Tanghetto is an Argentinian neotango and electronic tango music project created and led by musician and producer Max Masri.
It was inspired in the economic crisis that Argentina was facing in 2001 and also in the feelings of distress generated by the massive exile of many young Argentines, that decided to flee from their country, in a desperate move to find a future.
According to The Los Angeles Times, Tanghetto is the most seductive electrotango band that is based in Buenos Aires and the album Emigrante is "marked by its languid melodies, its smoky textures and the kind of delicate piano lines that would make Massive Attack proud".
In December 2004 the group released an album from a side project called Hybrid Tango, in which a variety of world music styles are blended with their unique sound, including flamenco, candombe, and jazz.
After consistently touring Europe and the Americas, the band recorded their next studio album, El Miedo a la Libertad, named after Erich Fromm's classic essay, "Fear of Freedom".
In late 2009 after their first big tour in Brazil, they released a new studio album called Más Allá del Sur, which was also nominated for a Carlos Gardel Award, this time in 2010.
In late 2012 a concept album called Incidental Tango was released, with the participation of guest arranger / pianist Aldo Di Paolo.
In September 2014 Tanghetto was nominated for the third time to the Latin Grammys with Hybrid Tango II competing with Rubén Blades, who won.
In 2019 they performed their most important show in Buenos Aires celebrating 15 years of the Emigrante album, playing at the Ballena Azul Symphony Hall, with three Argentine music legends as special guests: Pedro Aznar, Sandra Mihanovich and Nito Mestre.
In early 2020 they played in Buenos Aires's iconic tango venues the Torcuato Tasso, La Viruta and Salon Canning, and after that (because of the COVID-19 pandemic) they only did virtual or "from home" concerts and some TV specials.
Also in 2020 they released their eighth studio album, Reinventango, which was nominated to the Gardel Awards 2021 in the category "Best Tango Orchestra", a historic achievement for an electroango band.