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Tanghetto is an argentine
band led by Max Masri (synths and programming) and
Diego S. Velázquez (guitars)
formed in 2001. The name "Tanghetto" (the combination
of the words "tango" and "ghetto") was inspired by
the "little argentinas", the communities of exiled
argentines living overseas.
In the mid 90s, Max Masri (in his teens he was one
of the last disciples of the legendary tango maestro
Virgilio Expósito) went back to Buenos Aires
from Germany after sharing interesting experiences
with argentine emigrants and, because of that, brought
the idea to create a new musical language, blending
tango with modern sounds.
In late 1998 he started working with Diego S. Velázquez and they began
recording and producing their first electrotango tracks. In 2001 this idea was
revived, with a modern sound, their own compositions and, finally, a name for
the project: Tanghetto. |
Tanghetto's
recent history In December 2003 "Emigrante (electrotango)" (Tanghetto's debut
album) was released in Argentina. The album achieved
gold status by early 2005 and reached the top positions
of many important charts of record chains. On July
2004, "Emigrante" was nominated for a Latin Grammy
award in the "Best Instrumental Album" category.
During 2004 Tanghetto intensified its live activity.
Some of the most important gigs since then were:
II & IV
World Tango Championship, VII Buenos Aires Tango
Festival (4.000 people), Avenida Corrientes Festival
(in the Obelisco monument) in front of a crowd of
over 15.000 people, Teatro ND Ateneo (sold out three
times), the opening show for the South American Games
(9.000 people), Club del Vino, etc. The year 2005
was also the year of the first European concerts. |
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The band played many gigs in Italy and
France between November and December. In 2006 and 2007
the band continued touring abroad (USA, Italy, United
Kingdom, Germany, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay etc). Touring
schedule for 2007 include a new European tour (June/July),
a visit to Chicago (IL) in July, a tour in the West
Coast of the USA during August and a tour in different
Mexican cities in October. In Mexico the band will
play in the famous Festival Cervantino.
On December 10th, 2004, many Tanghetto musicians,
led by Max and Diego, released a side project called "Hybrid
Tango", where the fusion of modern tango music and
electronica goes way beyond the electrotango fusion,
adding a world music flavor to this music, with flamenco,
Latin rhythms and jazz elements. This record was
received with much excitement by new-music fans,
sharing the top positions of alternative music charts
along with Tanghetto’s "Emigrante". Some
of the tracks from Hybrid Tango became an important
part of Tanghetto's live repertoire. In August 23rd,
2005, this album was nominated for a Latin Grammy
award in the "Best Tango Album" category.
Between March and September 2005 the band and some
DJs remixed twelve songs from previous projects.
Along with two cover versions ("Enjoy the Silence" from
Depeche Mode and "Blue Monday" from New Order), this
material was released with the name "Buenos Aires
Remixed" in October. The song "Blue Monday" was
included in the film score of the movie "La Mujer
de mi Hermano" (”My Brother’s Wife”).
Thus the song became an alternative radio hit in
the USA, charting for many weeks and peaking at number
6 in the alternative-Latin charts.
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Emigrante (Electrotango) Album CD. Dic. 2003.
Debut album. 12 tracks |
| - Hybrid
Tango Album CD. Dic. 2004. Side project. 12
tracks. |
| - Tangophobia
Vol. 1: Contemporary Sounds of Buenos Aires
Album CD. Feb. 2005. Compilation including
5 previously unreleased tracks from Tanghetto. |
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Buenos Aires Remixed Album CD. Oct. 2005.
14 tracks, including12 remixes from Tanghetto
songs plus two cover versions of synth pop
classics in “tanghettized” versions: “Enjoy
the Silence” (Depeche Mode) & “Blue
Monday” (New Order). |
- Live in
Buenos Aires. Live DVD. Jul. 2006. 19 songs
+ 4 video clips + extras.
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