duo fainmantega

www.paulinafain.com.ar

She graduated in Tango Flute from Avellaneda Popular Music School (1996) where she studied under OrlandoTrípodi, Rodolfo Mederos, Aníbal Arias and Rodolfo Alchourrón coaching.
From 1993 to 1996 she was member of the Avellaneda Popular Music School Tango Orchestra as first flute.

She studied flute with Raúl Becerra and Raúl Del Castillo and took special lessons in flute with Rubén "Mono" Isaurralde, Jorge Pardo (Paco de Lucía´s group), Felix Rengli (Switzerland) and Robert Dick (extended techniques)

Paulina studied harmony and tango arrangements with Rodolfo Mederos, Ismael Spitalnik and Julián Peralta.
She studied alto and tenor saxophone with Carlos Klasmer.

She is currently studying composition and arrangements with Laura Baade

TANGO DESATADO QUARTET

In 2003 she formed "TANGO DESATADO" Quartet with her own arrangements and compositions.
The Quartet played extensively in Buenos Aires, including a presentation at the “VII Bs.As. Tango Festival" (2005)
She produced and recorded an album called “Tango Desatado” that is distributed in Argentina by South Unity Records and in France by “Argentine Tango”
Paulina carried out 2 European tours in September 2004 and June & July 2005 performing “Tango destacado” and giving more than 20 concerts in Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Austria.
She decided to dissolve the quartet at the end of 2005.
www.tangodesatado.com.ar

 

LAS PIBAS DUET

In 1999 she formed the Tango Duet "Las Pibas", with Analía Goldberg on piano.
In 2001 they toured around the Argentine Atlantic Cost for two months, giving more than 30 concerts.
In December 2001 they recorded their first album called "Las Pibas".
In January 2002 they made a European tour and performed in 16 German and Swiss cities.
In September 2002 they carried out another European tour playing in 17 cities around Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. While she was working for the duet in Europe, she also taught a tango flute workshop in Milan. (2002)
www.laspibas.go.to

 

D´COTE SAXOPHONE QUARTET

During the months of June and July of 2001, she toured 12 Germany cities with the Saxophone Tango Quartet "D´Coté", playing Tenor Saxophone and Flute.
She took part of a new European tour with this same group in February 2004.
www.dcote.com.ar

 

 

SOLEDAD YAYA

In 2003 she played at the Sheraton "Walker Hill" Hotel in Seoul (South Korea) under a three-month contract.

 

TANGATA REA QUINTET

In 1994 she formed "Tangata Rea" Quintet, a group that from the beginning played traditional and dance style tango, starting a tendency that would grow and develop towards the new tango generation.
With Tangata Rea she performed more than 200 shows in Buenos Aires and along many provinces of Argentina.
The group was named "The young Tango group of the Year" by the government of Buenos Aires (1996) and was invited to represent Argentina at the "Cumbre Internacional del Tango" in 1997.
Tangata Rea made 2 tours in the United States, playing in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Colorado. The group was chosen to inaugurate the Carlos Gardel corner at the Paramount Studios. (Hollywood) (1997).
They also undertook a two-month tour around Europe playing in more than 20 cities in 1998.
In this period, Tangata Rea recorded a CD: "Alla Baila", edited by Winter & Winter, Germany. (1998)

The group broke up in 1999.

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