In October 2020, the MusicaArgentina channel published this Top 40 with what were, up to that moment, the most played Argentine rock songs on YouTube.

Entered here: Virus making people dance with its synthpop, Los Rodríguez conquering both sides of the Atlantic, and La Beriso with a veteran in an anthem to resilience.

Gustavo Cerati concluding that saying goodbye is growing up, Vicentico realizing how the paths of life are really like, and Los Cafres with a cheerful love song.

Vilma Palma e Vampiros with their pop rock with feminine touches, Coti and two female popstars with the optimism of the 2000s, and Rata Blanca with its seductive ballad.

MusicaArgentina — 2026

Delight yourselves with this compilation of Argentine rock songs from its beginnings in 1956 to contemporary times (2020), featuring iconic names and varied sounds.

This volume 3 brings: Los Fabulosos Cadillacs with the Latin spirit, Gustavo Cerati tearing himself apart with jealousy, and Indio Solari nostalgic and remembering experiences.

Vox Dei going back to the beginning when everything was nothing, Los Pericos bringing the Jamaican vibe to the summit, and Billy Cafaro inaugurating the era of youth idols.

Ciro y Los Persas with Julieta Rada in a song of reconciliation, PorSuiGieco and its lament in the dictatorship in 1976, and La Renga razing all with its thunderous sound.

MusicaArgentina — 2026

Coming in, this compilation of Argentine rock songs from its beginning in 1956 to contemporary times (2020), with emblematic artists and a variety of sounds.

In this volume 1: Dread Mar-I conquering all records, Eddie Pequenino on the first page of Argentine rock, and Soda Stereo at the summit of Latin rock.

Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota moving crowds, La Mosca Tsé-Tsé reflecting the climate of the 2001 crisis, and Virus waking up a dormant scene.

Marilina Bertoldi calling to undo the misogynist oppression, Vicentico encouraging during coronavirus, and Coti starting the post-Cromañón era with female contributions.

MusicaArgentina — 2026

Short for ADHD brains like me, Majestic and beautiful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonaise?wprov=sfti1#Influence_of_Polonaise_in_music:
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“The [notation](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_(music)) alla polacca ([Italian](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language): polacca means "polonaise") on a [musical score](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_music) indicates that the piece should be played with the rhythm and character of a polonaise. For example, the third movement of Beethoven's [Triple Concerto op. 56](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TripleConcerto(Beethoven)), marked "Rondo alla polacca," the last movement in Weber's [Clarinet Concerto No. 2](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClarinetConcerto_No._2(Weber)) is marked "Alla Polacca", his [Horn Concertino](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concertinofor_Horn_and_Orchestra(Weber)) likewise ends with a polka movement, and the finale of Chopin's [Variations on "Là ci darem la mano"](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variationson%22L%C3%A0ci_darem_la_mano%22(Chopin)) both feature this notation. In his book Classic Music: Expression, Form, and Style, Leonard G. Ratner cites the fourth movement from Beethoven's [Serenade in D major, Op. 8](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenadefor_Violin,_Viola_and_Cello(Beethoven)), marked "Allegretto alla Polacca," as a representative example of the polonaise dance topic (Ratner 1980, pp. 12–13).
[Frédéric Chopin](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin)'s [polonaises](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonaises_(Chopin)) are generally the best known of all polonaises in [classical music](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_music). However, there had been a long tradition of polonaises in Western European music at least a century before Chopin. Händel wrote a famous one, and Wilhelm Fiedemann Bach wrote a number of in major-minor pairs. Other composers who wrote polonaises or pieces in polonaise rhythm include [Johann Sebastian Bach](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach), [George Frideric Handel](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel), [Georg Philipp Telemann](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Philipp_Telemann), [Joseph Haydn](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn), [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart), [Ludwig van Beethoven](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven), [Franz Danzi](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Danzi), [Bernhard Henrik Crusell](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Henrik_Crusell), [Karol Kurpiński](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Kurpi%C5%84ski), [Józef Elsner](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Elsner), [Maria Agata Szymanowska](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Szymanowska), [Henryk Wieniawski](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_Wieniawski), [Franz Schubert](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Schubert), [Carl Maria von Weber](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Maria_von_Weber), [Clara Schumann](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Schumann), [Robert Schumann](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schumann), [Franz Liszt](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt), [Johann Kaspar Mertz](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Kaspar_Mertz), [Moritz Moszkowski](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Moszkowski), [Modest Mussorgsky](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky), [Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolai_Rimsky-Korsakov), [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky) and [Alexander Scriabin](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Scriabin).
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MusicaArgentina presents the evolution of Argentine rock from its beginning in 1956 to contemporary times (2020), showing a selected song per year.

