Artist Info: El Afronte

In December 11 th , 2004 , in Buenos Aires , the violin player Gabriel Atúm with ten musicians and a singer get together with the intention of forming a typical orchestra of tango, or “orquesta típica”. In only two months the orchestra gathers a sixteen-tango repertoire.

Until these days, the group is formed by four bandoneons, three violins, one cello, one piano, and a contrabass. The name is no accident; it truly represents the work criteria [read more...]