Febrero 17, 2010 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: backpackers in buenos aires, Hostel Colonial, Hostel in Buenos Aires | # Enlace permanente
Argentine music is not all about tango. The traditional music of our country covers a large variety of rhythms spread over our territory under the denomination of “folklore”. The experts say that folklore comes from the English word “folk”, that comes from the German “volk” which means “people”. Popular music in its core, folklore is a representation of our traditions and our land.
The element that brings together the varied folcloric rhythms is a percusive line in 6/8 or 4/4. The most famous percusive instrument is the “bombo legüero” (a bass drum with a cow skin drumhead). The agrupation completes with a spanish guitar and voice. Different instruments are added according to the specific rhythm or region where it’s performed. The lyrics focus on love, work and suffering issues related to the history, occupations and special features of each place.
The best known rhythmd are the zamba, the chacarera and the vidala (from the North West region), the chamamé (From the North East and Litoral regions), the cueca and the tonada (from Cuyo region) and the coplas (from Patagonia). The most representative artists are: Atahualpa Yupanqui, Los Chalchaleros, Ariel Ramírez, Mercedes Sosa, Antonio Tarragó Ros, Peteco Carabajal, Ramona Galarza, Horacio Guarany, Jaime Torres and José Larralde. The new breed: el Chaqueño Palavecino, Soledad, Los Nocheros, Jorge Rojas, Luciano Pereyra and Abel Pintos.
The classic place to enjoy folcloric music are the so called “peñas”. There, musics and dancers get together and people can join the party by dancing to their music or grabbing the instruments to show their skills. The evening also offerts traditional Argentine country food like empanadas, carbonada, meat pie, among others. Everything with a fine Argentine wine.
Some recomended “peñas” by Hostel Colonial are: La Peña del Colorado (3657, Güemes St, Palermo,
www.lapeniadelcolorado.com.ar), La Cautiva (431, Alsina St, Downtown), Los Cardones (2180, Borges St, Palermo, www.cardones.com.ar).
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Mayo 7, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: Hostel Colonial, Hostel in Argentina, Tango | # Enlace permanente
Argentina. A country synthesized in 4 songs. Impossible. There is no doubt that the feelings of a country can´t be summed up this way. But why not experiment? There is more than that, a fun experiment. One way to understand where are we heading. A musical trip, a healer trip. A search of sounds that make us family to visit a country.
Why not think that a sound can achieve identify a country?
The Bossa Nova is the sound that identifies Brazil. The Salsa is the sound that identifies Cuba, the examples can be many.
Argentina isn´t just Tango. Rock, Reggae, Funk, Hip Hop are part of the scene. Musicians of great talent. Some live in the memory, others summon crowds at the present time, only to discover there. For those who do Hostel Colonial Buenos Aires, Argentina, today, it sounds like this:
Juan Dárienzo – Tango – Their live in the memory. Classic and Powerfull Tango Orchestra!!!
Fidel Nadal – Buenos Aires images on Reggae sounds – I´m thrilled
Intoxicados – Suburban Rock – Good words
Catupecu Machu – No words – Watch and listening
Diciembre 13, 2007 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
It isn´t a simple song, it´s a symbol of an era, Luk thought that many things that happen in this letter says in Hostel Colonial, as happened at the mythical Hotel California.
Welcome to the Hostel Colonial
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
’this could be heaven or this could be hell’
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say…
Welcome to the Hostel Colonial
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hostel Colonial
Any time of year, you can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the captain,
’please bring me my wine’
He said, ’we haven’t had that spirit here since two thousand and four’
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say…
Welcome to the Hostel Colonial
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They livin’ it up at the Hostel Colonial
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said ’we are all just prisoners here, of our own device’
And in the master’s chambers,
They gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can’t kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
’relax,’ said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!
Luk
Original song: Hotel California by Eagles
Argentine music is not all about tango. The traditional music of our country covers a large variety of rhythms spread over our territory under the denomination of “folklore”. The experts say that folklore comes from the English word “folk”, that comes from the German “volk” which means “people”. Popular music in its core, folklore is a representation of our traditions and our land.
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