Anyone Listen to Argentine Musical Artists?

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    I've been watching some Argentine musicians on YouTube for some time. Some recommended to me and others reach me via the powers of the algorithm.

    My appreciation and knowledge of Argentina's music scene runs nether wide nor deep.

    I like a few songs by Divididos, such as Que Ves?, Sisters and Guanuqeando.

    And a couple by Leon Gieco, such as La Memoria and Solo Lo Pido a Dios.

    Does anyone have any suggestions for further listening?

    Of course there is Andrés Calamaro with a long list of Argentina rock albums. Rock Nacional argentina public radio gets repetitive , but you will hear what everyone knows. Either on their website or international TuneIn.com https://www.radionacional.com.ar/programacion-nacional-rock-fm93-7/

    For modern rock but still dated, I like El mato a un policía motorizado. If you let the algorithm play their "radio" with this as input you get rock nacional through the decades, old and new.

    Old Folclore José Larralde might be the most famous of that genre

    Quote from Bombinova

    Does anyone have any suggestions for further listening?

    Tonight Luis Salinas in Parque Centenario

    February 1 – 8 p.m.Parque Centenario Amphitheater (Leopoldo Marechal and Av. Lillo) Free admission.

    .One of Argentina’s most renowned guitarists, Luis Salinas will perform a concert showcasing his vast repertoire, blending jazz, blues, folk, and Latin American popular music.

    Known for his virtuosic blend of genres and Latin rhythms, Salinas is a multiple Gardel Award winner whose shows are marked by technical brilliance and improvisation. In the past, he has collaborated with artists like Mercedes Sosa, B.B. King, and Hermeto Pascoal.

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    I think Argentina excels across a range of musical genres from everything I hear.

    And of course the audiences at the likes of the Monumental showcase how great Argentine audiences are when a northern hemisphere musical artist is in town.

    But that’s an entirely separate point to what I asked about.

    I never took an interest into Argentinian music and I can't name a song. The only one I know some lyrics of is the national anthem.

    As I have zero interest in tango, I am also ignorant in that regard. My husband said he listened to Ratones Paranoicos when he was younger, and I think he even sang some of their songs to me. Unfortunately, they left my brain the minute they were over. :th_giggle01:

    However, I have noticed that in Argentinian movies, the soundtrack always feature national artists, only. In part is also because they have to pay copyrights to use songs in movie, and probably they can afford only the local ones.

    I remember a fun series (Porno y Helado, available on Amazon Prime) where a bit was about a Rolling Stones cult. The part where they go into the cult cave was with zero audio and a caption said that they had no money to buy the right to feature the song "Satisfaction" in the movie. Perhaps it was just to make a fun stunt, or perhaps it was true.