Hybrid Tango is a side project by the members of

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-based electronic neo-

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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 four times nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards. It's based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

. Also named Hybrid Tango Project. Released in December 2004, ''Hybrid Tango'' contains twelve instrumental tracks in which, apart from the blend of electronic music and tango that is the distinctive sound of ''Tanghetto'', there are plenty of world-music styles such as

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, and

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. Acoustic sounds (

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, and even the

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stringed instrument, the

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) are more predominant than in ''Tanghettos debut album ''

Emigrante (Electrotango) ''Emigrante (electrotango)'' is the debut album by Buenos Aires-based neo-tango band Tanghetto. The album was released in 2003, reaching gold sales in early 2005 and soon became platinum and double platinum. In 2004 ''Emigrante (electrotango)'' wa ...

''. The album was produced and mixed by Max Masri. The album was nominated for a

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in 2005 and reached gold status in Argentina.

Track listing

#''Más de lo mismo'' (More of the same) :58#''Barrio Sur'' :45#''Calles de Piedra'' (Streets of stone) :30#''Lo que nunca fue'' (Something that never was) :30#''El Deseo'' (The Desire) :38#''El Duelo'' (The Mourning) :30#''Tangocrisis'' :53#''Sombra'' (Shadow) :58#''La Muerte del Prejuicio'' (Death of a prejudice) :10#''El Solitario'' (The Lonely One) :30#''Miedo a Vivir'' (Afraid to live) :04#''Sálvese quien pueda'' (Women and children first) :33

Musicians

Max Masri: synths, piano and programming
Diego S. Velázquez: guitars, synths, piano and programming
Chao Xu: violoncello,

Daniel Ruggiero:

Hugo Satorre: bandoneón
Gabriel Clenar: piano
Matias Novelle: drums and percussion
Diego Tejedor: violin

External links

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Argentine independent label Constitution Music
2004 albums Tanghetto albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub