Spasiuk

With a new international release and a prestigious BBC Award as best Newcomer of 2005, Argentina's young chamamé hero is ready for major touring. Born in the north-eastern rural province of Misiones, Chango Spasiuk grew up in a close-knit society defined by the complex process of fusion and interaction between communities of native peoples and Eastern European immigrants, like Chango's grandparents. In Argentina 'El Chango' is celebrated as the guardian angel of chamamé, the powerful folk tradition of the Argentine Northeast and the "music with the deepest swing in Argentina". A fiery and sensitive virtuoso on the accordion, Spasiuk produces a rich mix of sound and rhythm, where improvisation and composition, tradition and modernity play equal roles, making his music an intense listening experience that moves beyond boundaries of style and genre.