Chacarera, Zamba y Chamamé: tres géneros de las músicas populares tradicionales argentinas y su interpretación en la guitarra

Abstract

The guitar is the most popular Spanish instrument amongst latin american cultures and the musical manifestations coming from the countries in the “new world” are a proof of this. From the guitar, other pulse chord instruments that arrived during the colonial period in South America and the influence of pre hispanic cultures new instruments emerged; such as tiples, charangos, jaranas, cuatros and many others which characterize and frame multiple musical languages native to each country. In Argentina, the guitar has been aside these cultural manifestations and its language has adapted, transformed, developed and projected from every possible aspect; either as a side instrument or as soloist thanks to its possibilities for the technique, expression and timbre and the development achieved by many latin american interpreters. The guitar has become a crucial cohesion factor for identity, fixation and traditions in the musical heritage of many cultures. Even if its classical repertoire is taken into account as the source of many technical and expression elements, the guitar has helped and has been a way to the transformation of the daily life of the people. In this paper is outlined the exaltation of the guitar from the popular tradition and the side role in two genres native from northwest Argentina: Chacarera and Zamba, and one more in the north east: Chamamé.