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Córdoba Music

Córdoba popular music: EL CUARTETO

Cuarteto (Spanish: quartet), sometimes called cuartetazo, is a musical genre born in Córdoba, Argentina.

The roots of the cuarteto ensemble are in Italian and Spanish dance ensambles. The name was coined because the early dance-hall numbers were invariably four-piece bands (violin-piano-accordion-bass).
Cuarteto is almost always upbeat; its rhythm range is similar to that of Dominican merengue.
In the 1970s, cuarteto became one of the cornerstones of Córdoba's cultural identity—together with Hortensia magazine. Both reflected a local brand of popular culture overlooked by the establishment, and proposed an alternative to the Buenos Aires-centered culture that television was spreading to the rest of the country.

There are cuartetos shows weekly on downtown clubs.

Famous Names
Cuarteto Leo was the leading cuarteto band for almost 30 years, into the 1970s. It established the sonic texture that prevails in cuarteto to this day.
In the 1980s, Carlos Mona Jiménez became the foremost exponent of cuarteto after the break-up of his two-member Cuarteto de Oro ("Golden Quartet"). He established a pattern of nonsense humor and extravagant behavior that many tried to ape without much success. One of his most popular songs was Quién se ha tomado todo el vino ("Who drank all the wine?"), which was danced with a characteristic hand move. He has more than 100 edited albums.

Some of the most popular cuarteto artists are: Carlos Rolan - Carlitos "La Mona" Jiménez – Damián Cpordoba - La Banda XXI - La Barra - La Fiesta  - Tru-la-la  - Rodrigo Bueno – Jean Carlos, etc.
(source: wikipedia)

SALSA in Córdoba

Salsa is a latino dance that is not originary from Argentina. However, the latino influence is really strong in the region and there are excellent teachers to learn the “latino rythym” and some places to listen to salsa music and dance.

Salsa Discos
The Rose
Bv. Los Andes 39
Sundays
Barranca
Bv. Las Heras 54
Tue. To Fri.
Comadreja
Mñor. Pablo Cabrera 3308
Saturdays

Salsa Classes
Sangre Latina
Castro Barros 30
www.sangrelatinacompany.com

TANGO in Córdoba

Tango is a dramatic dance which originated in Argentina and Uruguay. Created in order to express the joys and heartaches of romance and love, tango is a seductive dance and spectacle that should not be missed.

Early tangos were known as tango criollo, or simply tango. Today, there are many tango dance styles and also, the musical style that evolved together with the dance is known as "tango".

Argentine tango is often regarded as the "authentic" tango since it is closest to that originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay. Today, tango is now practiced by the young and old alike. It is a common activity among young couples and also an attraction to be enjoyed by travelers here in Argentina.

Tango Shows
El Arrabal
Belgrano 899 - Esq. F. Rivera
Open Daily
Clases de Tango y Milonga
elarrabal@arnet.com.ar
Tsunami Tango
Laprida 453
Tue, Fri & Sundays 22 hs
Milonga de la Plaza
San Martin Square - free
Saturdays 22 hs
Che Bandoneón
Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera esq Urquiza
Bar Royal - 20.30 hs
Milonga Caminito
La Rioja 447 - Sat. 22.30 hs

Argentine folclore music

Folk music—called música folklórica or folklore in Spanish, from transliteration of the English folklore—comes in many forms, developed in different parts of Argentina with different European and indigenous influences. Among the first traditional folk groups to record extensively in Argentina, three of the most influential were from the northwest: Los Chalchaleros and Los Fronterizos from the Province of Salta and the Ábalos brothers from Santiago del Estero Province.
Becoming nearly instant successes following their first albums around 1950, they inspired a revival of the genre in Argentina. A famous soloist in the genre is guitarrist Eduardo Falú, known for the many compositions that set traditional poetry into music.
Traditional folk music became increasingly important during 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 folklore to a new audience, and in the early 21st century Juana Molina has proposed a fusion between electronic music and folklore with ambient sounds, a gentle voice and short zambas.

Peñas (Thematic argentine folclore bars)
Alfonsina Arte Bar
Duarte Quirós 66
Ph.: 427 2847
Apacheta - Arte nativo
Rafael Nuñez 4871
Ph.: 421 1051
El Aljibe
Elias Yofre 709
La Casa de Facundo Toro
Av. Castro Barros 940
Los infernales de Güemes
Belgrano 631