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Contrabass
Documented in the archive in connection with Tango (Buenos Aires & Montevideo, Argentina).
Classification
Instrument
Origin / Scope
Argentina
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source
Archival note & context
Contrabass is attested in the primary archival record for Tango in Buenos Aires & Montevideo, Argentina.
Born in the late nineteenth century among European immigrants, Afro-Argentines, and Afro-Uruguayans in the conventillos of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, tango unites the German bandoneón with habanera, milonga, and candombe rhythms.
In the neighbourhood milonga hall, couples navigate counter-clockwise in tandas of three or four songs separated by brief cortinas, improvising within a shared axis.
Associated traditions
1Sources
1What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.
| Source | Publisher | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Tango — Folkroom Primary Archive Dossier (Argentina) | Representative List | CC BY-SA 4.0 |