Música y poesía del tango

This book approaches bongo playing in a very user-friendly way. It is a must for all students who wish to learn the basic styles, patterns, and techniques from world-renowned artist/teacher Richie Gajate-Garcia. This package contains two CDs with Richie performing all the exercises and includes play-along tracks to practice with. Styles include Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, pop/rock, funk, and R&B, along with a section on school jazz band use. This is a complete study of the bongo drum and should be fun for all who use it. Also includes an in-depth study of all basic hand percussion...

Twenty-six songs illustrate the growth and diversity of tango canción, 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. Tango Voices is not only the perfect introduction to one of World Music's most expressive and seductive genres, but also a valuable resource for all existing tango lovers.

La presente obra, la sexta entrega dentro de los Escritos musicales publicados en la presente colección, Adorno presenta su análisis crítico de las interpretaciones y la producción escrita relativas al campo musical de las que ha sido testigo y lector. La obra se divide en cinco partes: la primera y la segunda recogen sus comentarios a conciertos operísticos; la tercera, está dedicada a las composiciones musicales; la cuarta agrupa las recensiones de numerosos libros sobre este campo y la quinta y última, compila varios ensayos sobre la praxis de la vida musical. Cierra el presente...

The “Bolero” has been part of the sentimental education, not only to inhabitants of Cuba (where the music evolved), or Mexicans (where it became a national art form), but to countless persons around the world, in a study that features “Bésame mucho” and hundreds of additional songs.