The ensemble SONICO was created six years ago in Brussels with the ambition of making avant-garde tango (also known as ) known in its broadest sense. Since hardly any scores of this musical genre are available, the recovery of musical material is an important part of SONICO's work. In doing so, SONICO is the only group worldwide to specialise in the work of Argentine composer Eduardo Rovira, often unfairly called 'the other Piazzolla'. tango nuevo

In 2021, SONICO paid tribute to Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, who would then have celebrated his 100th birthday, by putting together a unique album. "Piazzolla Rovira: The Edge of Tango", the group's third studio album, features the music of Piazzolla's first avant-garde group, the Octeto Buenos Aires. The programme also makes room for Eduardo Rovira's Octeto La Plata. Here, for the first time, the music of both octets that paved the way for the renewal o…