[Tango-L] Spanish tango books

[Crrtango@aol.com]

As per some requests, here is a list of a few books in Spanish about tango 
that I bought in Buenos Aires and others that I got here along with my own 
personal comments. I don't know where to find these now, other than checking on the 
internet or in Hispanic bookstores. 
I don't have Spanish figures on my keyboard so some names are missing tildes 
and accent marks.

Francisco Canaro:  Mis Memorias, Mis Bodas de Oro Con el Tango   newly 
published by Ediciones Corregidor, Bs, As.      corregidor.com

My Memories, My Golden Anniversary with Tango. An autobiography, with a 
mishmash of personal remembrances and lists of famous people he knew. Not great 
writing and a little vainglorious at times but an invaluable source of historical 
information and tidbits (with photographs). For example, Roberto Firpo wore a 
rug.   :-)   Canaro was a giant of tango and knew literally everyone so this 
is a good addition to any tango library.

Luis Adolfo Sierra:  Historia de la Orquesta Tipica, Evolucion instrumental 
del tango  also published by Corregidor.
This is an excellent book and deals with the evolution of the tango orchestra 
from the early days of small combos of violin, flute, tuba and guitar (and 
even the harp and cornet) how they evolved into the orquesta tipica with 
acoustic bass (replacing the tuba) and piano (replacing the guitar), etc., and espe
cially the influence of the bandoneon.   With pictures of some of the famous 
orchestras.


Luis Labrana y Ana Sebastian: Tango, Una Historia   Corregidor

A history of tango with references to the influences of immigration and the 
social milieu that created 
it. Good historical photographs of musicians and famous tango people from the 
so-called "Golden Age."

Maria Susana Azzi: Antropologia del tango     published by Ediciones de 
Olavarria
As it says, it is more of an anthropological approach to tango but in the 
form of short reminiscences by famous tango personages. No pictures.

Article in Todo es Historia magazine: Una Historia del Bandoneon by Miguel 
Angel Scenna, from August 1974, issue no. 87
Excellent article about the history of the bandoneon. This might be hard to 
find. I found it in a used book store in Buenos Aires. Cool picture of 
D'Arienzo conducting his orchestra.

Also a couple of tango picture books: 

Adriana Groisman: Tango, Nunca antes de la medianoche   Ediciones Lariviere
All B&W photos of well-known milongas in Bs. As. with some famous dancers and 
milongueros. 

Isabel Munoz & Evelyne Pieller:  Tango ,   published by Stewart, Tabori and 
Chang, NY
Mostly corny, B&W photos of dancers legs with lingerie and fishnets, etc. (I 
got this as a gift) but each photo is accompanied by a partial lyric from some 
famous tango song.   

Good luck with the search,
Charles


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