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Born on the unlit streets of Buenos Aires, tango was inspired by the music of European immigrants who crossed the ocean to Argentina, lured by the promise of a better life. It found its home in the city’s marginal districts, where it was embraced and shaped by young men who told stories of prostitutes, petty thieves, and disappointed lovers through its music and movements. Chronicling the stories told through tango’s lyrics, Mike Gonzalez and Marianella Yanes reveal in Tango how the dance went from slumming it in the brothels and cabarets of lower-class Buenos Aires to the ballrooms of Paris, London, Berlin, and beyond.
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Table of Contents
Prologues
1. Strangers in the City
2. A City Divided
3. Tango Goes to Paris
4. Tango Finds Its Voice
5. Gardel and the Golden Age
6. The Dying of the Light
7. Astor Piazzola and Tango Nuevo
8. The Long Road Home
Chronology
References
Select Bibliography
Discography and Filmography
Acknowledgements
Copyright AcknowledgementsIndex
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