[TANGO-L] New book about the Tango

["Carlos G. Groppa" <Tango4You @AOL.COM>]

Hi Tango Lovers:

Great news! The book "The Tango in the United States" just arrived. You can 
find it in your neighborhood bookstore, or through www.amazon.com or 
www.mcfarlandpub.com
  
"The Tango in the United State" chronicles the history of the tango in the 
United States, from 1910, with its antecedents in Argentina, Paris, and London 
to the present day.

It covers the dancers, musicians, and composers who were promoting it, and 
the tango's influence on American music. Chapters are dedicated to Vernon and 
Irene Castle, Rudolph Valentino, Arthur Murray, Xavier Cugat, the Big Band and 
jazz singers who incorporated tangos with English lyrics into their 
repertoires, Juan Carlos Cobián, Osvaldo Fresedo, Francisco Canaro, Carlos Gardel, Astor 
Piazzolla, the influence of World War II on the tango, portrayals of the tango 
in the movies and ballet, and the tango recordings of Gerry Mulligan, Gary 
Burton, Al Di Meola, Yo-Yo Ma, and Julio Iglesias, among many other topics.

"The Tango in the United States" was written by Carlos C. Groppa, editor of 
the magazine Tango Reporter.