Tango

Tango is one of Buenos Aires's and Argentina's greatest aspects of tradition. Tango has a system of dance that contributes to the music, meaning that it's tune goes with a special dance. The biggest contributors to the music are the singer/songwriters and dancers. Tango originated in the European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay. Tango music, is almost always instrumental, but sometimes singing is incorporated. In the instrumental part of the music, there are multiple different instruments used, to make the unique sounds of the songs. In Argentina, tango is a huge part of life for the people. The music was printed as early as 1823 in Havana, Cuba. The "Golden Age" for Tango music in the United States was between 1935-1952. In this age Tango was performed by many orchestras or big groups of people playing instruments.

Carlos Gardel is by far one of the most famous tango musicians, his voice within his songs became one of the most popular sounds of tango. He was the main voice of Argentina when he was alive, but sadly passed away in 1935. Astor Piazolla was one of the artists who changed tango in his own way. He helped introduce tango to the American crowd by adding his jazz music into it. Azucena Maizana was one of the most influential and known women in the tango industry. She sang her music introducing it to the world by traveling the world to as far as New York City. Many other musicians showed their interpretations of tango around the world, like Horacio Ferrer, Carlos Saura, and many others.

The dancing of Tango is some of the most important part of the music. The dance was also originated in South America, and was first just performed by women. But once it was spread to Argentina the dance adapted into being performed by usually by a man and a woman, and within their movements they show romance and intimacy. The purpose of the dance is to find a connection with the music and to move your body of the flow of the rhythm.