Chango Spasiuk takes traditional accordion music to new heights
A pioneer in bringing traditional chamamé to global audiences, Argentine accordionist and composer Chango Spasiuk has been dazzling audiences in jazz and world...
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Why Argentina has become a second home for AC/DC’s original singer
Dave Evans, the original singer of world-famous rock band AC/DC, says he will never forget what happened last week on the outskirts of...
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Buenos Aires’ favorite retro dandy singer is back
During the late Nineties, when alternative rock was king, an odd Argentine band named Baccarat caught the public’s attention with a retropop sound...
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Popular protest singer Piero dies at 81
Piero De Benedictis, the Argentine singer-songwriter better known as Piero, died on Wednesday at 81. The unmistakable voice behind classic songs such as...
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Iñaki Urlezaga’s comeback is a ballet about saying goodbye
Iñaki Urlezaga is, hands down, one of Argentina’s best-known ballet dancers, sharing a select podium with Julio Bocca, Maximiliano Guerra and Hernán Cornejo....
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Herald favorites: best vinyl record stores in BA
In an age when virtually any song can be summoned instantly from a phone, Buenos Aires continues to preserve a more tactile way...
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Winemaker Marcelo Pelleriti aims to make Uco Valley a new Grand Cru
Back in 2009, winemaker Marcelo Pelleriti set up a small-scale, artisanal venture in the Uco Valle in Mendoza focused on selected vineyard plots. ...
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Big in Japan: how an Argentine musician turned hand-painted kimonos into a hit
Singer-songwriter and painter Alfonso Barbieri has not only struck gold with his wild kimono designs, but has also exhibited his work twice in...
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