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ists of international standing:
Bruno Gelber,
Martha Argerich, Alberto Lysy, Delia
Rigal
and pianist
Pia Sebastiani
are but a
few
.
Popular music, old and new, has been an impor-
tant form of expression for the country. The
truly native music of
Atahualpa Yupanqui
and
Mercedes Sosa
have their roots in the
high country.
Gato Barbieri
and
Chick Cor-
rea
are contemporary jazz age gurus, while
Pimpinela
and
Marilena Ross
draw mainly
young audiences with their slick yet totally
Argentinean pop songs.
In ballet,
Liliana Belfiore
and more recently
Julio Bocca
have mesmerized audiences with
their talent and grace. Bocca stands at the
threshold of ballet immortality in the manner
of Nureyev and Baryshnikov. The National
Ballet Company at the Teatro Colón has
brought many national luminaries to the atten-
tion of the world and has been a popular stage
for international dancers throughout the
decades.
Tango
Ernesto Sábato once remarked “Tango is the
most authentic cultural product of the Argen-
tines.” Indeed, tango is the quintessential
expression of the Argentine spirit. Its history
embodies the Argentine experience, especially
the marginalization and eventual integration
of the immigrants and lower classes who popu-
lated the slums of Buenos Aires at the turn of
