[TANGO-L] Perfect tango music tempo

[Dan Boccia <redfox @ALASKA.NET>]

> It has a nice steady beat, somewhere around 92 bpm,
> perfect for Tango.

I think there is confusion about what the beat of tango is - 92 bpm sounds very frantic to me (some good milongas aren't even that fast).  Here are some typical tango songs randomly selected with their recording year to the left and respective beats per minute to the right.

1938 Indeferencia (D'Arienzo/Echague) - 62
1938 Pensalo Bien (D'Arienzo/Echague) - 67
1936 El Flete (D'Arienzo) - 64
1940 Shusheta (Di Sarli) - 67
1941 La Torcacita (Di Sarli) - 62
1955 Don Juan (Di Sarli) - 58
1957 Bahia Blanca (Di Sarli) - 56
1956 Nochero Soy (Pugliese) - 59
1946 La Yumba (Pugliese) - 58
1944 Recuerdo (Pugliese) - 62
1941 Tinta Roja (Troilo/Fiorentino) - 66
1941 Cachirulo (Troilo) - 69
1957 Danzarin (Troilo) - 60

Average = 62.3

MODERN TANGOS (late 90's)

Zorro Gris (El Arranque) - 55
La Viruta (Sexteto Canyengue) - 62
Milongueando en el 40 (Forever Tango) - 66
Comme il Faut (Forever Tango) - 51

Dan