Arts, Music & Festivals
BAFICI 2018: Mente’s Top Picks for Independent Argentine Film
Whether you are studying abroad in Buenos Aires, living here, or just passing through the city as a tourist, BAFICI is a festival that shouldn't be missed. The 20th Buenos Aires International Festival of...
Arts, Music & Festivals
Cuarteto or Cuartetazo is a rhythm that was born in Córdoba, Argentina. It got its name for its traditional composition of four instruments: violin, piano, accordion, and bass. It is characterized by its fast...
Culture & Adventure in Argentina
Feriado is a good word to know in Spanish. It means holiday! No school, no work, perhaps a feast or a chance to get out of the city and see other parts of this beautiful...
Culture & Adventure in Argentina
And We Danced: salsa & tango with mente argentina
Every month on a Thursday, Mente Argentina takes over the dance floor at La Viruta. (Armenia 1366) The night begins with a group salsa lesson and after the group splits into a beginner lesson,...
Arts, Music & Festivals
Song of the Week: Juana Molina
Get your weekly fill of Buenos Aires born music!
Juana Molina is a Buenos Aires born musician who got her start on a sketch comedy show called Juana y Sus Hermanas. Daughter of Tango...
Arts, Music & Festivals
Song of the week: Astor Piazzola
Astor Piazzolla is an Argentine tango composer and bandoneon extraordinairre who was born in Mar de Plata in 1921. His parents were Italian immigrants and due to their pursue for work, his youth was split...
Culture & Adventure in Argentina
Mente on Malbec: un blog de-vino
Budding wine connoisseurs of all (legal) ages start from the jumping off point of that well known adage, drink and be merry. Argentina has increasingly been getting more attention for its wine production, both...
Culture & Adventure in Argentina
Photography Courses in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is truly urban in all sense of the term. An international capital with a variety of cultural capital seeping out of in every nook and cranny of the city, making this city...