Maximiliano Larrea is a classically trained guitarist from Rosario, Argentina, based in Tucson, Arizona. A recipient of the Southwest Folklife Alliance’s Master Artist Award, Larrea has been performing, composing, and arranging tango and other styles of Argentine folk and Latin American popular music for more than 25 years. Larrea performs frequently as a soloist and collaborator with diverse artists and ensembles. His solo album is entitled “Donde Termina el Rio/Where the River Ends” and can be heard on all streaming platforms.

The Tango Guitar Project invites audiences to experience the power, energy, and elegance of tango, reimagined for three guitars. Their unique formation—a trio of classically trained guitarists are rarely seen in the U.S. Performances feature a virtuoso interpretations of classics like “Libertango” and “La Cumparsita” with spontaneous improvisation and exhilarating arrangements that make every concert a thrilling and unforgettable experience.

The Tango Guitar Project brings together three world-class classical guitarists from three countries. Led by Maxi Larrea (Argentina)—award-winning tango guitarist, composer, and author of a recently published tango guitar book—the trio also features Misael Barraza-Díaz (México), a flamenco virtuoso with ten international competition wins, and Andrés Pantoja (Chile), an acclaimed guitarist with multiple international awards and recorded albums.

El SurCo is a musical collective that blends guitars, violin, charango, bombo, and vocal harmonies to bring to life chacareras, cuecas, chamamés, gatos, and other popular and folk stringed music traditions from Argentina, Chile, and surrounding regions.

The word surco means groove in Spanish, and references the furrows where seeds are planted in agricultural fields. A musical term with a rural subtext that speaks to the landscape where many of these styles emerged and continue to thrive, El SurCo (or The Southern Collective) transport their listeners into the diverse and vibrant musical ecosystems of the Southern tip of the Americas.

El SurCo is composed of Maxi Larrea (guitar, vocals, bombo), Jennie Gubner (violin, vocals, bombo), Andres Pantoja (guitar, charango, bombo, vocals), Esteban Parra (viola, vocals, bombo), and Diana Peralta (vocals). El SurCo also produces a monthly Latin American Folk Music Gathering in Tucson called La Peña del SurCo.