Tanghetto is an argentine band led by Max Masri (synths and programming) and Diego S. Velázquez (guitars) formed in 2001. The name "Tanghetto" (the combination of the words "tango" and "ghetto") was inspired by the "little argentinas", the communities of exiled argentines living overseas.

In the mid 90s, Max Masri (in his teens one of the last disciples of the legendary tango maestro Virgilio Expósito) went back to Buenos Aires from Germany after sharing interesting experiences with argentine emigrants and, because of that, brought the idea to create a new musical language, blending tango and modern sounds.

In late 1998 he started working with Diego S. Velázquez and they began recording and producing their first electrotango tracks. In 2001 this idea was revived, with a modern sound, their own compositions and, finally, a name for the project: Tanghetto.

The current line-up includes Federico Vázquez (bandoneón), Antonio Boyadjian (piano), Chao Xu (violoncello and chinese bowed string instrument erhu) and Daniel Corrado (acoustic and electronic drums).



In December 2003 "Emigrante (electrotango)" (Tanghetto's debut album) was released in Argentina. The album achieved gold status by early 2005 and reached the top positions of many important charts of record chains. On July 2004, "Emigrante" was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in the "Best Instrumental Album" category.

During 2004 Tanghetto intensified its live activity. Some of the most important gigs since then were: II & IV World Tango Championship, VII Buenos Aires Tango Festival (4.000 people), Avenida Corrientes Festival (in the Obelisco monument) in front of a crowd of over 15.000 people, Teatro ND Ateneo (sold out three times), the opening show for the South American Games (9.000 people), Club del Vino, etc. The year 2005 was also the year of the first European concerts. The band played many gigs in Italy and France between November and December. In 2006 and 2007 the band continued touring abroad (USA, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay etc). Touring schedule for 2007 include a new European tour (June/July), a visit to Chicago (IL) in July, a tour in the West Coast of the USA during August and a tour in different mexican cities in October. In Mexico the band will play in the famous Festival Cervantino.

On December 10th, 2004, many Tanghetto musicians, led by Max and Diego, released a side project called"Hybrid Tango", where the fusion of modern tango music and electronica goes unprecedently beyond, adding a world music flavour with flamenco, latin rhythms and jazz elements. This record has been equally well received by the speciallized press and music consumers, sharing the top positions of the rankings of alternative music sales with Tanghetto’s"Emigrante". Some of the tracks fo Hybrid Tango are part of Tanghetto's live repertoire. In August 23rd, 2005, this album was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in the "Best Tango Album" category.

Between March and September 2005 the band and some DJs remixed twelve songs from previous projects. Along with two cover versions ("Enjoy the Silence" from Depeche Mode and "Blue Monday" from New Order), this material was released with the name "Buenos Aires Remixed" in October. The song "Blue Monday" was included in the film score of the movie "La Mujer de mi Hermano" (”My Brother’s Wife”). Thus the song became an alternative radio hit in the USA, charting for many weeks.

The band just released their first live DVD (titled "Live in Buenos Aires") and they are currently recording their next studio album. This album is expected for May 2007.