Tango (music genre)
| Tango | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | European styles including polka, habanera, flamenco, mazurka, and contradanse; Candombe, vals criollo, milonga. |
| Cultural origins | Argentina and Uruguay |
| Typical instruments | Violin, piano, guitar, flute, double bass and bandoneón |
| Subgenres | |
| Neotango – Tango-canción | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Tango-rock | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Dodompa (Japanese tango) – Easter Island | |
| Other topics | |
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Dance – Maxixe (Brazilian tango)  |
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Dance – Maxixe (Brazilian tango)
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Tango is a style of music in 2
4 or 4
4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay (collectively, the "Rioplatenses"). It is traditionally played on a solo guitar, guitar duo, or an ensemble, known as the orquesta típica, which includes at least two violins, flute, piano, double bass, and at least two bandoneóns. Sometimes guitars and a clarinet join the ensemble. Tango may be purely instrumental or may include a vocalist. Tango music and dance have become popular throughout the world.
Even though present forms developed in Argentina and Uruguay from the mid 19th century, there are records of 19th and early 20th century Tango styles in Cuba and Spain, while there is a flamenco Tangos dance that may share a common ancestor in a minuet-style European dance. All sources stress the influence of the African communities and their rhythms, while the instruments and techniques brought in by European immigrants in the 20th century played a major role in its final definition, relating it to the Salon music styles to which Tango would contribute back at a later stage.
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