The Americas
The sound of Argentina
Rock nacional was a serious, album-oriented tradition while most of the region was singles-driven, and it is still the spine of Argentine music.
293 artists in the catalog.
What Argentina does that nowhere else does
Genres far more common here than across the rest of the catalog. The multiplier is how much more common, weighted by how many artists carry it.
Five records to start with
Not a canon — a way in. Each one links to what it is, who it's for and where to go next.
Argentine artists worth walking into
Ordered by how much we can tell you, not just by how well-known they are.
Chris de Burgh
rock music
Where to start →Duki
Latin hip-hop · Latin trap
Where to start →Astor Piazzolla
nuevo tango · opera
Where to start →Lalo Schifrin
bebop · bossa nova
Where to start →Fito Páez
music of Latin America · rock music
Where to start →Daniel Diaz
Where to start →Mercedes Sosa
folk music · popular music
Where to start →Babasónicos
pop rock
Where to start →Gato Barbieri
Latin jazz · jazz
Where to start →Giora Feidman
klezmer
Where to start →Soda Stereo
Latin rock
Where to start →Litto Nebbia Corbacho
rock music
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