In the past two decades tango has experienced a popular resurgence worldwide. Almost universally familiar as a dance form, tango is also a distinctive genre of song or cancion that was born in the impoverished outskirts of late 19th-century Buenos Aires. Whether sung in Spanish, or as would happen later, Italian, Russia, twenty-six songs illustrate the growth and diversity of tango from its Argentine roots to its dissemination throughout Europe and into the Middle East and beyond. These songs are represented both in print - with melody lines, chord boxes and lyrics in their original language and in English - and through classic recordings by the original artists on the accompanying CD. The CD features 26 classic recordings by the original artists. 

Principally tangos from Buenos Aires; includes melodies with guitar chords and diagrams.
Words also printed as text with English translation following each song.
Melody lines with guitar chord symbols.
Accompanying CD contains recordings of each song, performed by the original artists.
Includes extensive historical and biographical information precedes each song in English.

Pages: 176
Language: English
Publisher: Wise Publications

Contents

Mi Buenos Aires querido = My beloved Buenos Aires (Carlos Gardel) / music by Carlos Gardel & Alfredo Le Pera --
La cumparsita = The little Carnival parade (Nelly Omar) / words by Pascual Contursi, Enrique Maroni & Mato Rodríguez ; music by Matos Rodríguez --
Malena (Aníbal Troilo) / music by Homero Manzi & Lucio Demare --
El bazar de los juguetes = The toy store (Alberto Podestá) / words & music by Roberto Rufino & R. Viso --
Yira, yira = Rambling, rambling (Ada Falcón) / music by Enrique Santos Discépolo --
Vuelvo al sur = I return to the South (Astor Piazzolla) / words by Fernando Solanas ; music by Astor Piazzolla --
Sombras, nada más = Shadows, nothing more (Libertad Lamarque) / words & music by José Contursi & Francisco Lomuto --
Señores, yo soy del centro = Gentlemen, I'm from downtown (Angel D'Agostino) / words & music by Santiago Adamini & Armando Baliotti --
Se salvo el pibe = The boy was saved (Ricardo Tanturi) / words & music by Celedonio Esteban Flores & Francisco Pracánico --
Mi noche triste = My sad night (C. Gardel) / words & music by Pascual Contursi & Samuel Castriota --
Yo no sé que me han hecho tus ojos = I don't know what your eyes have done to me (Francisco Canaro) / words & music by Francisco Canaro --
Viejo coche = Old carriage (Rosita Quiroga) / words & music by Celedonio Flores & Eduardo Pereyra --
Acompañada y sola = Together and alone (Maria Graña) / words & music by Chico Novarro --
Cascabelito = Little bell (Osvaldo Pugliese) / words & music by Juan Andres Caruso & José Bohr --
El choclo = The ear of corn (Susana Rinaldi) / words & music by Ángel Villoldo --
A media luz = At half light (Hector Varela) / words & music by Carlos César Lenzi & Edgardo Donato --
Caminito = Little road (C. Gardel) / words by Gabino Coria Peñalosa ; music by Juan de Dios Filiberto & Gabino Coria Peñalosa --
Mesanichta = Midnight (D. Philippopoulos, D. Evstratiou) / words & music by Themis Naltsas --
Scrivimi = Write to me (Mario Mariotti) / words & music by Enrico Frati & Giovanni Raimondo --
Le plus beau tango du monde = The most beautiful tango in the world (Alibert, Gaby Sims) / words & music by Henri Alibert, René Sarvil, Raymond Vincy, and Vincent Scotto --
Oh, Donna Clara (Palast Orchester) / words by Fritz Löhner-Beda ; music by Jerzy Peterburski --
Satumaa = Fairy land (Neo Rustikale Tango-Orchester) / words & music by Unto Mononen --
Papirosn (Zully Goldfarb) / words & music by Herman Yablokoff & Anonymous --
Tatjana (Pjotr Leschenko) / words & music by Mark Marjanowsky --
Ana el owerka = I am the leaf (Lili Boniche) / words & music by Mustafa Kechekoul & Mustafa Skandrani --
Hon ghen : (Jalousie = Jealousy) (Khanh Ly) / words & music by Jacob Gade & Vera Bloom.