Babasónicos is a rock music band from Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 1991. Lead by singer Adrián Rodríguez a.k.a. "Adrián Dárgelos", the original line-up of the band had Diego Tuñón ("Uma-T") on keyboards, Diego Castellano ("Panza"), on drums, Adrián's brother Diego Rodríguez ("Diego Uma") on guitar and occasional vocals, Mariano Domínguez, ("Mariano Roger") on lead guitar and Gabriel Manelli ("Gabo") on bass.
Skiltron is an Argentinian folk metal band with power, heavy and celtic influences. A lot of their lyrics are based on Scottish history. Emilio Souto − Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzuki
Juan José Fornés − Electric Guitar
Fernando Marty − Bass
Diego Valdez − Vocals
Matias Pena − Drums
Pablo Allen − Bagpipes, Tin whistle
Astillero Tango opens the challenge with its music. The sound of Astillero is forceful, vertiginous, breathtaking, raw yet sophisticated: a rollercoaster ride of throbbing accents modulating into earth-shattering pianissimos and beyond. Yet this wild sound is entirely hand-made, free of any gimmicks, 100% acoustic: the sound of just wood and strings, brought to searing life by an acute sense for translating the experience of 21st century urban life into new music, built on a solid traditional foundation of Buenos Aires' tango.
Galway based band Dott play shiney harmony driven garage pop
Nairobi is a dub band based in Argentina. They approach dub from diverse perspectives, delivering a massive shamanic impact, they create vibrant climates and fresh interpretations of the genre. Performing at big festivals (like Creamfields and Earth Day) as well as slummy venues in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Nairobi cuts through the heat and trance of live music. Wu Wei, their debut album, was mixed at Ariwa Studios by Mad Professor.
Hacia Dos Veranos is an instrumental band from Buenos Aires (Argentina) influenced by Felt, The Clientele, Do Make Say Think, modal jazz and music from 1930 and 1940's Merrie Melodies cartoons. Their sound has been described as "post rock twee".
Hacia Dos Veranos' debut EP is a three part classico-rock symphony about dreaming called "Fragmentos de una tarde somnolienta" ("Fragments of a Sleepy Afternoon").
NOTE: This is NOT "Miranda!", the Argentinian electropop band. If your Miranda! tracks lead to this page, please correct the artist field in them and help keep last.fm's stats correct. Miranda may refer to: 1) Swedish goa trance producer Linda Miranda Silvergren. 2) Italian instrumental/noise rock band Miranda, on From Scratch Records. 3) Short lived Spanish eurodance/trance project.
Ingrid Fliter (born September 23, 1973) in Buenos Aires, Argentina began her piano studies in Argentina with Elizabeth Westerkamp. In 1992, at the suggestion of Martha Argerich, she moved to Europe where she continued her studies with Vitalj Margulis at the Musikhochschule fur Musik in Freiburg and subsequently with Carlo Bruno in Rome and at the Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola under the leadership of Franco Scala and Boris Petrushansky.
Mariela Vitale a.k.a. Emme (born December 20, 1982) is a pop/r&b singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actress from Buenos Aires, Argentina, daughter of renowned composers Lito Vitale and Verónica Condomí. She has released one album to date: "Femme"(2003) and three singles: "Ahora"("Now"), "Latino" and "Tu y Yo"("You and Me"), she has also released another limited edition single called "Rompeme"("Break Me") that was only available by purchasing the May, 2006 issue of the argentinean edition of Playboy magazine in which she was featured on the cover...
