Tango

Tango

How much do you know?

Cultural Context: Tango is hybrid and syncretic

• many different cultures participated in its creation

• it evolved in clandestinity during almost 40 years

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How many of these cultural groups are part of its origin?

• Nordic and Saxon descendants

• Gauchos and colonial Hispanics

• Afro-Argentines descendants of former slaves

• European inmigrants

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Where did it originate?

• Buenos Aires

• Montevideo

• Rosario

• Bahia Blanca

MUSIC

• Influenced by flamenco, polka, mazurka, habanera, contradance, vals criollo, milonga and candombe

• The rhythm of the modern tango: 2/4 or 4/4 beats per measure with two upbeats and two downbeats, with sudden changes in dynamics