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Genre

Tango

Tango is a genre. Defining acts include Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, Libertad Lamarque, Milva and Annie Cordy, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Tango grew out of Dance, Latin and Flamenco. It sits close to Latin disco, Latin dance music, club/dance music, Latin electronic music and Latin soul, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into tango rock, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 15 connections around Tango. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Tango came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
TangoDanceLatinFlamencotango rockLatin discoLatin dance musicclub/dance musicLatin electronic musicLatin soulLatin funktropical musicCumbia

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Tango connections

Tango grew out of Dance, Latin and Flamenco, shares an orbit with Latin disco, Latin dance music, club/dance music and Latin electronic music, went on to shape tango rock. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Tango

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped Tango.

Genres similar to Tango

Kindred11

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tango.

What Tango shaped

Legacy1

Where the influence of Tango travelled next.

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