Music+&+Dance-Argentina

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The Tango The tango began in the early 1880's and is Argentina's most popular and famous type of dance. Tango first started out popular in lower class society and not the middle and top class because the woman and men touched in the dance which was considered vulgar. The tango was not excepted in the other classes until it became popular in Europe. Tango is said to be " 4 feet one body."With its elegance and drama the tango swept to most of the world. Today you can see the tango at dance clubs and dance halls that are open to the public. Also tango is usually entertainment at many restaurants.

= = = Musical People = Argentina is home to many important musicians and composers. Some very important composers and musicians are:

Astor Piazolla He was a very famous tango composer and bandoneon player and is considered one of the most important tango musicians of the 2nd half of the 20th century. His tango style was very modern and in his later types of tango incorporated types of jazz and classical music. Astor composed melodies for over 40 films, wrote around 3,000 pieces, and recorded around 500. "Balada Para Un Loco" and "Adios Nonino"were considered to be some of his greatest and most beautiful pieces.

Andres Calamaro
Andres is a very famous rock singer and composer. People say that brought rock to Argentina with his great influential and amazing songs. Andres first started out in a local band called "The Morgan" which after many gigs and popularity became the famous band "Soda Stereo". But when the "Soda Stereo" started he was part of a different band called "Los Rodriguez". "Los Rodriguez" became a very popular band in the 90's in Spain. After he left his band he produced many bands like "Los Fabulosos Cadillacs" and "Enanitos Verdes". He has sold over 1.3 million copies.

= Types of music =
 * Rock
 * Classical(tango music)
 * Modern music
 * Folk music

This is some Argentine rock
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= Instruments = Many instruments from Argentina are very interesting. Indigenous people from the Andes made a base drum called the bombo leguero. The drum is used usually in folk music. It is made from a hollowed out log for the base and animal hide such as cow or goat for the drumhead. The bombo legüero is tightened usually by leather straps. The fur left on the animal hide on the bombo legüero gives it a darker and mellower sound than most drums. Another instrument is the Bandoneon sometimes called the concertina. It is like an accordion and is used in tango. They also do play string instruments. Here is a bandoneon. (below) = = media type="youtube" key="Kykr-zL-AQI" height="364" width="445"