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Martin Alvarado is one of the most significant tango artists of the new generation. He has won wide acclaim in Europe and Argentina for his warm, powerful tenor voice, his charismatic, emotionally engaging live performances and his outstanding repertoire which features the work or some of Argentina\\\'s most celebrated poets and composers. He also composes his own work and lyrics. He has worked with highly revered bandoneonist Leopoldo Federico on his second album Asi Es Mi Tango and innovative Finnish quintet Otra Vez, with whom he recorded his third album Tango Norte Tango Sur. His fourth album was recorded with renowned guitarist Horacio Avilano and his trio. He has completed 20 tours of Europe and had numerous TV appearances in Finland, Russia and Argentina. ??he has an extraordinarily beautiful voice?? Helsingin Sanomat (Finland?s largest national newspaper February 2012) \"The quality of his voice is something very special indeed? Each night isn?t just a show, for Alvarado, it?s a work of art, an artistic experience in itself? In Martin Alvarado?s hands ? and moreover, his voice ? tango has found not just a curator but an innovator to carry it forward. If you get the chance to see this man, grab it with both hands, you won?t see many of his like.\\\" - (Glyn Phillips - Worldmusic.co.uk, November 2011) \"? a certain Latino charisma mesmerises his audiences? the emotive phrasing was pure Argentinean seduction.\\\" - Nottingham Post \\\"A voice to melt a thousand hearts,\\\" - SOAS Radio, London \\\"Alvarado?s full-bodied Spanish and superbly supple tenor voice made for mouth-watering listening. It was a rare privilege?\\\" - Learning to Tango website UK \\\"The authentic voice of Argentine tango,\\\" - 2?4 Radio, Buenos Aires. \\\"Tango is lucky not to have lost Martin Alvarado to opera,\\\" - Aamulehti newspaper, Finland. \\\"An excellent singer\\\" - Radio AMCIPA,