Athens Tango Project is an Argentine

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band founded in 2012 in the city of

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by Laura Camacho, a

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musician from

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, featuring Monique Osorio on vocals, John Phillips on drums, John Cooper on violin, and Matt M Vu, David Marcus, on

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. The extended lineup includes Keiko Ishibashi, Franziska Brunner, Teresa Grynia, Curran Pendergrast, Bill Oglesby, Daniel Allen, James Perkins, Jaime Antonio Cardenas Espana, Serena Scibelli, Fernando Deddos, and Ricardo Hurtado.

History

The group has been a prominent member of the Latin music community of Athens and has won several awards for best Jazz and World music group, winning the local

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Athens Music Awards in 2014 and 2016 as well as performed on the local TedxUGA program. The group's members have collaborated with musicians from tango including David Alsina, Las Del Abasto, Mariano Mores, Sexteto Mayor,

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, Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet as well as music from different genres including

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, members of

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, members of

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and Circulatory System (band),

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, Layma Azur,

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, and Universal Sigh. The group has also appeared in documentary films, which include the upcoming Athens, Georgia: 30 Years On (sequel to Athens, GA: Inside/Out) and Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project: Volume One. The group contributed cover songs of

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and

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, as well as a collaboration with Jay Gonzalez of

to the documentaries. Recently, the band has performed renditions of local Athens music by

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, and

as live performances while working with

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and

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. The group recorded a cover of

's song, I Have Been Floated, with backup vocals from

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from the compilation album release, An Enthusiast's Fanfare for Elephant 6. Athens Tango Project members played with members of

onstage for the Astor Piazzolla piece, Libertango, at the 2019 Argentina Food Wine and Culture Festival.

References

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