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[TANGO-L] "Is Isla de Capri" a foxtrot?

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Subject: [TANGO-L] "Is Isla de Capri" a foxtrot?
From: Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k @HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:54:41 +0000
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Someone wrote to me that "Isla de Capri" by Fresedo, which I list on my
website as a tango, is a foxtrot.

It is played by tango orchestra. It was listed as tango on CD (so alleged
misnomer could be widespread). I dance tango to it. I am sure people in BA
used to dance tango to it (and probably still do). None of the above is
defining feature of tango however they seem to indicate that the song might
be tango.

The questions I am curious about are these:
Is "Isla de Capri" a tango or a foxtrot? Please elaborate.
If it is a foxtrot what is significance of this revelation to dancing tango
to "Isla de Capri"?
How often have tango orchestras performed foxtrots?

Cheers, Oleh K.

http://TangoSpring.com

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