Academy of Tango - Texas, Casa Argentina de Houston and the Department of International Studies at the University of St. Thomas host a conference focusing on the history of tango and its impact on ...

It is just as important to be well danced as it is to be well versed or well read. Robert Farris Thompson, Tango: An Art History of Love (Pantheon, 2005) Every Argentinian is proud of the tango. Yet, ...

Astor Piazzolla occupies a unique position in modern musical composition. His work is as “popular” in its origins as jazz or blues, though it is frequently heard on classical-music stations—where his ...

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Foreword / by David Byrne -- Overture : Gardel on Avenida Libertador -- Preface : moving with an arm around life -- Tango in Hollywood -- Tango as text -- The cultural preparation -- Habanera : the ...