The tonada is a folk music style of Spain and some countries of Hispanic America (mainly Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela). In nowadays Spain, the traditional sung piece known as tonada is considered as having been originated in Asturias and Cantabria, although tonada (from "tone") is a Spanish word which can mean anything sung, played or danced, musicological usage in Spanish and English is more specific.
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Baroque Peru
The baroque tonada is distinct from the tono humano or tonado, secular song, a main genre of 17th-century Spanish and Portuguese music. Examples of the baroque tonada are found in the Codex Martínez Compañón.
Argentina
The Argentine form of the tonada originates from Cuyo Region and is usually played by guitar group.
Chile
The modern rural Chilean folk tonada is typically a simple "monotonous" slow-moving song with a melancholy theme.