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.

Popular music

Cumbia

A very important part of recent and contemporary Argentine music, originally derived from the Colombian cumbia, adopted by the lower classes in the bailantas, widespread in the 1990s, and then turning more aggressive and explicit in the 2000s with "shanty town cumbia" (cumbia villera).

Related Topics:
Colombia - Cumbia - Bailanta - 1990s - 2000s - Shanty town - Cumbia villera

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Cuarteto

Main article: Cuarteto

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Cuarteto, or Cuartetazo, is form of dance music similar to Merengue. It became popular in Argentina during the 1940s, beginning with the genre's namesake and innovator, Cuarteto Leo, and was re-popularized in the 1980s, specially in Córdoba. Cuarteto had a national idol called Rodrigo in the late 90's.

Related Topics:
Cuarteto - Dance music - Merengue - 1940s - Cuarteto Leo - 1980s - Córdoba - Rodrigo

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