Label: Folkways Records – FW 8842
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1958
Genre: Latin, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
Argentina has a rich and varied repertoire of folk dances, which were the result of the blending of two distinct streams of culture. First came the serious and somber dances of the Altiplano Indians, who came to Argentina from the north. Then came the Spaniards, who brought with them the colorful and animated rhythms of flamenco, the fandango and the bolero. Later, immigrations brought European court dances, and all these elements blended together, the criollo made his own... (NM - with insert)
Tracklist
101 La Nana (Zamba) 3:01
102 El Escondido 2:28
103 El Cuando 3:22
104 El Palito 2:21
105 La Chacarera Doble 2:45
106 El Costeño (Gato de Dos Giros) 1:51
107 El Triunfo 2:20
201 Pala Pala 1:41
202 La Lorencita 2:05
203 El Remedio 2:25
204 Gato Correntino 2:39
205 La Firmeza 2:48
206 Malambos 2:26
207 Cueca 2:32
