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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    Ganchos 1 (CD Rom / by ftp)

     €15.00

  • The Structure of the Dance 1 (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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    Tango Queer Buenos Aires

     €16.00

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

    Buy it as eBook

    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.

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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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    The Matrix (by ftp)

     €15.00

  • New Glossary of Tango Dance + DVD

     €40.00

    Author: Gustavo Benzecry Sabá
    96 Pages with photos + 1 DVD showing 285 Tango words and movements.
    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 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.