Horacio ''"Chango"'' Spasiuk (born September 23, 1968 in

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) is an Argentine

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musician and accordion player. Of Ukrainian grandparents, ''El Chango'' had a strong Polka music influence from his early days;

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an musical influences were also already present in the chamamé music of the region. He had his first accordion at age 12, which he played at parties, weddings and other events with his father and uncle.

Early years

A musical-talent TV show that travelled around small towns opened the door for Spasiuk to perform at provincial festivals. When he finished high school, he went to Posadas, capital of Misiones, to study anthropology, but soon after dropped out. Nevertheless, there he was exposed to other musical genres, and met pianist Norberto Ramos, who convinced him to go to

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to study with him. Spasiuk then played in small places in Buenos Aires as well as in some festivals around the country, and even received an invitation to participate of the Eurolatina festival in the

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. In 1989 ''El Chango'' was invited to play in Cosquín, perhaps the most important folkloric music festival in Argentina, where he received the "Consecration" prize. After Cosquín he moved to Buenos Aires, where he recorded his first album, eponymously named ''Chango Spasiuk''. Spasiuk gained some popularity not only among folk and world music audiences but, given his modern style, also with rock and pop fans. He worked as a guest musician with bands like

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and Cienfuegos, but continued recording his own material. Favourable reviews of the "La Ponzoña" album reached

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, and ''El Chango'' was invited to play at the

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. In 2000 he returned to his roots recording ''Polcas de mi tierra'' live at parties and weddings in the small towns of Misiones with his accordion. Since then he has been touring around the world with the Chango Spasiuk Orchestra, and has edited an international recompilation of his work in 2003. Spasiuk has been championed in

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by world music journalists, for many of whom chamamé is a previously unknown form of music. The late

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Early years

Awards

Discography

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