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Title: Tango!: The Dance, the Song, the Story by Simon Collier, Artemis Cooper, Maria Susana Azzi, Richard Martin, Ken Haas ISBN: 0-500-27979-9 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good!
Comment: Good but not great. The book follows all the story of tango but there is something missing....many of the pictures are unfortunately 2-paged and cannot be appreciated (plus I couldnt find any passion in any but 2 of them) although the book seems to getting better as you go towards the end. The edition is of course luxury but i can't say i was amazed. Anyhow a good choice for an absolute beginner to tango but I would suggest Horacio's Salas "the tango" in every case.
Rating: 5
Summary: Tango is more than music and dance.
Comment: Until I read "¡Tango!", most of what I knew from tango was what was told by instructors, including Daniel Trenner, Brooke Burdett, half a dozen Argentine nationals, an equal number of Canadians, and a Belgian. It was exciting to get all the information I needed in one place. Tango is more than just music and dance. It is a cultural phenomenon that began in the barrios and bordellos of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, and spread throughout the world. At the base of this cultural phenomenon is the relationship between a man and a woman. Tango is not just an American or South American phenomenon. It has spread throughout the world, and is popular in such diverse countries as Finland and Turkey, as well as those areas where it evolved.
The text of the book is outstanding and well documented. I was pleased with the choice of artwork, old and contemporary photographs, and page layout. It gave me a great understanding of the tango as a cultural phenomenon. There is an excellent bibliography and the text is referenced with footnotes for those who wish to go to some original sources. I am one of those people who are always looking for recommendations for music, and I was pleased to see a two-page listing of tangos, which are available on compact disc. For those who travel, there is a listing of international tango centers. It is an incomplete list, but it would be helpful for those who travel a lot for business or pleasure.
If you like tango, this would be a good book to start your collection. Then you can proceed with "Le Grand Tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzola."
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must for Every "Tango Household"
Comment: For a person just discovering the Argentine tango (or who wants to), this is an interesting, beautiful, coffee table book. It's filled with gorgeous illustrations and photographs, as well as poetry, lyrics and fun, historical tidbits about the music & history. It rambles, but that just makes it more fun to open it up and start reading from anywhere. It's been the kind of book that has made even my non-tango friends interested in the dance and cultures behind it.
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Title: The Golden Age of Tango: An Illustrated Compendium of Its History by Horacio Ferrer ISBN: 9509517704 Publisher: Art Books Intl Ltd Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $28.50 |
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Title: Le Grand Tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzolla by Maria Susana Azzi, Simon Collier, Yo-Yo Ma ISBN: 0195127773 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $38.00 |
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Title: Tango: The Structure of the Dance by Castro Mauricio, Truco Daniel, Mauricio Castro ISBN: 9505261292 Publisher: Tango Discovery Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.90 |
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Title: Tango and the Political Economy of Passion (Institutional Structures of Feeling) by Marta E. Savigliano ISBN: 0813316383 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $36.00 |
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Title:The Tango Fundamentals - Volume 1: Basic Elements ASIN: 0970648553 Pub. Date: 26 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $29.99 |
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