From the cobblestone streets of Buenos Aires comes the sultry sound of Tango, mixed with an electronic beat and even some bluesy jazz riffs, The Gotan Project, shows listeners why fusion is becoming so popular.

Buenos Aires is an anomalous city that is fast-paced while also being laid-back. In the corners you can hear cumbia that gets your shoulders rolling and in the balcony milongas you hear the melancholy of tango. Amidst the confusion, an Argentine musician who plays a different kind of genre, jazz, is blossoming: Ligia Piro.

The gravelly tones of Peter Lopez drift softly over a melodic guitar riff while a swishing drum rhythm pats out the beat. This is the distinctive sound of Los Alamos, a band famous for creating ‘narcocountry’ and now the stars of a new documentary, ‘The Lost Alamo’.

For more than ten years, Tanghetto has been revolutionising the modern Argentine music scene. An electrotango group, Tanghetto fuses the old and the new to create a sound that is truly unique.

The 60s were a turbulent time for Argentina but from it came the band Los Beatniks, who helped to start a new genre that would become known as Argentine rock.

Almendra has come to be known as one of the most prolific Argentine rock bands of all time, a band that revolutionized the way people saw rock in the late-1960s, and a mode of cultural expression for music-hungry youth.

Los Auténticos Decadentes celebrated 25 years together this year with a gig at Buenos Aires stadium, LunaPark. Although it is a rare to have bands last longer than pan-fried cooking, a sound as consistently rich as this Argentine ska-fusion band seems to have kept many souls fed for a long time.

Despite having separated in 2007, Doris remains one of Argentina’s most exciting and inventive bands, best known for it’s unique brand of psychedelic rock. Kate Beioley finds out what the group is all about.

Natalie Schachar looks at the life and music of Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla, an Argentine composer and bandoneón player who fused an array of elements together in unprecedented, staccato beats that transformed traditional tango forever.

This week, we bring you the cuarteto stylings of Rodrigo “El Potro” as part of the ongoing Music for the Weekend series. Enjoy!