Re: [TANGO-L] New book about the Tango

[Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k @HOTMAIL.COM>]

Carlos Groppa wrote about Great news:

"The book "The Tango in the United States" just arrived."


If cover of this book
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0786414065.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) accurately
represents the content, think twice. I hope the tango in the United States
has not stooped this low.

Cheers, Oleh K.

http://TangoSpring.com




> From: "Carlos G. Groppa" <Tango4You  @AOL.COM>
> Reply-To: Tango4You  @AOL.COM
> To: TANGO-L  @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [TANGO-L] New book about the Tango
> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:42:59 EST
>
> 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 Cobian, 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.

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