Hybrid Tango was a side project by the members of

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based electronic neo-

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. Retroactively it was considered a Tanghetto album and some of the songs released in this album became regulars in Tanghetto's live setlists. Released in December 2004, ''Hybrid Tango'' contains twelve instrumental tracks in which, apart from the blend of electronic music and tango that is the distinctive sound of ''Tanghetto'', there are plenty of world-music styles such as

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, and

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. Acoustic sounds (

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, and even the Chinese stringed instrument, the

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) are more predominant than in ''Tanghettos debut album '' Emigrante (Electrotango)''. The album was produced and mixed by Max Masri, and co-produced by Diego S. Velázquez. All songs are composed by Masri and Velázquez. The album was nominated for a

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in 2005 and reached gold status in Argentina.

Track listing

#''Más de lo mismo'' (More of the same) :58#''Barrio Sur'' :45#''Calles de Piedra'' (Streets of stone) :30#''Lo que nunca fue'' (Something that never was) :30#''El Deseo'' (The Desire) :38#''El Duelo'' (The Mourning) :30#''Tangocrisis'' :53#''Sombra'' (Shadow) :58#''La Muerte del Prejuicio'' (Death of a prejudice) :10#''El Solitario'' (The Lonely One) :30#''Miedo a Vivir'' (Afraid to live) :04#''Sálvese quien pueda'' (Women and children first) :33

Musicians

Max Masri: synths, piano and programming
Diego S. Velázquez: guitars, synths, piano and programming
Chao Xu: violoncello,

Daniel Ruggiero:

Hugo Satorre: bandoneón
Gabriel Clenar: piano
Matias Novelle: drums and percussion
Diego Tejedor: violin

External links

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Argentine independent label Constitution Music
2004 albums Tanghetto albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub