Bailemos Tango!: A Century of Tango on the Dance Floor

Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Compilation producer: Lauren Rickey Greene. Recorded between 1920 and 1990. Includes liner notes by Melissa Blanco Borelli. Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch (Digiprep). Featuring 19 tracks spanning the years 1920-1990, �Bailemos Tango!: A Century of Tango on the Dance Floor is as comprehensive a single-disc overview of Argentina's greatest musical form as you're likely to find; Rhino's compilers took great pains to cover as much of tango's history as they could, and the result is a vibrantly eclectic sampler that makes a terrific introduction to tango for the newcomer, and a historical document that will fascinate many aficionados as well (thanks in part to its extremely detailed and informative liner notes). Listeners can compare the differences between various tango styles (valze, milonga, canyengue, etc.) and piece together some of the foreign influences (African and Spanish music, as well as indigenous South American forms) that eventually cohered into something uniquely Argentinian. Artists present include Astor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Pugliese, Carlos Gardel, Trio Hugo Diaz, and many more. ~ Steve Huey

CMJ (7/3/00, p.34) - "...A broad overview of the tango that will please neophytes as well as inveterate listeners....it's the perfect last-minute grab for a tardy DJ or an absorbing hour of listening for the serious tango aficionado."

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