[Tango-L] Would you buy tango music if..........

[John Lowry]

Organisers in Australia, in my experience, will not pay for good  
quality professional Tango DJ's.  There are a few who go to the  
trouble and expense of seeking quality, but not many that I have  
seen.  Anton, in Brisbane, makes the effort and it shows at his  
milonga.  To make or raise money, you have to organise your own events.

Re buying music, you know my view.  Elshaw's music is the best classic  
Tango available and that's what I want, especially when you have gone  
to the trouble of buying good quality audio gear.

Which begs the question; why would Patricia from Toronto go all the  
way to Buenos Aires to buy music when the best is just up the freeway?

John



From: "Vince Bagusauskas" <vytis at hotmail.com>

  because the group relied upon a couple of DJ?s who bought their own  
music and never charged for their DJ services.  My friend was told he  
should do the same..

So I am wondering, do DJ?s around the world, including my home town of  
Melbourne, buy their music just for the love of it and expect nothing  
in the way of payment when called upon to DJ at a milonga?  And if you  
are a tango fan/DJ, how much do you think you have spent on tango music?

I?ll go first:  I think I have spent at least US$1,8000 in the last  
few years on tango music and have provide my services to a milonga/ 
practica for free.