Karl Espegard - violin
Juan Pablo De Lucca - piano
Kaspar Uljas - bandoneón
Benjamin Groisman - double bass
Juan Villarreal - voice

El Muro Tango is an Argentine-Norwegian tango band that in record time has taken the international tango world by storm. With their energetic stage performance and unique expression, El Muro Tango has thrilled tango dancers and music lovers throughout Europe and South America.

Since the band's debut in 2016, they have toured the world and played to full houses at prestigious festivals and concert halls such as the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Smeltedigelen, Usina del Arte, Salon Canning, and La Viruta. The band is known from Norwegian Television when they performed in the finale of Norway´s Got Talent 2018 with the dance couple Cyrena Drusine & Steinar Refsdal. They work regularly with Argentina's foremost tango singers such as Juan Villarreal, Chino Laborde, Negro Falótico and Martin Alvarado.

El Muro Tango released its debut album "Nostálgico" (Galileo Music) in November 2018 with an extensive tour of Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway. The album gained a lot of attention in Norway and has received great reviews in the international press. Their music consists of traditional Argentine tango with a fresh and modern harmonic language, incorporating elements of jazz and South American rhythms.

Videos:

Nostálgico (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QyIz4XClto

Rebeldía https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uo2S3y27oM

Norske Talenter 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJS8Izz_O8k

Así se baila el tango (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suC3IXg_BeA

über den Tänzer:

Rodrigo Palacios

Master and dancer of Argentine tango, he grew up in Buenos Aires surrounded by a super tango family, where tango was breathed through dance, music and singing. Rodrigo dances from his childhood and with only 14 years old he began to frequent the legendary Canning Hall where he saw the authentic dance of the most renowned milongueros and also of those who at that moment were leading the new tendencies of a wider tango. In the year 2000 Robert Duvall invited him to have a special participation in the movie Assassination Tango. In 2005 and 2007 he was invited as a guest artist by Luis Bravo of Forever Tango for the show held in Buenos Aires.

With more than 20 years of dance and 15 years of international experience, he comes to the tango communities of the world to share his knowledge with the enthusiasm that characterizes him. His classes will make you travel through musicality, body knowledge, technical references, milongueros yeites, envolved concepts and the indisputable flavor of this popular dance that you are so passionate about.

Spanisch:

Maestro y bailarín de tango argentino, creció en Buenos Aires rodeado de una familia super tanguera, donde se respiraba tango a través del baile, la música y el canto. Rodrigo baila desde su niñez y con tan solo 14 años comenzó a frecuentar el mítico Salón Canning donde vió el baile auténtico de los más reconocidos milongueros y también el de quienes en ese momento estaban liderando las nuevas tendencias de un tango más amplio. En el año 2000 Robert Duvall lo invitó a tener una participación especial en la película Assassination Tango. En el 2005  En 2007 fue convocado como artista invitado por Luis Bravo de Forever Tango para el show realizado en Buenos Aires. 

Con más de 20 años de baile y 15 de experiencia internacional, llega a las comunidades tangueras del mundo para compartir su conocimiento con el entusiasmo que lo caracteriza. Sus clases te harán viajar a través de la musicalidad, conocimiento corporal, referencias técnicas, yeites bien milongueros, conceptos evolucionados y el indiscutible sabor de este baile popular que tanto te apasiona.

Rodrigo es reconocido como un gran maestro y bailarín, habiendo sido convocado por las escuelas y festivales más destacados de Argentina, Brasil, Alemania, Holanda, Bélgica, Serbia, Croacia, España, Finlandia, Estonia, Italia, Francia, Suiza, Rusia, Japón, China, Estados Unidos y Australia entre otros

Der Unterricht vor 2 Jahren war äußerst empfehlenswert und Rodrigo spricht sehr gut Englisch! (Anmerkung Judith)