The Tango evolved from Folk dance and Milonga- having at it's heart a multitude of cultural influences.
There is still much controversy of all the roots of the Tango, however one undeniable truth remains the immense influence of Afro-Argentines in the formation of the Tango. The name itself, "Tango", is widely believed to be of West African origin meaning "closed space" or "reserved ground". Only later did the word tango come to refer specifically to Afro-Argentine dance, before being ascribed to the specific form of couple dancing we know today as the Tango. Both the dance and the musical style known as Tango has three main antecedents, the lunfardo, the milonga and the candombe, each of which represents a different component of the Argentine cultural mosaic.
The composer that wrote Invierno Porteno, Astor Piazzolla, is known for revolutionizing traditional Tango to Tango Nuevo, which combines characteristics of traditional Tango with Classical music and Jazz. Piazzolla played the Bandoneón in the orquesta tipica of Anibal Troilo until 1944. Between 1944 and 1949 he formed his own orquesta tipica that deviated from the Tango of that time in both harmonic complexity and rhythm. He began composing and directing Tango Nuevo in 1955 when he lived in Buenes Aires.
Tango Nuevo has evolved further during the 1970's, 80's and 90's with the influence of Jazz, which moved Tango even further into an experimental genre - which around the year of 2000 brought on the age of Neo- Tango, a logical progression.
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