Totally Tunes: A Taste of Argentina

So, Argentina. Land of the mate, tango, wives of Michael Bublé, dulce de leche, pretty places you can visit (and get mugged in... experience combo!), cokehead footballers, meme-worthy politicians, and yours truly. One thing I noticed while perusing all these not-very-Argentinian communities is that most people aren't well versed on our culture. We argies do know YOUR anglo culture, even the UK one and that's considering there's this one big historical event that puts us at odds with the Brits, but y'all know so very little about us!

That guy most likely got mugged minutes after this pic was taken. Via Pexels

So here am I today, using this little soap box to give you a taste of Argentinian music. It's not much, and it's not a primer either, just a few artists and tunes you can use to totally brag to your friends and potential Tinder matches that you're "a cultural person". Let's begin with one of our biggest bands here, so big that companies are still cashing in on them even when the singer died a few years back:

There's also the song that can't be missing from any party/reception/event playlist and, if not this one, any other track by the band:

These guys used to be my neighbors! Small world, amirite? They were cool folks, always high AF but cool...

This is trash. Complete and utter trash which I have played endlessly on Spotify. So much trash, and the band that "mentored" them is actually worse, so go figure.

These guys started out nicely and then they had an internal split, went full Panic at the Disco on themselves, and now I'm not sure but I wouldn't be surprised if it's just one thirsty guy with a puppet, too:

Before I get some Argentinian here to yell "but most of these aren't classics!" well, eat shit potential Argentinian yeller, and also: here are two people that you should know of if you ever plan to stop by the country. If you get asked "Do you know any Argentinian music?" just reply "yes, yes, Rodrigo el Potro!" (or "that heartthrob Sandro" if it's an old person asking you).

So, now you know. And feel free to investigate and/or ask for more music... cultural exchange! Do you know any Argentinian song? Had you listened to any of the tunes on this article before?