La Trastienda Club is a prominent nightclub

Nightclub

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 in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, Argentina

Argentina

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.

The club was established in 1993 in a late 19th-century building originally housing a corner grocery in the Montserrat

Montserrat, Buenos Aires

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 section of Buenos Aires. Seating 400 with standing-room capacity for another 1,000, its proximity to both downtown and the bohemian chic San Telmo

San Telmo

San Telmo is the oldest barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis and is characterized by its colonial buildings. Cafes, tango parlors and antique shops line the cobblestone streets, which are often filled with artists and dancers.San Telmo's...

 section of the city has since helped make it one of the city's best known café-concerts and a leading local venue for artists in the world music

World music

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, funk

Funk

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, jazz

Jazz

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 and other genres, featuring performers and bands from both Argentina and abroad.

Notable recent performances

• George Clinton
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• Maceo Parker
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• Living Colour
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• Ed Motta
  Ed Motta
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• The National
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• Pavement
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• Elefant
  Elefant (band)
  - Background :Born in Detroit to Argentine parents in the late 1970s, Diego Garcia immersed himself in the sounds of Iggy Pop and MC5 at an early age. Music carried him throughout his tenure until his cardiologist father moved the family back to Tampa, FL when Garcia was a young teenager, and by...
  
  
• Adrián Iaies
  Adrián Iaies
  Adrián Iaies is an Argentine pianist and composer who has been nominated for the Latin Grammy awards three times. His main style is Jazz but he combines that with soul, tango, and other styles....
  
  
• The Kooks
  The Kooks
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• Medeski Martin & Wood
  Medeski Martin & Wood
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• Bob Telson
  Bob Telson
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• Tarja Turunen
  Tarja Turunen
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• The Wailers
  Wailers Band
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• Damien Rice
  Damien Rice
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• McFly
  McFly
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External links

• http://www.latrastienda.com/