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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    Blackness in Tango

     €15.00

    Writer: Mónica María Fumagalli
    64 pages with colour illustrations and Photos
    ISBN 978-3-939871-43-9

    Blackness in Tango. A story of love hidden in the notes
    Slaves took part in the founding of Buenos Aires and in the wars that shaped its destiny. One of the first bandoneón players in history was the son of slaves: it’s difficult to imagine tango as a creation indifferent to the presence of Blacks.

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    Tango Awareness

     €27.00

    Author: Mauricio Castro
    128 pages
    ISBN 978-987-43845-7-7

    Learning to dance tango. Looking and feeling great is only the beginning. Find out how some dancers learn faster and better than others. Understanding the solid principals of Tango Awareness will make your mind drift away into the comfort zone. Being yourself while you learn is easy.

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

     €22.00

  • I wanted to dance

     €15.00

    Author: Ricardo Plazaola
    120 pages with 35 photos
    ISBN 978-987-24481-7-2

    I wanted to dance. Carlos Gavito: Life, passion and tango

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    CARLOS EDUARDO GAVITO (4/27/1943 – 7/1/2005) was born in La Plata, Argentina. He spent his youth in the barrio of Avellaneda (to the south of Greater Buenos Aires) and the rest of his life circling the globe.

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    The Matrix (by ftp)

     €15.00

  • 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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    Argentine Tango: a pocket ‘breviary’ for its dancers

     €15.00

    Author: Patricia Müller
    186 Pages
    ISBN 978-1-716-41723-8

    In this book, we discover the code of honor of the ‘porteños’ dancers of the Tango Milonguero who have remained ‘uncontaminated’ by the tourism surrounding the Tango and who are more or less 70-80 years old.

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    Boleos 1 (CD Rom / by ftp)

     €15.00