| 08 November 2009
They call themselves El Kuelgue and a mix of latin, acoustic and hip-hop, but the truth is that musical comedy is a bit hit in Argentina, and El Kuelgue's brand of sarcastic, cheeky musical mix-&-match really works. My friend Mariano's brother, Juan, is the bass player, and Mariano plays some occasional wah-wah guitar.
It's a throw-down of all kinds of influences, backed by some talented musicians, and a fantastic video show by a VJ, with custom-made videos for each of the songs. We don't make anything like this in South Africa! And these are just the kinds of influences I came here to check out! Mariano and Laura have a 6-month old baby, so they were bucking the Buenos Aires trend by yawning and making 'we've got to get to bed' sounds by 3am...
