A revolutionary new concept for tango arrives this summer with the sensational new act from Buenos Aires. VIOLENTANGO are a five-piece instrumental band from Argentina currently taking South America by storm with an exciting rock-influenced tango defining a revolutionary new chapter for contemporary tango music.
A new album “Escape” will be presented on a forthcoming U.K Tour. This fifth independent album commands a definitive release from the constraints of conventional tango music, revealing an exciting outlet of expression and the liberation of an alternative form. This discovery of innovative arrangements proclaims the emergence of a new genre. Recorded at ION, the premier studio of Buenos Aires, Produced by Jorge “Portuguese” Da Silva.
Since their last visit to the UK performing at The Band Stand at Glastonbury Festival in 2011, Violentango has enjoyed a massive surge in popularity upon their return home to Argentina and suddenly find themselves sharing the stages with Buena Vista Social Club, Gilberto Gil, Chris Porter, Os Mutantes and Roy Hargrove. This revolutionary sound is becoming a sensation and hailed as the first Argentinean “modern tango” group, declared as of ‘significant cultural interest’ by the Ministry of Culture in Argentina, Violentango currently performs for audiences of 20,000 people in South America.
UK TOUR DATES 2013
CHAPEL ARTS, BATH – Friday 14th June
THE PRINCE ALBERT Stroud – Saturday 15th June
HOOTANANNY’S Rootmaster, Brixton – Sunday 16th June
THE BEEHIVE Swindon – Thursday 20th June
SALISBURY – Friday 21st June
Art Centre supporting Alejandro & The Magic Tombolinos
THE VAULTS Cirencester – Saturday 22nd June
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL – from Wednesday 26th June
The Band Stand, The Rabbit Hole
THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS PRESTEIGN, WALES – Wednesday 3rd July
WINCHESTER HAT FAIR – Saturday 6th July
KEYNSHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL – Sunday 7th July
THE CANTEEN, BRISTOL – Thursday 11th June
CARDIFF OVAL BASIN – Friday 12th July
THE FULL MOON, CARDIFF – Saturday 13th July
THE BELL INN, BATH – Sunday 14th July
THE TOBACCO FACTORY, BRISTOL – Sunday 14th July
ARGENTINE EMBASSY – Wednesday 17th July
COLSTON HALL FOYER, BRISTOL – Thursday 18th July
RICH MIX, MOVIMIENTOS LONDON – Thursday 25th July
NEGRACHA TANGO, LONDON – Friday 26th July
BRISTOL HARBOURSIDE FESTIVAL – Saturday 27th July
THE THREE HORSE SHOES Bradford On Avon – 28th July
FOR MORE DETAILS: violentango.com