Jimini Chimichurri

DJ Chimichurri was born in the UK, but earned her nickname as ‘hot’ DJ in the salons of Buenos Aires. (For the uninitiated, Chimichurri is a spicy, chilli sauce.) She has DJ-ed in well-known tango salons such as Canning, La Nacional, Las Malevas and La Mandrilera, as well as other milongas in, and far beyond, the Argentinian capital. These include the ETI, a tango festival with over 1.300 dancers ranging in age from 14 to 84; Amsterdam Tango Marathon; Las Hormigas Tango Marathon;  International Tango Biathlon; Tango Mango and Cheltenham International Tango Festival. Chimichurri plays classic tangos organised in traditional tandas alternated with valses and milongas, but occasionally she also enjoys challenging a more experienced dance public with a tanda from a contemporary orchestra, such as Romantica Milongera or Tango Bardo, who give their own interpretation to the old classics. She loves the challenge of fitting the music to the mood, and enticing as many dancers onto the floor as possible… nothing obscure or ‘interesting’, just good danceable music to make your feet itch to dance.

She is a regular DJ at the Totally-in-Tango Double-Role events and in 2018 she initiated the first regular dedicated Double-Role tango classes in Amsterdam.