[Tango-L] "Alternative" Music....

Trini y Sean (PATangoS) patangos at yahoo.com
Fri Feb 23 13:48:39 EST 2007


Hi Miles,

Sharna Fabiano wrote an article about NeoTango that you
might find interesting.
http://www.sharnafabiano.com/

Trini de Pittsburgh

--- m i l e s <miles at tangobliss.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> When I hear the term..."Alternative Music" what goes
> through my mind  
> is a series of songs that you wouldn't ordinarily dance
> tango, vals  
> or milonga to...but you can, if you stretch your mind a
> bit...and  
> hear the beat, the rhythm, the opportunities...
> 
> Take for instance Sade's - No Ordinary Love.  Amazing
> song to dance  
> tango to by the way.... Or James Taylor's - The Water is
> Wide, or the  
> ubiquitous, Norah Jones's - The Nearness of You....  All
> amazing  
> songs that are so danceable and perfect for Tango....
> 
> So am I wrong in thinking that this is 'alternative'
> music or is  
> there perhaps another meaning....
> 
> One that springs to mind is 'alternate' songs by other
> orchestras  
> doing classic or golden age tunes....???
> 
> Or another is something to Gotan Project, or NarcoTango
> or,  
> BalaTango....?
> 
> Can anyone enlighten ?
> 
> M i l e s.
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