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Mutandina: Funk jazz salsa rock from argentina.

Mutandina means mixing, "mestizaje". Mutandina mixes styles to create a musical result that is different and personal, where influences as jazz, salsa, funk, rock, pop, Brazilian and Latin American music can be found.

The lyrics present reality from a critical but almost optimistic viewpoint, as well as showing a grotesque or ironic side, where speech relaxes and gives place to joy and dance.

The members of Mutandina met in the early 90s as composition students at Argentina's La Plata National University. Each of them spent several years with different bands, becoming familiar with the club circuit, and gaining a perspective that was more about nightlife and the social scene than academics.

They formed Mutandina in early 2000 with the intent of creating a sound that was distinct and personal, without rigid style or preconceptions, and drew on the vivid mixture of styles that was part of their individual experience: jazz, salsa, funk, rock, pop, Brazilian and Latin American music. The result is a decidedly hip blend of salsa and funk, infused with distinctly Argentine elements.

The members of Mutandina are:

  • Ariel "Cordero" Polenta - piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond, keys, voices, arrangements
  • Christian "Turco" Fahiad - drums, percussion
  • Nicolas Luis Humberto "Rigo" Quesada - guitars, voices
  • Marcos "Mariomarqueti" Archetti - bass, voices
  • Matias "Mato" Ruiz - acoustic and electric guitars, tenor sax, composition, arrangements and lead vocals. Matias is the brother of Magnatune classical musician Gonzalo Ruiz.

    Produced by Alberto Tatu Estela.
    Recorded at Circo Beat and other venues between November 2003 and May 2004.

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    Mutandina lives in La Plata, Argentina.

    Tagged as: World, Latin, Funk.

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