Santiago Alvarez interview

Santiago Alvarez joins me on episode 147.

Santiago is a chromatic player from Buenos Aires, who has dedicated himself to the folk traditions of Argentina, including writing a thesis on the history of the Argentine chromatic harmonica under the guidance of his mentor Franco Luciani.

Specialising in tango, he explores the close musical relationship between the chromatic harmonica and the bandoneon. Santiago has recorded with numerous Argentine artists, released his own album in 2019, performs widely across Latin America and Europe, and teaches internationally, including recently at The World Harmonica Championships at Trossingen in 2025. He has also created an online harmonica course for Argentine music.

Links:

Contact Santiago at: armonicasantiago@gmail.com

Santiago’s Argentine Harmonica Course: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BiBYGXPf3/

Santiago's thesis on Argentine chromatic harmonica: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1V_gnxR5abozV8DMCgDchYZvqtzzqxsjf

Profile on World Harmonica Festival website: https://worldharmonicafestival.de/artist-profile-santiago-alvarez/

Harmonica FEN festival profile: https://harmonica-fen-festival.com/artist/santiago-alvarez/

Videos:

Santiago’s Argentine Harmonica Course teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUSki-oljnI&lc=UgzKGo6ZbqoJ-RmJhKx4AaABAg

A portrait of Santiago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTClyulss-0

Tanino Duo: https://www.youtube.com/@taninoduo/videos

Celtic Connections with Tanino Duo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuL_-npUniQ 

Argento Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKUTufuT1EE&list=RDeKUTufuT1EE

New trio with piano and bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjG3mjq-yA&list=RDYCjG3mjq-yA

Podcast website:
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Spotify Playlist:
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