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tango

Music genre originating in Argentina and Uruguay

Also known as tango music

Instance of: music genre
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1.Stated in Rate Your Musicrateyourmusic.com/genre/Tango/
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, musical form
Subclass of: dance music
, music of Latin America
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1.Stated in Rate Your Musicrateyourmusic.com/genre/Latin+American+Music/
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, Latin music

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Tango is a style of music in 24 or 44 time that originated in Argentina and Uruguay among European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has mainly Spanish, Italian, Gaucho, African, and French cultural roots. 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.

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Has list: list of public domain tangos
Different from: tango
Practiced by: cancionista
tango singer
Facet of: music of Argentina

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