Tango

Tango is to music what Lunfardo is to language: a crossroads of cultures, sounds and dreams.

The beat of the tango was introduced by the Afro-Argentines. Tango is a Kimbundú word that means "the gathering place".

As Europeans flooded Buenos Aires in the late 1800s, the tango beat merged with the Tarantella, the Waltz, the Flamenco and the Klezmer, incorporating instruments like the bandoneon, violin and clarinet.

Even though tango started as a music of the poor, after the Europeans discovered it and loved it, it became the staple sound of Buenos Aires accross all social classes.

Today, tango is alive and well. A new generation of orchestras continue to write new tangos while keeping the old ones alive. High schools give tango lessons, and almost every day you'll find locals and tourists alike embracing each other and dancing at the milongas.

Indie, Rock and Roll and Trap

Music is all around in Buenos Aires, and few styles are more beloved than Indie and Rock and Roll.

Listen to classical bands like Sumo, Los Redondos or Soda Stéreo, or take a musical trip to La Plata to discover some of the most important indie bands of the decade, adorned with ridiculous names like 107 faunos, El mató a un policía motorizado, Bestia bebé or Mi amigo Invencible.

Hip hop and trap are also huge in Argentina, with artists like Luanda, Duki, Khea or Nicky Nicole.

Most of the bands in the playlist we compiled play frequently in Buenos Aires, contact us to know what you should check out while in the city.