The dance called Malambo was born in the beginning of the last century. Malambo in the language of the Pampas means to gallop. Malambo is the word the pampa Indians use to describe the powerful sound of the horses in the great, infinite esplanade of the Pampas.
The Gaucho was known for his great natural expertise with horses and for the care he took with his cattle-raising. Far away from his homeland, from the break of dawn until the late evening, no matter the rain, the frost or the great heat he was always mounted on his horse, that maybe he had tamed (from wild), that same morning, attending his work of caring for his cattle.
A constellation the “Cruz del Sur”(the southern star), is what the Gauchos would use to guide them through the night. As long as they followed the “Cruz del Sur”, and kept the memory of the strong powerful sound of the horses gallop, they never lost their way in the vast esplanades of the Pampas.
When the days work was done, the Gauchos would go to a small bar, a tavern in the crossroads, a small farm or a lodge where they entertained themselves, playing cards, playing the guitar, and imitating the rhythm of the horses gallop. Without realising they were creating the basic movements and rhythms of a new form of dance that would become very prestigious and appreciated in South America (and even farther).
This was how Malambo was created, not by a single person but by generations and generations of Gauchos.
Luis Viana and Sasha Scott, with respect to this legend, and priority to cultivate, and spread the art of “Pampeana”, putting in evidence the man, of the extreme south of Latin America, the Gaucho, perform and bring to life this great story of Malambo.
