Tanghetto
Tanghetto | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Genres | Tango music, electronic music, world music, jazz fusion |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Constitution Music[1] |
Website | tanghetto |
Tanghetto is an Argentinian neotango and electronic tango music project created and led by musician and producer Max Masri. Winner of the Gardel Award and five times nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards. It's based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]
The style of Tanghetto is a blend of tango and electronic music and is also influenced by world music and jazz. The main feature of their music, apart from the balance of electronic and ethnic sounds, is the strong presence of melody and song structure.[3] Tanghetto uses technology as another musical instrument.
History
Tanghetto released their first
In October 2005 a new album, Buenos Aires Remixed, was released. It's an album that contains 12 remixed versions of Tanghetto songs plus two cover songs (Enjoy the Silence, from Depeche Mode and New Order's Blue Monday). Their version of "Blue Monday" became an alternative radio hit in the US, and a favorite on KCRW radio station in Los Angeles. Buenos Aires Remixed reached gold status in early 2007 and became their second platinum album later that year. In 2005 they released their first controversial video "Tangocrisis", with images of the Argentine economic crisis. Their second video from ¨Hybrid Tango¨, "Barrio Sur" was their first video with rotation on MTV. In July 2006 they released their first DVD, "Live in Buenos Aires".
After consistently touring through Europe and the Americas, the band recorded their next studio album, called
In late 2009 after their first big tour in Brazil, they released a new studio album called
Current live lineup
- Max Masri: synthesizers and programming, vocal
- Antonio Boyadjian, piano
- Daniel Corrado, drums
- Octavio Bianchi, violin
- Joaquín Benitez, bandoneon
- Regina Manfredi, Chelo
Other guest musicians
- Chao Xu: violoncello and erhu
- Alessio Santoro: acoustic/electronic drums and percussion
- Leandro Ragusa: bandoneon
- Matías Rubino: bandoneon
- Martín Cecconi: bandoneon
- Diego Velázquez: guitars, requinto, backing vocals
- Nicolás Tognola: bandoneon
- Federico Vazquez: Bandoneon
- Aldo Di Paolo, acoustic and electric piano
Discography
Studio Albums[7]
- 2003: Emigrante (electrotango)
- 2004: Hybrid Tango
- 2008: El Miedo a la Libertad
- 2009: Más Allá del Sur
- 2012: Incidental Tango
- 2014: Hybrid Tango II
- 2015: Progressive Tango
- 2020: Reinventango
- 2021: Tanghetto plays Piazzolla
- 2023: ARGENTINXS
Live Albums, Remixes, Special Editions
- 2005: Buenos Aires Remixed (twelve remixes & two covers)
- 2010: VIVO(live album, includes a 3-track bonus studio EP)
- 2011: VIVO Milonguero (second volume of VIVO, with 14 new live tracks and a 3-track bonus studio EP)
- 2016: Desenchufado (recorded live in-studio)
Singles (Promo or digital)
- 2003: Inmigrante
- 2004: Una Llamada
- 2004: Más de lo Mismo
- 2005: Alexanderplatz Tango
- 2005: Enjoy The Silence
- 2006: Barrio Sur
- 2006: El Boulevard
- 2007: Blue Monday
- 2007: Mente Frágil
- 2008: Buscando Camorra
- 2008: Tangocrisis
- 2008: Englishman in New York
- 2009: La Milonga
- 2010: Tango Místico
- 2011: Buscando Camorra Live
- 2012: Yumbera
- 2013: Gallo Ciego (single)
- 2014: Quién me quita lo bailado
- 2015: ¿Cuánto Más?
- 2016: Progressive Tango
- 2018: Cono Sur
- 2021: Transtango
- 2023: Tiempo
- 2023: Carabelas Nada
Videography
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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2006 | Barrio Sur | From Hybrid Tango | First Tanghetto video to be played on MTV. |
2006 | Tangocrisis | Hybrid Tango | Contains uncensored footage from the December 2001 riots in Argentina |
2006 | Biorritmo | Tangophobia Vol. 1 | Track later re-recorded and included in the "Más Allá del Sur" album |
2007 | Blue Monday | Buenos Aires Remixed | New Order cover, shot in London in 2006 |
2007 | Mente Frágil | Emigrante (electrotango) | First tango and electrotango video with an LGBTQ story. It received MTV rotation. |
2008 | Alexanderplatz Tango | Emigrante (electrotango) | Shot in Berlin, Germany |
2008 | El Duelo | Hybrid Tango | Shot in Rome, Italy |
2009 | Buscando Camorra | El Miedo a la Libertad | |
2010 | Tango Místico | Más Allá del Sur | |
2010 | La Milonga | Más Allá del Sur | Unofficial video |
2014 | Quién Me Quita Lo Bailado | Hybrid Tango II | Archive footage from the 1950s in Montevideo, Uruguay |
2021 | Himno | video release | Tanghetto with multiple tango dancers |
2021 | Transtango | Reinventango | Tanghetto with non-binary dancers |
Awards
Tanghetto was nominated to the
Year | Album | Award | Category | Result |
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2004 | Emigrante (electrotango) | Latin Grammy
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Best Instrumental Album | Nominated |
2005 | Hybrid Tango | Latin Grammy
|
Best Tango Album | Nominated |
2009 | El Miedo a la Libertad | Premios Gardel | Best Electronic Tango Album | Won |
2010 | Más Allá del Sur | Premios Gardel | Best Instrumental / Fusion / World Music Album | Nominated |
2011 | VIVO | Premios Gardel | Best Alternative Tango Orchestra Album | Nominated |
2012 | VIVO Milonguero | Premios Gardel | Best Alternative Tango Album | Won |
2013 | Incidental Tango | Premios Gardel | Best Alternative Tango Album | Nominated |
2014 | Hybrid Tango II | Latin Grammy
|
Best Tango Album | Nominated |
2016 | Progressive Tango | Premios Gardel | Best Alternative Tango Album | Nominated |
2017 | Desenchufado[8] | Premios Gardel | Best Alternative Tango Album | Nominated |
2021 | Reinventango[9] | Premios Gardel | Best Tango Orchestra/Band Album | Nominated |
2021 | Tanghetto plays Piazzolla[10] | Latin Grammy
|
Best Tango Album | Nominated |
2023 | ARGENTINXS [11] | Latin Grammy
|
Best Tango Album | Nominated |
References
- ^ constitutionmusic.com
- ^ "Neo-Tango - complete guide". Verytangostore.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "Music for the Weekend: Tanghetto - The Argentina Independent | The Argentina Independent". Argentinaindependent.com. 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ Lechter, Ernesto (August 16, 2007). "A New Way To Tango". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved Jan 20, 2022.
- ^ "Sitio web oficial de Tanghetto - Biography". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Lechter, Ernesto (Dec 22, 2021). "8 Trends That Defined Latin Music". Grammy.com. Los Angeles. Retrieved Jan 20, 2022.
- ^ "Discografia".
- ^ "Abel Pintos Leads Premios Gardel Nominations". Billboard. 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Premios Gardel 2021: Todo lo que hay que saber". 23 July 2021.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (18 November 2021). "Latin Grammys Honor 'Patria y Vida' and Celebrate Rubén Blades". The New York Times.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (18 November 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List".