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How to play the bandoneon: Stig Abell gets a beginner's lesson

Never heard of the bandoneon? You’re not alone. Front Row presenter Stig Abell had never encountered the instrument that’s been called the voice and soul of the tango. Until that is, virtuoso musician Julian Rowlands tried to teach him the basics.

Julian Rowlands and the Santiago Quartet’s album, Language of the Heart, is available on 9th March.

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