Emigrante (electrotango) is the debut album by Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto. The album was released in 2003, reaching gold sales in early 2005. In 2004 Emigrante (electrotango) was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award.

Although it is instrumental, there is an underlying concept through the album: how Argentina, historically a country of immigrants, became a country of emigrating people.

The music of Emigrante is a balance between the electronically generated sounds and acoustic instruments (bandoneón, piano, and guitar). The album was produced by Max Masri and coproduced by Diego S. Velázquez.

This is the only Tanghetto album to include the work of deceased German DJ and electronic musician Juergen Koechel (1972?2005).

Emigrante reached platinum sales in Argentina by 2006.

As of 2008, many of the songs included in this album are still played on multiple Argentine TV stations on a daily basis.

Track listing and credits

1. Inmigrante (Immigrant) [4:02]
2. Una Llamada (One Call) [4:06]
3. Alexanderplatz Tango [4:03]
4. Al final todos se van (Everybody goes away in the end) [4:10]
5. Recursos Humanos (Human Resources) [3:33]
6. La Caída (The Fall) [4:48]
7. El Boulevard (The Boulevard) [3:53]
8. El Siguiente Capítulo (Next Chapter) [5:50]
9. Vida Moderna en 2/4 (Modern Life in 2/4) [4:08]
10. Montevideo [3:01]
11. Mente Frágil (Fragile Mind) [4:56]
12. Emigrante — Exilio del Alma (Emigrant — Exile of the Soul) [4:23]

Players

Max Masri: synths and programming
Diego S. Velazquez: guitars, synths and programming
Daniel Ruggiero: bandoneon
Jürgen Köchel: synths and programming

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