Travel Reference
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( 445-8800;
www.yacarupora.com.ar
;
Av Centenario 4350; live music Wed-Sun evenings)
This
parrilla
some 25 blocks east of the town center is one of the province's best places
to listen to
chamamé
. There's a live show nightly Wednesdays to Sundays - sit down
and hoe into the wine and good-quality meat, then take to the floor. Think AR$30 in a
cab from downtown. Thursday has all-you-can-eat pasta and pizza.
CHAMAMÉ
Tango? What's that? Up here it's all about chamamé,one of the country's most in-
toxicating musical forms. Rooted in the polka, which was introduced by European
immigrants, it is also heavily influenced by Guaraní culture. Its definitive sound is
the accordion, which is traditionally accompanied by the guitar, the guitarrón(an
oversized guitar used for playing bass lines), the larger bandoneón(accordion) and
the contrabajo(double bass). Of course, a conjunto(band) is hardly complete
without a singer or two.
Chamaméis as much a dance as it is a musical genre, and it's a lively one. It is a
dance for a couple, except when the man takes his solo zapateo(tap dance). Corri-
entes province is the heart of chamaméand is therefore the easiest place to find a
live performance. Check out the Spanish-only website
www.corrienteschamame.com.ar
for details of performances, and online tunes to
introduce you to the genre. There's a two-week chamaméfestival in early January.
Shopping
Museo de Artesanías
Tradicionales Folclóricas
HANDICRAFTS
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(Quintana 905; 8am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon & 4-7pm Sat)
This shop, which is attached
to the museum, sells a wide variety of traditional artisan-made handicrafts at fair prices.
La Casa de Chamamé
MUSIC
(Pellegrini 1790; 9am-noon & 4-9pm Mon-Fri)
This CD shop specializes in Corrientes' roots
music, plus you can listen before you buy.
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