The Cabeceo

We've caught your eye across the milonga. Like any good tango, this starts with consent — nothing optional runs until you say so.Cookies only with your yes. What we store.

Skip to content

Topic

Milonga (music)

The milonga is a folk music genre of the Río de la Plata, typical of Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul.† Milonga (music): Its first recording was Un bailongo (1922), composed and written by the Afro-Argentine José Ricardo and In 1931 Sebastián Piana composed Milonga sentimental, the first urban milonga to be widely heard.† 1922: Its first recording was Un bailongo (1922), composed and written by the Afro-Argentine José Ricardo.† 1931: In 1931 Sebastián Piana composed Milonga sentimental, the first urban milonga to be widely heard.†

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Glossary meaning1

Glossary meaning The milonga is a folk music genre of the Río de la Plata, typical of Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul

Single source

Notes2

Its first recording was Un bailongo (1922), composed and written by the Afro-Argentine José Ricardo1922

Single source

In 1931 Sebastián Piana composed Milonga sentimental, the first urban milonga to be widely heard1931

Single source

Listen

No recordings to play yet.

Ask Tangopedia

Answers only from cited facts, each with its source.