Modern Tango World N° 3 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Page 28

Max Masri, chefe de Tanghetto
interviewed by

Martin Delgado

Max Masri is a composer, producer, singer and keyboardist born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
He is the founder and leader of Tanghetto, one of the key groups that define electro tango.
In 1994 he started to work as a producer, songwriter and composer. With Alex Zuker, founder of the
group Alas, he produced several bands of different genre: pop, electronic, tango, and alternative rock.
In 1997 he started to fuse tango with electronic music, becoming one of the creators of what is
now known as electro tango. In 1998 he founded the group 020, the pioneer of fusing modern
tango with sounds from pop music.
In 2002, the band releases its album End of Illusions which opened the door to tango fusion. After debuting this album he decided to create Tanghetto. He is the producer, composer and songwriter for everything the band releases, including the albums nominated for the Latin Grammy
Awards for Emigrante, Hybrid Tango and Hybrid Tango II. With Tanghetto, he has played and
sung in prestigious venues in Argentina and other parts of the world.
In 2005, he produced and composed
the music for the album ADN Proyecto Andino which fuses South American folklore with electronic sounds.
In 2008, he discovered Tabaré
Leyton, the Uruguayan singer, and
began to produce for him, composing music and writing lyrics for various songs of different styles that
this artist performs.
All of Max’s tango albums have obtained a gold or silver status. He is
a two time Gardel Award winne,
the most important music industry award in Argentina. He has also
won the most important Uruguayan
awards - Iris, Grafitti and Morosoli.
Max was interviewed on the internet by Martin Delgado.

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