Music of Argentina

Internationally, Argentina is known mostly for the tango, which developed in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, as well as Montevideo, Uruguay. Folk, pop and classical music are also popular, and Argentine artists like Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui contributed greatly to the development of nueva canción. Argentine rock has also led to a defiant rock scene in Argentina.

Folclore

'Folclore' - folk music - comes in many forms, developed in different parts of Argentina with different European and indigenous influences. The traditional folk music became important once again to the protest movement against the military dictatorship and the community divisions of the 1970s, with artists like Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui contributing to the development of nueva canción. Soledad Pastorutti ('La Sole') has brought folclore to a new audience.

Related Topics:
Mercedes Sosa - Atahualpa Yupanqui - Nueva canción - Soledad Pastorutti

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Andean music

Main article: Andean music

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In northern Argentina, on the border with Bolivia and Chile, the music of the Andes reflects the spirit of the land with the sounds of local wind, percussion and string instruments. Jaime Torres is a famous Argentine charango player.

Related Topics:
Bolivia - Chile - Andes - Wind - Percussion - String instrument - Jaime Torres - Charango

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Chacarera

Main article: Chacarera

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Santiago del Estero's Chacarera folk dance is accompanied by Spanish guitar and bombo legüero. The name chacarera derives from the word chacras (farms).

Related Topics:
Santiago del Estero - Chacarera - Bombo legüero

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Chamamé

Main article: Chamamé

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Accordion-based Chamamé arose in the northeastern region Corrientes, an area with many settlers from Poland, Austria and Germany, many of them Jews. Polkas, mazurkas and waltzes came with these immigrants, and soon mixed with African and Amerindian musics. Chamamé emerged from this mix, becoming closely associated with the native Guaraní. The 20th century saw limited international popularity for Chamamé, though some artists, like Argentine superstar Raúl Barboza, became popular later in the century. In recent years, Chango Spasiuk, a young Argentine from Misiones province of Ukrainian descent, has once again brought chamamé to international attention.

Related Topics:
Accordion - Chamamé - Corrientes - Poland - Austria - Germany - Jews - Polka - Mazurka - Waltz - Africa - Amerindian - Guaraní - 20th century - Raúl Barboza - Chango Spasiuk - Misiones - Ukrainian

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