Tango and Samba Comparison
Samba and Tango - A Comparison
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June 29th, 2006 – by: philgadomski
The samba and tango are very unique styles of music that developed in Brazil and Argentina respectively. Despite their similar origins and evolutions, these music styles still have their differences, and are as different as they countries whose culture and history they now greatly represent. The following examines the similarities and differences of the samba and tango. As stated above, the samba and tango basically have the same origins. The two music styles are the products of the mixture of the European polka, the Cuban habanera, and African rhythms. Furthermore, the origins of these now sophisticated styles were very humble, due to the fact that both originated in the lower classes. Specifically, the tango’s major development occurred in the brothels in the slums and lower class areas of Buenos Aires. Before these two were widely accepted amongst its middle and upper classes, the music styles first had to travel abroad. Not until the music styles became popular in Europe did they become domestically popular as well. As time progressed, samba and tango progressed almost identically. Both eventually mixed with other types of music, due to the creative and experimental nature of composers and musicians. Specifically, samba and tango became mixed with jazz music, creating newer types of music. For the tango, Astor Piazzola first experimented with tango and jazz, creating what was called “new jazz”, while the mix of samba and jazz became known as bossa nova, a music genre featuring hits such as “The Girl from Ipanema.” Even today, both styles continue to mix with other music genres, such as tango and electronic, and samba with reggae, showing the compatibility and flexibility of the two. However, the two differ greatly, in regards to the characteristics of the music. Looking at tempo, samba is very lively, quick and upbeat,
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June 29th, 2006 – by: philgadomski
The samba and tango are very unique styles of music that developed in Brazil and Argentina respectively. Despite their similar origins and evolutions, these music styles still have their differences, and are as different as they countries whose culture and history they now greatly represent. The following examines the similarities and differences of the samba and tango. As stated above, the samba and tango basically have the same origins. The two music styles are the products of the mixture of the European polka, the Cuban habanera, and African rhythms. Furthermore, the origins of these now sophisticated styles were very humble, due to the fact that both originated in the lower classes. Specifically, the tango’s major development occurred in the brothels in the slums and lower class areas of Buenos Aires. Before these two were widely accepted amongst its middle and upper classes, the music styles first had to travel abroad. Not until the music styles became popular in Europe did they become domestically popular as well. As time progressed, samba and tango progressed almost identically. Both eventually mixed with other types of music, due to the creative and experimental nature of composers and musicians. Specifically, samba and tango became mixed with jazz music, creating newer types of music. For the tango, Astor Piazzola first experimented with tango and jazz, creating what was called “new jazz”, while the mix of samba and jazz became known as bossa nova, a music genre featuring hits such as “The Girl from Ipanema.” Even today, both styles continue to mix with other music genres, such as tango and electronic, and samba with reggae, showing the compatibility and flexibility of the two. However, the two differ greatly, in regards to the characteristics of the music. Looking at tempo, samba is very lively, quick and upbeat,