Franco Luciani is a harmonica player, composer, and singer. Considered by the media as one of the most prominent Argentine artists of his generation, he is currently the leading harmonica performer in Argentina and recognized among the best in the world.

His versatility establishes him as one of today’s masters of Argentine tango and folklore, with notable performances in other genres such as jazz and classical music. He premiered the Wirin Concerto for Chromatic Harmonica and Orchestra by composer Esteban Benzecry.

He has received the most prestigious music awards in his country: three-time winner of the Gardel Award (2015, 2018, and 2021), Revelation 2002 and Consagración 2010 at the Cosquín National Folklore Festival, Konex Diploma of Merit as “Outstanding Instrumentalist 2005-2015,”. And two-time Latin Grammy nominee: in 2022 for the album ´Milonguero´, with Pablo Motta Ensamble, and most recently in 2024 for the album ´Tangos Cruzados´, recorded with Italian pianist Fabrizio Mocata.

He has been recognized as a ´Personaje destacado de la Cultura´(Distinguished Personality of Culture by the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires) and as a ´Músico distinguido de la Ciudad de Rosario´ (Distinguished Musician of the City of Rosario by the Municipal Council).

He has performed on national and international tours (Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, and North America), sharing stages and recording sessions both as a solo artist and alongside some of the most prominent artists from Argentina and around the world, such as Mercedes Sosa (as a special guest in 2008 during her final European tour in Rome, Milan, and London), Egberto Gismonti, Lila Downs, Eva Ayllón, Snarky Puppy, Gotan Project, Pedro Aznar, Fito Páez, David Bisbal, among many others.

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