Tango vocalist Maria Elena Martínez, better known as Mariel Martínez, was born March 28, 1980 in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a teenager,…
Artist Profiles: Mariel Martínez
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Tango Vocalist Mariel Martínez to Present New Album “Templanza” in Madrid
Acclaimed tango singer Mariel Martínez is set to perform the music from her new album on January 9, 2018 at Teatro La Luz Philips…
A Celebration of Tango in Chicago with Astor Piazzolla Documentary
The Consulate General of Argentina in Chicago, the Consulate General of Uruguay in collaboration and the Instituto Cervantes have teamed up to present “Feeling Piazzolla”,…
Solo Buenos Aires Wins Best Tango Album Latin Grammy Award
Solo Buenos Aires by Argentine multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Fernando Otero won the Best Tango Album award at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards.…
Artist Profiles: Raul Jaurena
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay master bandoneon player Raul Jaurena studied with his father at an early age. By age 8 he was playing in a…
Dutch Tangueros
El Juntacadaveres – Twists and Turns (Zimbraz/Music & Words, 2015) El Juntacadaveres (the corpse gatherer) is a Netherlands-based band led by Argentine multi-instrumentalist Enrique Noviello.…
Artist Profiles: Luis Di Matteo
Luis Di Matteo is one of the great bandoneonistas from South America. Living in Montevideo, Uruguay, Di Matteo has carried bandoneon music the furthest in…
Artist Profiles: Rodolfo Mederos
Argentine bandoneon player, composer and arranger Rodolfo Mederos was born March 25, 1940 in Río de la Plata. As a composer, Rodolfo Mederos covers a…
Artist Profiles: Otros Aires
Otros Aires is a Tango Nuevo group founded originally in Barcelona (Spain) in 2003 but now based in their native Argentina. The band mixes tango…
Artist Profiles: La Chicana
La Chicana was formed in the first months of 1996 by Dolores Solá, Acho Estol and Juan Valverde with the clear intention of producing tango…