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

[John Gleeson <jgleeson @concentric.net>]

NEVER, EVER, judge a book by it's cover !!!!



----- Original Message -----
From: "Oleh Kovalchuke" <oleh_k  @HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <TANGO-L  @MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] New book about the Tango


> 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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