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Access to Traditional Tango Music

Access to Traditional Tango Music Bob Murray (dr.robert.murray1@gmail.com) Just as, if you want to improve your dancing, you need to practice, if you want to gain the benefits of dancing to the traditional music that shaped the dance, you need to do some work. You need to read and to study. Books - the best book to start is Michael Lavocah’s  “Tango Music Secrets” available from Amazon but cheaper from his web site www.tangomusicsecrets.co.uk  Michael has authored books on Pugliese, Troilo and Di Sarli. Getting to know: Twenty Tango Orchestras by David Thomas www.tango-journey.com Tango 500 by Clive Harrison 500 tracks arranged in tandas. Although written for DJs, it is a good read and so much music listed. Streaming - if you subscribe to Apple Music or Spotify, there need never be silence in your house. Nearly all of the music listed in the above books, you will be able to find and play YouTube - it is simple to enter the names of the big orchestras a