Released 25 May 1999 Release date 25 May 1999 Genre Tango music | Length 66:31 Label World Music Network | |
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The Rough Guide to Tango
(1999) The Rough Guide to the Music of Japan
(1999) Similar The Rough Guide to Australia, The Rough Guide to World Ro, The Rough Guide to Salsa, African Blues, The Rough Guide to Flamenco | ||
The Rough Guide to Tango is a world music compilation album originally released in 1999. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album presents the tango music of Argentina with an eye toward the history of the genre, featuring 78 rpm recordings to tracks of the modern day. Teddy Peiro & Tom Andrews wrote the liner notes, and Phil Stanton—co-founder of the World Music Network—produced and compiled the album. This release was followed by a second edition a decade later.
Contents
Critical reception
Alex Henderson of AllMusic called the album "far-reaching", demarcating within the tracks the "two types of tango: before and after Astor Piazzolla" (whose influence on the genre, he claimed, was comparable to that of Charlie Parker's on jazz).
Songs
1Aguafuertes PorteñasLitto Nebbia1:49
2Tango De Los Abuelos / Los Padres Y LoshijosRoberto Goyeneche3:52
3AficheAdriana Varela3:20