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(in touch with) The Folklore Reality

(in touch with) The Folklore Reality

RAE Argentina al Mundo

Folk Ranch
Argentine folklore music mainly refers to the integration of native expressions from different regions of the country accompanied by musical landscapes that arrived from far off territories and the very interesting contribution of regional migrations, from the country to the city, from the provinces to Buenos Aires.
This myriad of landscapes, rhythms and textures entailed the occurrence of very interesting experiences of projection and fusion, without losing the local identity. Modified or newly incorporated instruments, different musical styles corresponding to different regions of the country harmonically tune the folklore music.
By linking generations, a place of rendezvous with top artists in constant innovation, the Argentine folklore movement is renowned and valued in different countries of the world.

14 - 07 Soledad, the hurricane of Arequito
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  • 14 - 07 Soledad, the hurricane of Arequito

    It is not difficult to understand why the Argentine interpreter Soledad is a true icon of the popular music nor why she casts a spell on young and old people alike. It is not casual either that she is called “the hurricane of Arequito”. The fact that Arequito is her birthplace and that she gives off energy thru her voice sufficiently accounts for her nickname

    Wed, 28 Jun 2017
  • 13 - 06 Raul Carnota, the innovator

    Self-taught musician and remarkable guitar player, Raúl Carnota authored jewels of the Argentine folklore or, as he himself, liked to say, our creole music.

    Wed, 28 Jun 2017
  • 12 - 05 Ariel Ramirez, the crowning of folklore

    Among the most popular musicians in the country and abroad, we can mention Ariel Ramírez, the author of emblematic songs such as “Alfonsina and the sea” and conceptual Works like the famous “Creole Mass”, one of the most recorded pieces in the history of music at the world level.

    Wed, 28 Jun 2017
  • 11 - 04 Mercedes Sosa

    Mercedes Sosa (Haydée Mercedes Sosa), (born July 9, 1935, San Miguel de Tucumán, Arg.—died Oct. 4, 2009, Buenos Aires, Arg.), Argentine folk singer who was known as “the voice of the voiceless” for her songs that spoke of the struggle for economic and political justice. She was a leading proponent of the nueva canción movement of the 1960s, which used traditional music to express political themes. Sosa, who possessed a powerful and dramatic alto voice, was known as a peerless interpreter of songs written by others. Her first album, La voz de la zafra, appeared in 1959, but it was her 1965 performance at Argentina’s national folklore festival in Cosquín that brought her national attention and increasing popularity. After the military took power in 1976, she was subject to official harassment that culminated in the public arrest of Sosa, her band, and much of her audience at a concert in 1979. Sosa went into exile, during which time she began to expand her repertoire to include other forms of popular music; she returned to Argentina in 1982. She won Latin Grammy Awards for best folk album in 2000 for Misa Criolla, in 2003 for Acústico, in 2006 for Corazón libre, and in 2009 for Cantora Vol. 1.

    Sun, 12 Mar 2017
  • 10 - 03 El Cuchi Leguizamon

    Musician, pianist, composer, author and lawyer, el “Cuchi” was born in Salta on Sep 29, 1917. He made an important contribution to folklore music with zambas, chacareras & other compositions of novel melodies. He was a brilliant pianist but above all, a strict and self-learned composer of solid formation who recreated the musical styles of regional folklore. He collaborated with lyrics of Manuel Castilla, with Works such as "Balderrama", "La Pomeña" , "Zamba del Pañuelo" etc, and lyrics of Jaime Davalos He conducted the Dúo Salteño (Patricio Jiménez & Chacho Echenique). He is one of the best representatives of folklore composers. El "Cuchi" Leguizamón died in Salta on Sep 27, 2000.

    Thu, 24 Nov 2016
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