BIO
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GYPSY MEETS TANGO
The music we play involves two different styles: gypsy and tango, whose blending gives rise to unique genre characterized by the passion and the euphoria coming from gypsy music and the melancholy and nostalgia from Argentinian tango.
Our music is sensitive and descriptive for it brings to mind the life experiences of Eastern European gypsies by means of chords and sounds that spring from Argentinian tango.
The songs, either sung in Romani and Russian or only instrumental, create a colourful palette of sounds which give testimony of gypsy stories and scenarios portraying: a spring morning, gatherings around the fire, cold evenings and the galloping of distant horses. They also describe the wind, dances, loves and dreams. Everything is there calling upon you to feel
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ALEJANDRO MONTERO
Guitar 6 and 7 strings - Bouzouki - Balalaika - Caz - Tambura, Mandoline, Vocals
Having a passionate way of interpreting rather than an academic one, he developed a great ability in the art of strings: Guitar, Balalaika, Bouzouki, Violin, Tambura, Saz and Mandolina, which gave flavour to his balkanic, oriental and gypsy interpretations. He took part in Greek, Arabian, Jewish and Armenian bands (I-Xenites, Mikonos Ensemble, SefardÌ Ensamble, Qurtuba). In 2004 founded the gypsy tango band Zingaros with David Macchione.
In 2016 founded Tzigan gypsy tango trio with David Macchione.
DAVID MACCHIONE
Violin 4 and 5 strings, Vocals
Music Professor. He studied violin at the Suzuki oriented school and musical composition at the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. He made incursions into various popular styles (like tango and Argentine folklore music). He performed as a guest musician with well-known artists, such as León Gieco and Los Calligaris. In 2004 founded the gypsy tango band Zingaros with Alejandro Montero.
In 2016 founded Tzigan gypsy tango trio with Alejandro Montero.
ASTOR CUQUEJO
Bandoneón​
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From a very young age, the bandoneon awakened in him a deep passion for tango, directing his studies towards the composition and performance of this instrument.
He was invited as a soloist in prestigious events such as the Aplaudamos a las Bandas Festival and the Coffee Week, standing out alongside the Academic Youth Orchestra of the Teatro del Libertador.
In his constant musical search, he joined the Provincial Citizen Music Orchestra of Córdoba as a stable substitute since 2019, and collaborated with ensembles such as the Provincial Symphonic Band and the Big Band Jazz of the La Colmena Institute.
His virtuosity led him to be summoned by essential figures of tango, such as maestro Osvaldo Piro, with whom he performed in Río Cuarto.
In October 2025 he joined the Tzigan ensemble.