Ernesto Snajer was born in Buenos Aires in 1968. After
conservatory studies in jazz and classical music as well as a
thorough grounding in tango he formed the band Semblanza
in 1988. In its four year history the band toured extensively,
playing at many of the major festivals. While in Denmark in
1990 he met, and found an immediate affinity with, fellow
guitarist Palle Windfeldt and their duo has been a priority for
both musicians since then. Snajer worked as accompanist to
multi-instrumentalist Pedro Aznar - best known for his work
with the Pat Metheny Group - on diverse projects, including
tributes to Astor Piazzolla and Carlos Gardel. Between 1994
and 1997 he was also a member of Lito Vitales' popular band
Quinteto Los Argentinos. Among many other playing
associations Snajer has also worked with Egberto Gismonti's
erstwhile cellist Jacques Morelenbaum. He also continues to
write music for theater and films.
Snajer's Danish counterpart was born in 1964.
Palle Windfeldt has been playing music since the age of
seven, initially with his father, composer/arranger Klaus
Windfeldt. Palle attended the Rhythmic Conservatory in
Copenhagen, founding in the same period his set in motion
by Piazzolla. Two members of this band, violinist Kristian
Jorgensen and mallet percussion specialist Kaare Munkholm
also guest with the Snajer/Windfeldt guitar duo. The wide-
ranging repertoire of the duo includes Egberto Gismonti's
"Maracatú" (previously heard on Egberto's ''Sanfona" album).
Writing in the Danish magazine Politiken critic Boris
Rabinowitsch has observed that "the duo's music is not
obsessive in detail, nor are we witnesses to a competition in
virtuosity, so often the justitication for such partnerships.
The music is highly expressive in all its richlly varied voices,
by turns Iyrical, reflective and strongly rhythmical ".