The tango machine musical culture in the age of expediency chicago studies in ethnomusicology paperback october 24 2016 by morgan james luker author 50 out of 5 stars 3 ratings see all formats and editions. On one level the tango machine fills a surprising gap in the english language literature serving the need for an analytical yet accessible monograph on contemporary tango yet it does much more than this it also treats tango as a case study of music as a multi faceted cultural resource in the age of expediency and its theorization of how music is used in buenos aires the managerial regimes that organize it and the multiplicity of values contradictions and synergies . This book examines the new and different ways contemporary tango music has been drawn upon and used as a resource for cultural social and economic development in buenos aires argentina in doing so it addresses broader concerns with how the value and meaning of musical culture has been profoundly reframed in the age of expediency where music and the arts are called upon and often . The tango machine musical culture in the age of expediency ebook written by morgan james luker read this book using google play books app on your pc android ios devices download for offline reading highlight bookmark or take notes while you read the tango machine musical culture in the age of expediency. Chicago studies in ethnomusicology more in this series expedient soundings the genre culture of contemporary tango music contemporary tango and the cultural politics of musica popular tango among the nonprofit arts tango as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity this is going to be good for all of us tango