Gato (artform)

Some couples dancing the gato.

The gato (Spanish for cat) is a style of Argentine music and the associated dance. It is a very popular folk dance in the country. Its rhythm is like the chacarera, but its structure is different. Usually, the lyrics of gatos are picaresque or humorous (and the dancers frequently stop the music to improvise any occurrence of double meaning).

References

Gato (Spanish).

Music genres in Spanish

Andean	Bambuco Carnavalito Chicha music Diablada Huayno Morenada Saya Tinku

Spanish Folk	Catalan rumba Copla Fandango Flamenco Alboreá Bulerías Cantiñas Rumba flamenca Saeta Soleá Folia Isa (from Canary Islands) Jota Malagueña (Spanish music genre) Pasodoble Tajaraste Xiringüelu (from Asturias)

Latin urban	Bachatón Changa tuki Latin hip hop Argentine Chicano Colombian Cuban Dominican Salvadoran Spanish Venezuelan Reggae Reggaeton Salsa Choque

Litoraleña	Chamarrita Guarania Paraguayan polka Chamamé

Música criolla	Afro-Peruvian music Festejo Landó Son de los Diablos Toro Mata Marinera Polca Tondero Vals Zamacueca

Pop	Ballad Colombian Mexican Nueva canción Nueva trova

Regional Mexican	Corrido Conjunto Norteño Nortec Sierreña Grupera Tejano Duranguense Banda Mariachi Jarabe Ranchera Trival Polka

Rioplatense	Candombe Milonga Murga Tango

Rock	Alternative Argentine Chicano Chilean Colombian Cuban Dominican Metal Mexican Nueva ola Peruvian Puerto Rican Spanish Uruguayan Venezuelan

Traditional folk	Chacarera Escondido Gaita Zuliana Gato Joropo Mozamala Resbalosa Tonada Zamacueca Cueca Marinera Zamba

Tropical	Bachata Bolero Calypso Cha-cha-cha Champeta Changüí Charanga Conga Cuarteto Cumbia Argentine Bullerengue Colombian Mexican New Chilean cumbia Peruvian Sonidera Tecnocumbia Villera Danzón Fusion Guajira Guaracha Mambo Merengue Méringue Pachanga Porro Rumba Guaguancó Salsa dura romántica Son montuno Mexican Son huasteco jaliscience jarocho Timba Vallenato (Charanga-vallenata)

Africa	Tbal Mvet Tam-tam

Other genres	Aguinaldo Bomba Bomba del Chota Bunde Christian Contradanza Criolla Danza Décima Spanish jazz Mapalé Spanish opera Pasacalle Pasillo Plena Pregón Punto guajiro Seis Tambor Trova Villancico Zarzuela

Related	Latin music

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