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The Camino Trunco cover presents a high-contrast illustration of a lone figure holding a guitar, rendered in black against a pale field. Around him, line drawings of rolling hills, village forms, and a mythic animal shape.

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Marco Grancelli Hits The Road With Camino Trunco

Marco Grancelli – Camino Trunco (self-released, 2025) Argentine musician and composer Marco Grancelli recorded Camino Trunco, his first solo album, in various studios throughout 2024…

Canto Con Vos by Guillaume Lopez. The cover shows a solitary figure seen from behind, facing a layered landscape where desert ground, small buildings, and distant mountains overlap beneath a turquoise sky.

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Canto Con Vos: Guillaume Lopez Hits The Road With A Mobile Studio

Iliana Cabrera January 18, 2026 No Comments Argentine music Guillaume Lopez tango world music

Guillaume Lopez – Canto con Vos (Irfan le Label, 2025) Singer and multi-instrumentalist Guillaume Lopez released Canto Con Vos (I Sing with You) in late…

The poster presents a bright design for La Linea 2026, The London Latin Music Festival. A large, ornamental beetle sits at the center, its wings patterned with vivid purples, blues, and golds and a “26” badge on its back. City landmarks and musical notes appear within and around the beetle. Jsguars, tropical plants, and geometric shapes frame the scene, along with two globe-topped pedestals with birds. Text along the bottom announces the festival dates, 22 April to 6 May, at venues across the city.

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La Linea 2026: London Latin Festival Puts Women Front And Center

World Music Central News Room November 22, 2025 No Comments Argentine music Caifanes Desta French Eliane Correa La Linea La Yegros Latinas of London Lia Kali Maria Arnal Queralt Lahoz Renata Flores Sara Correia Silvana Estrada Spanish music world music Zé Ibarra

La Linea, billed as London’s biggest and longest-running Latin music festival, will return from 20 April to 6 May 2026 with a 90% female lineup…

The album cover features four colorful paintings of human figures in motion, each framed separately against a tan background. Bold black lines define the figures, while vivid reds, blues, yellows, and greens create a sense of energy and rhythm. The text reads “Le Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble” on the left and “Tribute to Juan Carlos Cáceres” at the bottom.

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Tango in Black and White: A Polyphonic Tribute to Cáceres

Madison Quinn August 31, 2025 No Comments Argentine music Le Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble tango world music

Le Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble – Tribute to Juan Carlos Cáceres (Felmay Records, 2025) Le Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble honors the legacy of Juan Carlos…

The single cover for Naranjo en Flor by Tom Ricci features an illustrated orange tree with ripe fruit and white blossoms set against a dark green background. The title appears in large serif font at the top, while the artist's name and featured musicians—Pipi Piazzolla, Bruno Migotto, and Pablo Sanguinetti, are listed below in matching gold lettering.

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Tom Ricci Reimagines a Tango Classic

World Music Central News Room June 24, 2025 No Comments Argentine music tango Tom Ricci world fusion

Tom Ricci presents a contemporary live reinterpretation of “Naranjo en Flor,” one of Argentina’s most iconic tangos, recorded at Buenos Aires’ historic Estudios ION. This…

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Tango Takes Root in France: Fleurs Noires Rewrites the Score

Iliana Cabrera June 14, 2025 No Comments Argentine music Fleurs Noires tango world music

Fleurs Noires is a ten-piece, all-female tango orchestra made up of musicians from Argentina and France. Since its formation, the ensemble has developed a distinctive…

Mariana Masetto - Cósmica cover artwork. The artist standing in the middle of a road with a guitar on her back, wit her back to the camera.

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Mariana Masetto’s Cósmica: A Polyglot Fusion of Art and Spirit

Iliana Cabrera December 30, 2024 1 Comment Argentine music Mariana Masetto

Mariana Masetto – Cósmica (Bumbunita música, 2024) Mariana Masetto, the lovely Argentine singer-songwriter and yoga instructor, celebrates a decade-long career with her latest album, Cósmica.…

Gabo Naas - Del Tiempo y la Distancia cover artwork. The artist smiling for the camera.

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“Del Tiempo y la Distancia” A Cross-Continental Collaboration

Angel Romero October 28, 2024 No Comments Argentine music Gabo Naas world music

Gabo Naas – Del Tiempo y la Distancia (Gabo Naas, 2023) In November 2023, Gabo Naas released Del Tiempo y la Distancia, an album that…

Ceccoli & Risso - Ecos de un Tambor cover artwork. An illustration of upright leaves.

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Ceccoli & Risso Intertwine Guitar and Percussion in Echoes of a Drum

Iliana Cabrera September 20, 2024 No Comments Argentine music Claudio Ceccoli Mariano Risso world music

Ceccoli & Risso – Ecos de un Tambor (2024) Guitarist Claudio Ceccoli and percussionist Mariano Risso are musicians from different generations, but they share a…

Juana Luna - Canciones en Blanco y Negro cover artwork. A black and white portrait of the artist made to lookk like a vintage photo.

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Juana Luna: Engaging Storytelling Through Indie Neofolk

Angel Romero September 18, 2024 No Comments Argentine music Juana Luna world music

Juana Luna – Canciones en Blanco y Negro (Folkalist Records, 2024) Juana Luna, a Buenos Aires native living in the USA, is an artist whose…