found: Work cat.: 00524943: Chamamé, p1997:booklet (Chamamé, a Guarani word, is a rural dance music originating in the northeast province of Corrientes, resulting from a fusion of Guarani, European, and African elements. When sung, it is sung in both Guarani and Spanish. It has spread to the provinces of Misiones, Chaco, Formosa, Entre Rios, and Santa Fé)
found: New Grove dict. of music:under Argentina, II: Folk music, 3. Mestizo and creole music (Music in the littoral provinces resembles that of Paraguay and is often described as "Guarani music," although the only Guarani element retained is the language which is mixed with Spanish in texts of a romantic nature; the various forms, such as the polca, the more modern chamamé, and galopa may also be danced)
found: Garland encyc. of world music:v. 2, Argentina, pp. 261-270 (The introd. of the European polka in the northeast provinces resulted in a process of creolization giving birth to the chamamé; since the 1970's, the chamamé has been the only traditional Argentinian music and dance form that is expanding, even reaching southern Chile)
