Music for the Weekend: Brian Storming
One of the more unusual sounds in Argentine music, Brian Storming promises to transport you from every day life into fantasy. Michael Tanenbaum brings you some music for your weekend.
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: El Potro Rodrigo
This week, we bring you the cuarteto stylings of Rodrigo "El Potro" as part of the ongoing Music for the Weekend series. Enjoy!
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Ástor Piazzolla
Natalie Schachar looks at the life and music of Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla, an Argentine composer and bandoneón player who fused an array of elements together in unprecedented, staccato beats that...
View ArticleMusic for the weekend: Doris
Despite having separated in 2007, Doris remains one of Argentina’s most exciting and inventive bands, best known for it’s unique brand of psychedelic rock. Kate Beioley finds out what the group is all...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Los Auténticos Decadentes
Los Auténticos Decadentes celebrated 25 years together this year with a gig at Buenos Aires stadium, LunaPark. Although it is a rare to have bands last longer than pan-fried cooking, a sound as...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Almendra
Almendra has come to be known as one of the most prolific Argentine rock bands of all time, a band that revolutionized the way people saw rock in the late-1960s, and a mode of cultural expression for...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Los Beatniks
The 60s were a turbulent time for Argentina but from it came the band Los Beatniks, who helped to start a new genre that would become known as Argentine rock.
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Tanghetto
For more than ten years, Tanghetto has been revolutionising the modern Argentine music scene. An electrotango group, Tanghetto fuses the old and the new to create a sound that is truly unique.
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Los Alamos
The gravelly tones of Peter Lopez drift softly over a melodic guitar riff while a swishing drum rhythm pats out the beat. This is the distinctive sound of Los Alamos, a band famous for creating...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Ligia Piro
Buenos Aires is an anomalous city that is fast-paced while also being laid-back. In the corners you can hear cumbia that gets your shoulders rolling and in the balcony milongas you hear the melancholy...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Carlos Gardel
This new section sheds light on Argentina's music scene, both historical and present day, and provides an introduction to rock nacional, tango, folklore, cumbia... and more. We start the series with...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Callejeros
This week’s music is from Callejeros, a popular Argentine rock band whose rapid ascent turned into tragedy in 2004, when a fire at República Cromañón nightclub during a gig killed almost 200 fans and...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Bersuit Vergarabat
This week's Music for the Weekend comes from the world-class rock band Bersuit Vergarabat, whose distinctive blend of musical styles and politically outspoken lyrics have earned them an international...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Bajofondo
If you feel like dancing a glamorous tango around your living room, turn up the volume on this week's Music for the Weekend which comes from the pioneers of electronic tango, Bajofondo.
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Azafata
This week's Music for the Weekend comes from the pioneers of pop and some of the most outrageous dressers in Argentine rock music, Azafata.
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Attaque 77
A career which spans for more than 20 years, one EP and 18 albums have placed Attaque 77 as one of the biggest punk rock bands in Latin America. Natasha Sá Orósio speaks to drummer Leonardo de Cecco...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Arco Iris
Inspired by free artistic expression, the suitably named Arco Iris made way for a new wave in Argentine rock. This week's Music for the Weekend is for anyone fond of lift-me-ups and a little karaoke.
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Babasónicos
The Argentine musicians of Babasónicos took over the radios in 1992 with the hit “D-generación” and since then have been one of the most acknowledged bands, not only in their country but also in all...
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Atahualpa Yupanqui
In this week's Music for the Weekend Jess Cotton looks at the life and work of Atahualpa Yupanqui: the most influential folk singer in 20th century Argentine music.
View ArticleMusic for the Weekend: Andrés Calamaro
With a voice reminiscent of Lou Reed or Bob Dylan, Andrés Calamaro has been an important contributor to Argentine music for over 30 years. Michael Tanenbaum looks at the artist who still likes to think...
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