Tango!: The Dance, the Song, the Story

by Simon Collier, Richard Martin, Maria Susana Azzi

"Exquisite publication, written by respected scholars and artist, combines scholarly research with a pleasant writing style. Covers tango's history from early-19th century to the present, addressing tango's spread into Europe and North America and its 'golden age' in Buenos Aires from the 1920s-50s; also discusses topics such as tango and 'machismo,' and the tango revival in film, theater, and literature. Includes an extended bibliography and discography. Richly illustrated with facsimiles, reproductions of drawings, paintings, and photographs. For review by Pablo Vila, see Lat. Am. Music Rev., Vol. 18, No. 1, 1997, p. 113-123"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1995

Reviews

[Ramya · Rating 4 out of 5]

A large colorful coffee table book with surprising more academic thoroughness of referencing than expected. However, disappointing that written in mid-1990s there is still an unnecessary emphasis and stipulation that tango's birth and origin were from brothels! Just as we don't understand jazz as a form that was raised and nurtured in Southern brothels but as a hybrid of musical sensibilities becoming something unique -- so too is tango a synergy of different dance aesthetics and music!

[Glenn Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book that provides information for just about anything and everything one would want to know about Tango. The history, the personalities, the recordings and much, much more. Glossy large photos added to the history. Well researched, not dry. If the Tango interests you, then this is a good book.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ett stort Presentverk, fullt med fotografier och historia.
Hundra år av kulturell utveckling.

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eye-opening account of a movement both musical and social. Had to skip that last chapter though (it was way too freakin' pompous!).