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Accordion super-star Chango Spasiuk

Chango Spasiuk and his band performing Chamame music from the North East of Argentina

Lopa Kothari introduces a session with accordion super-star Chango Spasiuk and his band, including violin and percussion, performing Chamame music from the North East of Argentina, a tradition mixing influences from the region, including Southern Brazil and Paraguay, as well as rhythms brought by European immigrants at the end of the 19th-Century.

Songs: Vera, Chamame crudo, Pynandí (Heritage track: Kilómetro 11 / Mario del Tránsito Cocomarola and his group), Alvear Orilla, Tierra Colorada

Chango Spasiuk: accordion
Pablo Farhat: violin
Marcos Villalba: percussion, guitar, vocals

Recorded on the 8th Nov 2016, Broadcasting House

29 minutes

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