ABRAZOS is a publishing house with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and Córdoba, Argentina; since 1999 it has been publishing books about Tango and Argentina literature in English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish. In addition, its founder, Daniel Canuti, teaches, gives shows, and inspiring lectures on tango.


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    Changing the World One Tango at a Time

     €17.00

    Author: Ray Sullivan
    206 pages
    ISBN 978-631-90507-3-8

    More than a guide or a “how-to” book, Changing the World One Tango at a Time is a series of observations that teach and confirm how we are all connected to each other…

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    Tango Queer Buenos Aires

     €16.00

    Author: Mariana Docampo
    130 pages
    ISBN 978-987-47617-4-3

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    All dance spaces (with their traditions, their physical requirements, their gendered performances) can be thought of as political devices for the body and its practices. They are cultural zones where possible forms of life are rehearsed—often in an unconscious way. They set in motion new probable and improbable relationships among bodies.

Latest Books

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    Advanced Classes July-August 2001 (CD Rom / by ftp)

     €22.00

  • I Am Tango

     €20.00

    Author: María Oliva
    134 pages illustrated with photos
    ISBN 978-3-939871-25-5

    I Am Tango. Biography of Maria Nieves
    “Tango dance has something very special: it’s the communication within the couple. That is why when we dance it we feel an endless number of emotions, such as love…and hate. I was born to dance tango and I will die for my tango.”

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    TANGO Vol. 2. The Matrix

     €35.00

    Author: Mauricio Castro
    144 pages with illustrations
    ISBN 978-987-43-4598-1

    TANGO. The Structure of the Dance 2. The Matrix.
    Mauricio Castro´s book offers a new system to help tha dancer creatively develop his/her tango using solidly established technical foundations.

  • Tango-Discovery

    Sacadas 2 (by ftp)

     €15.00

  • New Glossary of Tango Dance

     €20.00

    Author: Gustavo Benzecry Sabá
    96 pages illustrated with photos
    ISBN 978-987-24481-8-9

    New Glossary of Tango Dance. Key Tango Argentino dance terms
    The New Glossary of Tango Dance comes is the result of a 10 year long thoughtful research. Its first edition, published in 2004 was an outstanding success. It´s demand all over the world made it be re-printed several times.

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    Tango Passion and the Rules of the Game

     €16.00

    Author: Margareta Westergård
    210 pages
    ISBN 978-3-939871-09-5

    In this book, the strict rules, códigos, and behavioural patterns at the traditional milongas (dance halls) of Buenos Aires are described. They constitute a frame around the tango, which in its unique embrace, el abrazo, is danced here with more devotion and passion than in any other tango environment in the world.

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    Advanced Classes March-April 2002 (CD Rom / by ftp)

     €22.00

  • Traces. Memories of Resistance (Argentina 1974 – 1983)

     €15.00

    Author: María del Carmen Sillato
    240 pages
    ISBN 978-3-939871-20-0

    This book brings together the unpublished works of survivors of State terrorism in Argentina. The painful past emerges on each page to be re-worked and approached from different angles; it invites reflection and is projected toward new audiences.