Federico Aubele

Federico Aubele
Federico Aubele in 2008
Background information
Origin	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Lounge, Latin, tango
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
Website	ESL label biography

Federico Aubele (born 1974) is an Argentine singer-songwriter whose music blends a variety of genres and styles: Jamaican dub and reggae, American ambient and hip-hop, Mexican bolero, and Argentine tango. He describes his music as a synthesis of styles from throughout the Americas.

Born and raised in Buenos Aires, he started playing music at 12, with his early musical influences coming from his mother, an amateur guitarist (although she was a notary by profession). He moved to Berlin in 2001 (during the Argentine crisis), where he lived for several years (he speaks German). After submitting a demo via email to Thievery Corporation's Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, he was signed quickly to the label, and released his debut album Gran Hotel Buenos Aires, produced by Thievery Corporation, in 2004. In 2006, he played at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. His song "Esta Noche" was featured in the 5th season of Alias (TV series) (episode 8) and "La Esquina" was featured in the 2007 movie The Take, starring John Leguizano. After Berlin, he moved to Barcelona where he began working on his new album, Panamericana (a title to indicate the many musical influences and in part named after the Pan-American Highway), which was released on September 18, 2007, also produced by Thievery Corporation. He now lives in Barcelona, Spain, although he frequently returns to Buenos Aires.

Performances

• Lollapalooza (2009)

• Warming up for Melody Gardot on her European tour in 2010.

Discography

Albums

• Gran Hotel Buenos Aires (2003)
• Panamericana (2007)
• Amatoria (2009)
• Berlin 13 (2011)

External links

• Official MySpace page with free song streams
• More info at Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
• Interview in Eye Weekly
• Federico Aubele interview on Velvetpanda