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Aca Seca Trio

ACA SECA is an Argentinean band.

Members are Juan Quintero, acoustic guitar and voice, Andrés Beeuwsaert, keyboards and voice & Mariano Cantero, percussion and voice.

The musical syncretism produced by the Argentinean band ACA SECA is unparalleled.

That's why musicians such as Egberto Gismonti, Pat Metheny, Ivan Lins, Nathan East, Joe Lovano, Bob James, Steve Khan, Pedro Aznar & Luis Alberto Spinetta (among others) have praised the work of Aca Seca, where we can find the richest South American folklore, jazz, vocal pieces, an elegant song and even elements of classic music. The final product is a sophisticated creation of sounds.

The band has released "ACA SECA TRIO" (2003), "AVENIDO" (2006) & "VENTANAS" (also with a DVD, 2009). The CD "Avenido" was also released in Japan & Italy.

This year 2015 ACA SECA just won the important prize Konex dedicated to 100 outstanding Argentinian personalities of the last decade. Aca Seca had already won this prize in 2005. Among previous winners we can mention Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Mercedes Sosa, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García & Eduardo Falú.

During the last 15 years, ACA SECA has been performing in the USA, France, Italy, Spain, China, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador and in their born country, Argentina.

In 2014 the band made his first tour through the USA, performing first at the Spoleto Jazz Festival (Charleston) and offering several brilliant concerts in New York, Washington DC & Los Angeles.

Awards

2015, KONEX PRIZE (Argentina) 2005, KONEX PRIZE (Argentina) Important prize KONEX is dedicated to 100 outstanding Argentinian personalities of the last decade. Among previous winners we can mention Astor Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Mercedes Sosa, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García & Eduardo Falú.


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Album Review

Aca Seca Trio: Trino

Read "Trino" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


A vent'anni dalla sua costituzione (1998, Università de la Plata, dove i tre musicisti erano studenti), il trio argentino Aca Seca esce con un nuovo album, come sempre infarcito di Latino-America--per dirla con Gato Barbieri--della più variegata acqua: la madre patria, ma anche Brasile e Uruguay, senza disdegnare climi più schiettamente montani (quindi andini), pur non particolarmente centrali, o la Spagna del tradizionale “La Cigüeña," fanno capolino in questo lavoro, fra temi originali e di altri (Sebastian Macchi in “Otro ...

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-“What wealth our continent has! I congratulate the band. Beautiful music produced by the best musicians.”

(Egberto Gismonti)

-"Last night, Thursday, May 29th (2014), I had the great privilege of attending the first concert in New York, and the USA, by Argentina's extraordinary group, Aca Seca Trio. Comprised of Juan Quintero (guitar/voice); Andrés Beeuwsaert (keys/voice); and Mariano Cantero (percussion/voice), they performed many of my favorites pieces, and everything they played was beautifully executed, and received with excitement and love from an adoring audience. I greatly admire these three wonderful musicians for their vision, and the courage to pursue it, even if logic would seem to be saying to them, "you can't possibly succeed playing music that is neither 'this' nor 'that' - but, in the end, none of this matters, because they are doing something that is, to these ears, completely unique on this earth. What they are doing is so very special. You don't have to be a musician to appreciate it, and you don't even have to speak Spanish to feel the songs. How much I admire the fact that they can say so much in a 3:30 song - and artists like me need so much more time to get to the point! I watch Juan Quintero play these incredibly complex classical guitar passages, and sing at the same time. It just seems impossible to me. What is so wonderful to see is that when he sings there are no overstated or grand gestures, no facial contortions, just a voice and the lyrics. It's a lesson in just how wonderful a minimalist and completely natural approach can be."

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Trino

Sudmusic
2018

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VENTANAS

Unknown label
2009

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AVENIDO

Unknown label
2006

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ACA SECA TRIO

Unknown label
2003

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