Re: Partisan tangos

[Elliott Raisen <elliott16...>]

geoo--
Isn't this interesting?
        ELLLLLLLLLL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Levison" <jenny (at) tangomeydl(dot)com>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 7:24 AM
Subject: Partisan tangos


> Hi all --
>
> First a little history, and then a question.
>
> Many  of you know that I have been working for years on a project of
> collecting tangos with Yiddish lyrics.  To date I have collected over 150
> such tangos, as well as dozens of Polish and Argentine instrumental tangos
> written by Jewish composers.  I am writing (and soon performing) a
musical,
> dance and theatrical performance called Shtil, Mayn Corazon -- A Yiddish
> Tango Cabaret, which will debut in Portland, Oregon on December 13th.  (My
> website will be ready within the next couple of days, and I will post a
> message when it is up and running.)
>
> Here's my question -- of all these songs I have found, including dozens of
> ghetto tangos, I have not found any partisan tangos, and there is a part
of
> my plot that is just calling out for one.   Does anyone know of any?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jenny
>
> --
> Jenny Levison
> Producer and Artistic Director
> Tango Meydl Productions
> PO Box 12309
> Portland, OR 97212
> (503) 936-8264
> www.tangomeydl.com
>
>

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