotional charge in a way that drives the crowd to dance a lot. She aims to get to the trance-like state where dancers feel safe and inspired. Most recently, Yulia is inspired by the idea of the wave from the 5 Rhythms dance practice and incorporates it in her tango DJ'ing.
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Ramu Pyreddy
Washington, DC
Ramu took his first tango lesson on April 27th, 2000 in Buenos Aires and was hooked instantly. To share that passion with his friends and colleagues, he started Michigan Argentine Tango Club at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Ramu has since danced, DJ'ed and taught all over the US and Canada. His teaching and dancing are characterized by a keen musical interpretation, infectious enthusiasm and a deep love of the music. He is one of the most knowledgeable and sought after tango DJs in the US and has been a featured DJ at most tango festivals in the US. Currently, he lives in Washington DC where he is the host, DJ and resident teacher at Milonga Zandunga, one of DC's popular milongas.
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Davin Quinn (Vinyl)
Albuquerque, NM
Davin Quinn has been a tango dancer since 2006, and a DJ since 2012. Ever since a good friend motivated him to try DJ'ing with his personal vinyl tango records back in 2017, it has been his preferred way to play at milongas and festivals. Spinning tunes on professional Technics turntables, DK has been featured at the Albuquerque Tango Festival, the Los Angeles Endless Summer Tango Marathon, the International Tango Summit, and the Las Vegas All-You-Can-Tango Marathon.
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Vania Rey
Austin, TX
Vania began DJ'ing tango in New York City in 2008, and over the years her musical taste and DJ style continue to evolve. Her greatest strength as a DJ is to relate to and play for dancers with wide spread experience and skill levels, an ability made possible by her work as a tango teacher since 2002.
Aside from hosting/DJ'ing the monthly Milonga "Uno" in Austin, TX, Vania travels regularly to teach and DJ tango around the world, from Buenos Aires to all over North America and Europe.
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Dhruv Singh
San Francisco, CA
Dhruv discovered tango at Purdue University and soon after moved to Portland where he became part of a thriving community. Now a resident of the Bay Area, the spontaneity and nostalgia that first drew him to tango keeps taking him across the country for various festivals and marathons. He enjoys the entire richness of the range that tango has to offer values the many flavors tango dancers bring from across the worlds. As a DJ, he believes that a great experience on the dance floor simply originates from a burning desire to dance. He particularly enjoys dancing in the Washington DC community and is looking forward to bring a festive mix to Tango Holiday!
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