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Discography
Members in the album
ALEJANDRO BALBUENA - Classic and acoustic guitar and bass
SAMI ABADI - Electric and baritone violin and loops
CARLOS FRADKIN - Percussion
Members in the album
ALEJANDRO BALBUENA - Guitar
CARLOS FRADKIN - Percussion
MARCELO BRU - Cello
CRISTIAN COCCHIARARO - Oboe and English horn
Biography
Haiku was born in May 1993 as a duo consisting of Alejandro Balbuena and Sami Abadi. They debuted that same year in the Teatro Nacional Cervantes and from there they are presented in many places, among them: La Scala de San Telmo, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Tademus, Kif, Oliverio Allways en el Bauen Hotel, Asociación Yoga para Occidente, El Taller, Auditorio Golden Shoping, Finis Terra, Cappero, Café de los músicos, Centro Cultural Pucará. In 1994 they are awarded in the "Music Fusion" category at the Buenos Aires Young Arts Biennial organized by the Federación Universitaria de Buenos Aires.
In 1996 he joined the training percussionist Carlos Fradkin, with whom in 1997 they independently recorded and released the first CD of the group titled “El ojo del ahora” composed entirely of his own compositions. His second CD “Las voces de un río” has the support of Fondo Nacional de las Artes.. They presented this CD in the Festival Internacional IDRS Buenos Aires 2000.
Haiku is currently integrated by: Marcelo Bru in cello Cristian Cocchiararo in oboe and English horn, Carlos Fradkin in percussion Alejandro Balbuena in guitar and composition.
The CDs were presented through interviews in the following radio programs: : “Generaciones” (Canela, Radio Nacional), “El Mirador Nocturno” (Leonardo Liberman, Radio Nacional. “La Manija” (Chango Farías Gomez, Radio Municipal). “El programa de Graciela Borges” (Radio Nacional). “Al fin Sábado” (Eduardo Calviño, Radio El Mundo). “Compacto Nacional” (Radio Nacional). “Punto Azul” (Fabio Zerpa, Spendid Talk Radio) and from the Spanish-speaking world, to the radio station "El Segovia y Yupanqui" (Sebastián Dominguez, Radio Nacional Clásica y Cultura) .Acuarela (Haydée Marciglia, FM Palermo) , Una larga pasión (Sergio Vilar, Radio Universidad de La Plata).
They were also commented on in the following media: El Cronista, was commented by Maria Teresa Corral in Revista Planetario, La Maga, La Nación, Revista Inrockuptibles, Revista Humor, Revista STF, was commented by John Bollemberg on Progressive World site, radio program "Por deporte" by Victor Hugo Morales on Radio Continental. A note was also made with a live presentation for Canal à de Cablevision. The theme "Caminos de otoño" was selected to include it in the Sampler CD that accompanies the number 27 of the magazine specialized in music "Mellotron", where there is also a commentary on the CD.
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