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Argentine women also rock. Singer Patricia Sosa has a captivating voice and performs a
mix of rock, soul and blues; her closest counterpart in the English-speaking world is Janis
Joplin. The most recent singer-songwriter who has gained fame abroad is Juana Molina,
whose ambient music with electronic flair has been compared to Bjork's. Juana Chang
and the Wookies combined indie-rock, garage and punk (she now sings with the Kumbia
Queers). Keep an eye out for Denise Murz, a Lady Gaga-style electro-pop diva, and the
multitalented, folksy Sol Pereyra.
Today some of Argentina's most cutting-edge bands include catchy Miranda! (electro-
pop), wacky Bersuit Vergarabat (utilizing multigenre tunes with political, offensive and
wave-making lyrics), free-willed La Renga (blue collar, no nonsense and political), La
Portuaria, who collaborated with David Byrne (rock fusion influenced by jazz and R&B),
and Valentin y Los Volcanos (indie-pop with great guitar music). And don't miss the mul-
ticultural, alternative and eclectic Kevin Johansen.
Charly García's version of the Argentine national anthem does what Jimi Hendrix did for 'The
Star-Spangled Banner', but it earned García a court appearance for 'lacking respect for nation-
al symbols'.
