Si escuchaste hablar de Argentina sabrás, que Buenos Aires es el lugar donde nació el Tango. Hemos tocado este género musical a lo largo de nuestras carreras de diferentes maneras. Cuando el Ukulele llegó a nuestras vidas, nos sorprendió saber que sus sonidos combinan maravillosamente.
Desde entonces guardamos las guitarras y ahora viajamos livianos.
Somos músicos y docentes argentinos, formados principalmente en Buenos Aires. Ambos hemos vivido y girado por diferentes sitios europeos: Italia, Holanda y Alemania (2004-06). A partir de 2007 ya instalados en nuestro país formamos el quinteto Metejón Malevo, con el que nos presentamos en importantes festivales y sitios de argentina, siendo finalistas del tradicional certamen Hugo del Carril y editando el disco “Según el cristal”. Desde 2012 dirigimos el espacio Cultural Casa Freire, donde trabajamos en la producción de distintos eventos, como los ensambles de alumnos, entre ellos Pequeña orquesta de Ukeleles y conciertos musicales. Martín editó dos libros “Un pequeño con grandes posibilidades“ y “Mi primer Ukelele” (2017 y 2018) y Valeria (Cuadernos de canto) bajo el sello editorial musical Ellisound. En 2021 fuimos finalistas del WAUF 2021 Fingerstyle China y participamos del Festival de Ukeleles de Unicef UK , Gaithersburg Ukefest (Maryland) y Ukulele Festival Hawaii (streaming). En 2022 viajaremos al Festival de Ukeleles en Denver (USA) de Swallow Hill Music.
English version
Uke Tango is a duet from Buenos Aires, Argentina. If you didn´t know, Buenos Aires is the place where the Tango was born. We´ve played this music genre all throughout our careers in different ways. When the Ukulele came to our lives, we were surprised to learn that the sound of this instrument could match with tango beautifully. And then, we stored the guitars and now we travel lightweight.
About us
We’re interested in several music genres, we’ve started playing Ukelele in Tango, cause its particular sonority reminds us of the old guitars of the earliest formations (“Guardia Vieja” movement) that used to accompany Carlos Gardel, among others. Besides, because of the versatility of the instrument, we can perform from old tangos or waltzes to the works of Astor Piazzolla (another great referent of our city music).
We are two Argentine musicians and teachers, trained mainly in Buenos Aires. We’ve both lived and toured different European sites Italy, Holland and Germany (2004-06). In 2007, settled in our country we formed the Metejón Malevo quintet, with which we performed at important festivals and places in Argentina, being finalists of the traditional Hugo del Carril contest and editing the album "Según el cristal". Since 2012 we run Casa Freire, a cultural place where we work in the production of different events, such as the ensembles of students, including the Pequeña orquesta de Ukeleles and musical concerts. Martin edited two books "Un pequeño con grandes posibilidades” and “Mi primer Ukelele” and Valeria “Cuaderno de canto” under the imprint of the musical publisher Ellisound. In 2021 we were finalist of WAUF Fingerstyle China, and played at The Ukeleles from Unicef (UK), Gaithersburg Ukefest (Maryland) and Ukulele Festival Hawaii (streaming). In 2022 we are invited to trip to Denver to join at The Swallow Hill Musical Fevstival.