The Ultimate Tango DJ Handbook: Over 1,000 Tandas for Social Dancing

This unique book is an essential resource for all aspiring tango DJs and serious dancers who want to dive deeper into the music. It will take you on a deep dive into the history of the music of the major and important Golden Age orchestras. The book is full of stories, backgrounds, summaries of what different songs are about, and interesting facts and tidbits.For aspiring tango DJs the book is structured to cut hundreds of hours off the learning curve to help you quickly get into the craft and begin to proficiently play music for social dancing. This book delves into the finer details of being a tango DJ and will:• Provide a comprehensive resource for current and aspiring tango DJs.• Provide criteria to select music to play for social dancing.• Provide a complete list of suitable songs and suggested tandas by every major and important Golden Age orchestra to play at milongas and prácticas.• Provide guidelines on what music to play in each phase of a milonga.• Provide some background and history on the important orchestras and their leaders, singers, and musicians.• Provide descriptions of each tanda, including recommendations for when and for whom it should be played.• Provide descriptions of what many of the songs are about. A large number of tango dancers worldwide are not fluent in Spanish and are not able to understand the stories and beautiful poetry contained in the lyrics.This book is made of two parts:Part One – DJ BasicsThe first five chapters begin with a brief background of recordings and tango music. They then describe how to put together music for tandas and how to use cortinas effectively. Chapters 4 and 5 describe how to DJ milongas and prácticas.Part Two – Danceable Songs, Tandas, and MoreThis part of the book provides the tango DJ with complete lists of danceable songs. Each chapter concentrates on a separate orchestra. Chapters 6 through 35 go in alphabetical order. Chapter 36 is on mixed tandas made of songs from different orchestras. Finally, Chapter 37 talks about the last tanda and La cumparsita, the last song traditionally played at the end of a milonga Read more