About Albahaca
By Eduardo Ferraudi
The history of Albahaca starts in 1995, with the aim of wide spreading the Argentine popular music with a sound that is closer to the musical influences of this time. The piano, guitar and percussion contribute to the vocal proposal.
In 1995 Albahaca won TRIMARG First Price (“Tribuna de Música Argentina”), in the “Folk Music” Section, “Vocal Group” Category. Also in 1995 they won TRIMALCA Contest First Price (“Tribuna de Música para América Latina y el Caribe”), both asocciations depending on the “Conseil International de la Musique”, Unesco. In 2000 Albahaca won in Baradero Festival as "Sensational New Musical Group” in “High Quality Performance" Category.
Also in 2000 they were finalists at Cosquín Festival in Córdoba, Argentina. Albahaca has performed many presentations in different concert halls in Buenos Aires and in several argentine provinces: National Library, Jorge Luis Borges Auditorium, Teatro Argentino de La Plata, La Scala de San Telmo, San Rafael Auditorium, Manzana de las Luces, Torquato Tasso Cultural Centre, Eulogia Peña, Peña del Abasto, Teatro Español (Trelew), among others. Since march 2001 has become a member of "Tiempo de vocales" integrated by many vocal folk musical groups such as, Opus Cuatro, Los Huanca Hua and Grupo Vocal Argentino, among others.
It took part in the event "Towards a national meeting of vocal groups" held at the Public School of Lawyers of Buenos Aires in the months of June and July of 2001. In 2002 the group brought out their first CD called “Aromando Coplas”, with pianists Manolo Juárez and Lilian Saba as guest artists. In 2002 Albahaca performed in ”Músicas de Provincia” Music Festival, and between 2003 and 2005 they played in “Tiempo de Vocales” Festival on stages of different halls in Buenos Aires as “Sala A-B del Centro Cultural San Martín” and “Centro Cultural del Sur”.
In 2008 won Fondo Nacional de las Artes Second Prize (“Concurso Régimen de Fomento para Ediciones Discográficas de Música Folklórica Argentina Año 2007”) for their second CD “Perspectivas”.
Since 2006 Albahaca’s singers are: Majo Valerio (soprano), Lorena Rojas (alto), Eduardo Ferraudi (tenor, guitar, arrangements and conduction), Marcelo Chanampa (baritone), Beto Berdún (bass and percusión) and Mariana Diez (piano).
Eduardo
1997, actuación en la Biblioteca de Ciegos (de izq. a der) Eduardo, Alicia Bidegain, Horacio Berdini, Patricia Carreras y Roque Santini.
Ese mismo día nos presentó y acompañó nada menos que Vitillo Ábalos.
2001, foto del disco "Aromando Coplas". (de izq. a der.) Mariana Albert, Marcelo, Pablo Ravachini, Claudia Lapresa y Eduardo.
2003, actuación en el Centro Cultural del Sur. Los mismos integrantes.
2006, actuación en Venado Tuerto, Centro Cultural Municipal. Integrantes actuales.
2007, en la pecera de los Estudios ION, grabando para el disco Homenaje a Les Luthiers.
2007, en el Centro Cultural Recoleta, interpretando "Si no fuera santiagueño" en el marco del Expo Les Luthiers.