Music Planet: Road Trip

Lopa Kothari introduces a session with accordion super-star Chango Spasiuk and his band, including violin and percussion, performing Chamame music from the North East of Argentina, a tradition mixing influences from the region, including Southern Brazil and Paraguay, as well as rhythms brought by European immigrants at the end of the 19th-Century. Songs: Vera, Chamame crudo, Pynandí (Heritage track: Kilómetro 11 / Mario del Tránsito Cocomarola and his group), Alvear Orilla, Tierra Colorada Chango Spasiuk: accordion Pablo Farhat: violin Marcos Villalba: percussion, guitar, vocals Recorded on the 8th Nov 2016, Broadcasting House