Charles Bryant

From Libertango to Grace Jones

In Tango on August 24, 2008 at 1:03 pm

Written by Astor Piazzollain 1974 and choreographed with a tango movement to the Grace Jones adaptation of Libertango.  Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla (1921 – 1992) was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player.”I’ve Seen That Face Before” which melded Piazzolla’s Argentine tango classic with a reggae beat, and lyrics partly sung in French is off Grace Jones’ album “nightclubbing” in 1981.

What is tango ? Probably one of the most erotic dances of all, characterised by the “pause” before the plunge and the clipped breathless sound of the accordion like bandoneon