Hello there, we are Juani And Stefa, and we'd like to finally post our answers to the questions we recieved from you!
What kind of parties do you like to go?
Buenos Aires is a really energetic city, full of active people, always willing to go to any party.
As we are somehow too young to go to the non-stop discos’ parties -that usually last from 12 PM to 6 AM or 7 AM-, or to go to spend some time in pubs, we usually go to matinees. These are parties that last from 8 PM to 12 PM, organized in discos, but with an independent name, its own staff and rules.
We also like going to parties in friend’s homes. They might make one for a birthday, or without any reason, and actually they are the most common among young people like us. In those parties we have the opportunity not only to dance, but make socials, meet people and have a good time, play games or may be have some pizza. In these parties, there’s always a friend that knows something about djing. We used to have a classmate that worked in a public relations (RRPP), and also did some djing; he would always get the PC and download a programme which emulates the equipment of a dj, and we would have a great time.
Interior of a very popular disco here in Buenos Aires, Pachá.
What are the most famous music groups there?
As the citizens of Buenos Aires are so many, there are various different cultures, traditions, and music preferences. These music preferences are related to the social level or the neighborhood of the person, but this is not a requirement.
Buenos Aires has about 12 million inhabitants, so there’s always a place for every type of music. The most listened is rock. AC/DC, Queen, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, as well as the youngest bands such as Green Day, top the list of the most popular international rock bands. There are also plenty of national rock bands, such as Rata Blanca, Los Tipitos, Viejas Locas, La Renga, Ataque 77, or Sodastereo.
Another music genre which takes a big part of people’s likings is cumbia, but not the original one, which came from cultural-rich Caribbean countries, but the one called “cumbia villera”, that has its origins in the “slums” of Buenos Aires. We think there are about 40 slums in Buenos Aires, and they hold a big part of the population. In this genre you could find groups like Pibes Chorros, El Empuje, La Liga, and so on.
Although electronic music is not much heard, there are a growing number of people who like electronic music, specially house, electro, deep house, trance and dance. Of course, there are a lot of DJs I could name, but the most important here are Crookers, Dj Tiesto, Tiga, Deep Dish, David Guetta and the Argentinian Hernán Cattaneo.
There’s also a place for rap, hip hop and R&B, with Eminem, Akon, Flo-rida, Sean Kingston on the top of the list.
We should definetly name the reaggeton, genre that has gained many fans with singers such as Daddy Yankee, Makano, Pitbull, Nigga, La Factoría, Calle 13, and Wisin & Yandel.
As you can see, the most famous bands and singers in Argentina are foreign, except for rock bands and some other groups. It’s a shame that folklore music isn’t as famous as other types of music, but fortunately our culture is not lost, as there are still a great deal of fans of Argentinian traditional music.
Front of the last Sodastereo's CD.
Do you prefer Pelé or Maradona?
It’s obvious that argentinian would say that Maradona is better.
First of all, we think Maradona is better because he came from a poor family but although all difficulties he had, he could make his way up to success.
Besides we are proud of him because he could give up drugs and alcohol, and overcome all his problems, such as been overweight.
He showed it, at Local's Clubs in Argentina, at Napoles in Italy and at many Mundial Cups.
In contrast, Pele have always played with football players of high level; moreover he always played by himself, never with the team.
Maradona kissing the Mundial's cup, in 1978.
What are the most sports played in Argentina?
There a big variety of sports played in Argentina. The most played are football, tennis, rugby and polo.
Football is played by almost everyone and it’s the most televised and commercialized sport.
Tennis it’s a less play sport than football but, although, a lot of people like it.
Rugby it’s a very popular sport among adolescents. Usually boys, who play rugby, are wrongly thought to be more popular and successful with girls. Besides that winning cups every argentinian become funs of rugby’s selection.
There two ways of looking at Polo. Most people see Polo as a rich men class, specially in Capital Federal, where the only way of learning how to play polo, is to attend to expensive horse-riding classes, and buying expensive equipment. But there is the other side: in the country and rural zones, where horses are widely used, polo is played as a normal sport, with the horses people use to work on their fields.
Those are the most played sports in Argentina, the ones which are most popular.
Los Pumas, the national rugby selection, singing the national anthem.
Two polo players
All right! Take care! C ya!