See Eddie Pequenino with the 1st rock song ever composed in Argentina, Los Red Caps with their surf by 4 nueva ola idols, and Los Gatos establishing beat in Spanish-language.

Pescado Rabioso with its poetic sensibility, Serú Girán with its epic ballad of love, and Patricio Rey Y Sus Redonditos De Ricota with their great song for giant pogos.

Soda Stereo with the greatest anthem of Spanish-language rock, Babasónicos with the modern style of the 21st-century, and Marilina Bertoldi with the feminist slogan of undoing abuses.

MusicaArgentina — 2026

The '60s were a time of great changes in Argentine rock. Virtually the music heard in 1960 at the beginning of the decade bears no resemblance to that of 1969.

But what happened in between, how did they get there? For a long time, it was a great mystery. But it has been revealed in this 2nd archedition of the Argentine Rock Awards.

Vocal groups like Los Cinco Latinos, teen idols of twist like Palito Ortega, Violeta Rivas and Leo Dan, and pioneers in rock folklórico like El Indio Gasparino.

Bands from the Beatlemania like Los Búhos, pioneers of protest songs like Bárbara & Dick, and psychedelic beat bands like Los Gatos, Almendra and Manal.

MusicaArgentina — 2025

Sanlucar, Montoya, Paco, Alencar, Sabicas etc...

https://open.spotify.com/user/s3kg0w50k3i9u64qq6z6h8d96/playlist/72JXd2AWmQ2tI3sxnybqod

I’ve been thinking a lot about music taste and I don’t really understand how people actually develop a “curated” or defined one.

I listen to a pretty wide range of music; older stuff from the 50s onwards, soul/R&B like Etta James, jazz like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, and rock. Some artists I come back to a lot are David Bowie, The Police, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, and Linkin Park. Lately I’ve been getting more into jazz!

But I don’t feel grounded in any of it. I can’t really point to a favorite artist, or a specific kind of rock I like, or what actually connects the music I enjoy.

Most of my listening feels kind of scattered. I usually hear a song, like it in the moment, add it to a playlist, and then move on, so I end up knowing a lot of individual songs but not really any artist deeply. Even with artists I do like, it’s mostly their more popular songs or tracks I’ve randomly come across rather than exploring their work in depth. I’ve listened to a few albums here and there, but they don’t always really fully stick with me.

I guess I’m trying to understand how people actually figure out what they like in a deeper sense. Is it normal to like music in this more “fragmented” way, or does it usually become more specific and defined over time? I don’t really know what it means to say I listen to an artist when my experience of them is just a few songs here and there.

When I see people who are really into music, their taste feels so intentional and coherent. They know albums, eras, influences, and their music feels like it actually represents them. People can even say “this artist suits you” or “this is so your sound.”

How does that actually happen?

I’ve been looking into what touring actually costs for small independent musicians. I broke down the typical expenses (travel, accommodation, crew, gear maintenance) in a video and I’m curious how this compares to other people’s experiences. This is my first time doing anything like this, but I really hope that I’ve managed to perhaps share some light on a topic some people may still be figuring out, not trying to self promote or sell anything whatsoever :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1F-Zig-GRs

1969, the Argentine music scene was effervescent, the beat fever dominated the media, each day new bands arised with songs of their own and in Spanish.

La Joven Guardia made a hit about the modern youngster. Los Náufragos, an anthem that is sung in football stadiums to this day. La Barra De Chocolate, the 1st prize at a festival.

Juan y Juan celebrated the increasing accessibility of vacations for the working class. Facundo Cabral narrated with humor and irony the hard daily life of a worker.

Tormenta won hearts with her charm of a simple woman. And psychedelia shone with Almendra, Manal, Vox Dei, and Banana, this last one with the heaviest song of the decade.

MusicaArgentina — 2025

1968, everything looked promising for Argentine rock. The success of "La balsa" by Los Gatos had opened up opportunities for songs which were own material, in Spanish, countercultural.

Los Abuelos De La Nada made a pioneering song on environmentalism. Jorge De La Vega offered his acid and humorous view of the era. Tanguito showcased his surrealism.

Cristina Plate contributed with her soprano voice. Conexión N°5, with its Motown-style soul. Blue's Men, with probably the first heavy metal song in Latin America.

Popsingers and Sandro made energetic shake songs. And Almendra debuted, with its luminous and candid poetry. Discover the 10 best Argentine rock songs of 1968!

MusicaArgentina — 2025