Argentine culture has diverse music, dance, sports, and food traditions. Music genres include tango, folk, pop, classical, and jazz. Traditional dances originate from different regions of the country and immigrant influences, such as the cheek-to-cheek chamame dance of northern Argentina. Popular sports include soccer, polo, field hockey, and tennis. Argentine cuisine features grilled meats like chorizo and chimichurri sauce, as well as breaded/fried dishes like empanadas and milanesas that vary regionally.

1. Argentine CultureMartha PlantzHistory 141

2. MusicArgentine music is mostly known for tango, which developed in Buenos Aires but there are other music genres such asFolk, pop, classical, jazzFolk music included styles known as Andean- sounds of local winds; uses strings and percussion instrumentsChacarera – The word “Chacra” means farm; uses spanish guitar and bombolegueroChamame-Accordion basedPop music included TangoArgentine RockElectronicPopCumbiaCuarteto

3. DanceChamame-People dance cheek to cheekOriginated in the northern parts of ArgentinaSettlers from Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austria and Germany which blended with the AfricanCuarteto-Dance named after Cuarteto LeoMusic is usually a solo singer piano, accordion, violin, or bandoneonDancers gather in a circle and move counter-clockwise to a rhythm known as tunga-tungaArgentine Folk-Folk music re-emerged in the 1960’s bringing dance along with itArgentine Tango-First appeared in 1880’sHas developed into one of the most popular dances in the world

4. SportsFutbol (Soccer)-Known as the National GameIntroduced in the 1860’s by the British soldiers The Argentine national team won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986Polo-Since the Argentine Polo team won the first Olympic gold medal in 1924 they have dominated the sportArgentine Gonzalo Pieres is one of the best polo players in the worldPato-First played by the GauchosPato means ‘Duck’The sport became dangerous and it was banned in 1882In the late 1930s, the sport was revived with new rulesBasketball, Rugby, Volleyball , Horse Racing are also important Argentine sportsField Hockey is becoming more and more popular Tennis was once only played by the wealthy, but now is played by young people across the country

5. FoodArgentine cuisine has been influenced form Spanish, Italian, French, and other European cuisinesBecause of this it has its own distinct flavors in comparison to other Latin American cuisinesTypical foods to Argentina areGrilled meatsAsado (BBQ), Chorizo, Morcilla, Chinchulines, MollejasChimichurri – a sauce of herbsBreaded /fried meatsEmpanadas, MilanesasDepending on where you are regionally in Argentina the foods will change accordingly The regions are Central region (Las Pampas), Northwestern, Cuyo, Northeast, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego

6. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Argentinahttp://www.allaboutar.com/culture_dance.htmhttp://www.argentour.com/en/argentina/sport_in_argentina.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_cuisine#Typical_foods