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Since its inception six years ago, El Arranque has quickly earned an international reputation as the most important young tango orchestra in the world today. They recently played a series of concerts with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at Lincoln Center, and at the tango festival in Paris in the National Theater of the Palais Chaillot. They are also an integral and vibrant part of the Buenos Aires tango scene, playing in both theatrical settings and in the most popular milongas (tango dances).
In their first year, El Arranque developed a repertoire that was quickly embraced by the tango community and widely used in dance performances. By the end of that year, El Arranque had performed over 200 shows. In 1998, they were invited to record their first CD by the company Vaiven. Sponsored by two legendary tango figures, Leopoldo Federico and Nelly Omar, the CD won wide play on major Buenos Aires radio stations. In June-July 1998, they toured with the CD “El Arranque” to Europe, participating the "Tangomania Summer Festival '98,” which took place in Bologna, Italy. They also played Berlin, Stuttgart, and Dresden. In December, they were invited by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires to play for the closing night of the "Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires" with a large outdoor performance on Avenida Corrientes, closed off that night for thousands of people who came to dance. This event was a huge success for the orchestra and led the newspapers “Clarín" and "La Nación" to describe El Arranque as “the Tango revelation of the year.”
Success in Buenos Aires led to a second, expanded tour of Europe in 1999, this time for two months in twelve cities including London, Paris, and Milan. In December, El Arranque was invited again to close the "Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires." In 2000, El Arranque performed in Buenos Aires, around Argentina and again in Europe (Rome, Lausanne, Padova). They also returned to the recording studio for their second CD, "Cabulero."
In January and February 2001, El Arranque toured Holland with the show, “Tango Tango de Buenos Aires.” When they returned to Buenos Aires in March, they premiered "Cabulero," which includes as its last track a music video that can be played on computers. The CD has received both critical and popular acclaim. In May, they left for New York to play with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, directed by Wynton Marsalis. These concerts included original music written for both orchestras by both Wynton Marsalis and by Ramiro Gallo, El Arranque´s first violinist. El Arranque closed out 2001 with many concerts in Buenos Aires and two more tours of Europe (Spain, Portugal, and Germany).
From January to March of 2002, El Arranque played 50 concerts in 40 Japanese cities and 10 in Taiwán on the famous Min On Concert Association Tour, which has hosted all the legendary orchestras of tango for the past thirty years. They then played two concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in April, and returned to Buenos Aires to premiere their third CD, “Clásicos.” This CD has sold almost 10,000 copies only in Argentina, becoming one of the Tango best sellers of 2002.
In addition to two more recordings scheduled for 2003, El Arranque is currently working on their first symphonic project.
MEMBERS OF EL ARRANQUE
CAMILO FERRERO (First Bandoneon and arrangements ) He took bandoneon classes with Prof. Daniel Binelli and arrangements classes with Prof. Rodolfo Mederos. Played in several tango and popular music groups and tango houses like “Viejo Almacén.” Studied composition with Prof. Polo Gutierrez. Then he studied with Prof. Nestor Marconi and currently he is taking advanced courses with Prof. Julio O. Pane.
JUAN RAMIRO BOERO (Second Bandoneon) He started taking bandoneon classes with Prof. Victor Vitale. Performed with several Tango groups in San Nicolas and Ramallo. Played in “Señor Tango” and “Sabor a Tango”. Studied with Prof. Nestor Marconi and currently he is taking advanced courses with Prof. Julio O. Pane.
RAMIRO GALLO (First Violin and arrangements) He took violin classes with Prof. Ljerko Spiller. Performed in the symphony orchestras including those of Parana and Santa Fe in Argentina and also with the South African Symphony. Was a member of the "Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires," played with Daniel Binelli and has also accompanied Amelita Baltar. Performed in "El Viejo Almacen" and in "Señor Tango" as a soloist. He is the first violin of “Orquesta Escuela de Tango” conducted by Emilio Balcarce. He is also a composer, whose recent "Suite Borgeana" was premiered by El Arranque and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in Lincoln Center, New York. El Quinteto Ramiro Gallo performs his original compositions and will record their first CD this year.
PEDRO PABLO PEDROSO (Second Violin) He took violin classes at Conservatoire "Amadeo Roldán " of Cuba. Received the diploma of electronic music at the National Lab of Electronic Music directed Juan Blanco. Had participated in several orchestras, including the National Cuban Symphony. He won, as a composer, the 21st International Prize for Electronic Music of Bourges, France. Plays in “Orquesta Nacional de Música Argentina” and several tango groups, including “Vale Tango.”
MARTÍN VAZQUEZ (Guitar) He has a college degree in Harmony and Counterpoint pursued at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina. Studied classical guitar with Prof. Walter Heinze and Jazz Guitar with Prof. W. Malosetti. He toured the world with Daniel Binelli´s quintet and recorded with Italian singer Milva. Apart from his role in El Arranque, he is currently playing in the Ramiro Gallo Quintet.
ARIEL RODRIGUEZ (Piano) He studied piano in the “Julian Aguirre Provincial Conservatoire.” Studied Tango with Prof. Orlando Tripodi and arrangements with Prof. Rodolfo Mederos. He obtained his degree in Instruments in the "Escuela de Musica Popular de Avellaneda." Performed in several groups of Tango and Folklore. Has worked in the tango shows "El Querandi”, “Sr. Tango” and in other Tango Houses in Buenos Aires.
IGNACIO VARCHAUSKY (Double-bass and arrangements) He took Bass classes and music classes with Prof. Cesar Franov. Took double-bass classes with Prof. Daniel Buono in the "Escuela de Musica Popular de Avellaneda." He performed with several groups of popular music and Tango Houses including “Señor Tango.” He played with “Camerata de la Universidad de Buenos Aires” conducted by Oscar Castro and has also accompanied Amelita Baltar and Raúl Lavié. Currently is taking double-bass classes with Prof. Norberto Juez. Created and serves as coordinator for the Tango School Orchestra (Orquesta Escuela) conducted by Emilio Balcarce.
ARIEL ARDIT (Voice): He studied (and continues) vocal techniques with Prof. Horacio Amauri. Made courses of Basic Musical Theory in the “Manuel de Falla Conservatoire” with Prof. Miriam Ruiz Carmona. He has been singing in Almagros´s historic “Bar de Roberto” since 1996, and he also sings in various Tango houses in Buenos Aires, including “La Veda.”
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