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This project is a specialized search engine for tango videos on youtube. It adds tango-specific metadata, like who is dancing, what music is played, and where the performance happened. | This project is a specialized search engine for tango videos on youtube. It adds tango-specific metadata, like who is dancing, what music is played, and where the performance happened. | ||
TangoTube is a web platform designed to help users discover new tango videos through a highly detailed and dynamic search experience. It allows filtering videos by genre (Tango, Milonga, Vals), follower name, leader name, orchestra, and year. The platform offers features such as: | |||
Overview of all dance partners of a given dancer | |||
Orchestra preferences of dancers | |||
All performances by a particular dancer in different genres | |||
Performers associated with specific orchestras | |||
Sorting options by oldest performance or grouping performances by song | |||
Dynamically updating search results to help users refine queries before submitting | |||
Consistently formatted video titles and descriptions showing song, orchestra, genre, and other relevant info | |||
Clickable song and event information for easy exploration of related performances without typing search terms | |||
Detailed song metadata including orchestra, genre, recording date, singer, composer, author, and lyrics | |||
Wikipedia-like user editing to correct or add missing information upon account signup | |||
The project was developed over two years by Justin Marsh, beginning during the COVID quarantine, merging his passion for tango dancing and building impactful digital tools. | |||
Users are encouraged to help by searching, watching, sharing videos, reporting bugs, and supporting development via Patreon to cover server costs and new features. | |||
Latest revision as of 19:04, 12 May 2025
| Tango Tube | |
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| Started in | 2020 |
| Website | https://www.tangotube.tv |
| Initiator(s) | Justin Marsh |
| Project type | Open-source |
| Project domain(s) | Videos, Performances, Youtube |
This project is a specialized search engine for tango videos on youtube. It adds tango-specific metadata, like who is dancing, what music is played, and where the performance happened.
TangoTube is a web platform designed to help users discover new tango videos through a highly detailed and dynamic search experience. It allows filtering videos by genre (Tango, Milonga, Vals), follower name, leader name, orchestra, and year. The platform offers features such as:
Overview of all dance partners of a given dancer Orchestra preferences of dancers All performances by a particular dancer in different genres Performers associated with specific orchestras Sorting options by oldest performance or grouping performances by song Dynamically updating search results to help users refine queries before submitting Consistently formatted video titles and descriptions showing song, orchestra, genre, and other relevant info Clickable song and event information for easy exploration of related performances without typing search terms Detailed song metadata including orchestra, genre, recording date, singer, composer, author, and lyrics Wikipedia-like user editing to correct or add missing information upon account signup The project was developed over two years by Justin Marsh, beginning during the COVID quarantine, merging his passion for tango dancing and building impactful digital tools.
Users are encouraged to help by searching, watching, sharing videos, reporting bugs, and supporting development via Patreon to cover server costs and new features.