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Also known as cuartetazo

Cuarteto (), sometimes called cuartetazo, is a musical genre born in Córdoba, Argentina.

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Cuarteto (), sometimes called cuartetazo, is a musical genre born in Córdoba, Argentina.

The roots of the cuarteto ensemble are in Italian and Spanish dance ensembles. The name was coined because the early dance-hall numbers were invariably four-piece bands (violin-piano-accordion-bass).

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