The dark and beautiful tango music from the 60s... Sounds like us, our own stuff.. All the other music we have all played... Jazz, orchestral, improvised, Eastern European...
We are committed to exploring all the colours our Instruments have to offer, and making our own sounds using the rich Tango repertoire as a starting point
Acoustic, Live Tango Grooves... exploring and creating new Tango music with original Tango arrangements
Colectivo29 are a vibrant, adventurous quintet featuring some of Australia's finest musicians. A variation on the classic Nuevo Tango quintet, Colectivo29 take the timeless music of Buenos Aires and give it a sound distinctively from Melbourne.
New arrangements of classic Tango repertoire, lesser known compositions from Argentinian maestros and original tunes all combine producing a post-Piazzolla, post-2001 economic crash mix of passionate and intense music.
Colectivo29 pay homage to the dark dramas played out by Osvaldo Pugliese and the rhythmic virtuosity of Horacio Salgan. The music that has inspired generations to the passionate close embrace will melt your heart and move your feet.
Colectivo29 was the conception of pianist Andrew James who studied piano and Arranging in Buenos Aires with Maestro Hernan Possetti, Pianist with the City of Buenos Aires Tango Orchestra and Professor at Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda
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Cellist Penelope Witt has performed and recorded in Buenos Aires with Argentmusica. She studied Tango and Folk Music with Roberto Segret from the City Tango Orchestra
Big gypsy tunes will echo around the centre of Melbourne on Friday 7 August when The Woohoo Revue head up a massive line up of bands and DJs at the Forum Theatre as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Balkan Beatbox Night.
In addition to The Woohoo Revue, the show will also feature such amazing acts as Vardos, BabaGanoush, 13 piece brass band Opa! as well as DJ Gabriele Urban Gypsy (PBS Trans Europa Express).
The combined talents of these performers will make this a rampaging Balkan carnival of oom-pah, gypsy swing and huge brass band sounds.
Hola Colectivo29, San Lazaro invites you to check out our updated myspace with a brand new song and photo of the new line up. Hope you enjoy the track!! Y que viva la musica! San Lazaro Crew.
Friday night, the 27th February, the Woohoos once again play at the spiritual home of Melbourne gypsy music, Open Studio. The cover charge is the incredibly reasonable price of $0. Hope to see you there!
The Tango Saloon launches their new album 'Transylvania' in Melbourne on the 24th of October at the Evelyn Hotel, with Umlaut and Zulya & The Children Of The Underground. Album available now through Vitamin Records... Hope you can make it!
Please join us for our opening for KUMU – and exhibition exploring the inner child, on Friday 1 August, 6pm til late.
Old Fire Station Café, 378 High Street, Preston (near Preston train station)
Art by 37 artists, drawing, spontaneous puppet theatre and jam, music, dance, spoken word, circus performers, cheep bar…..inner child chaos! Love Jeshika
