A
musical-talent TV show that travelled around small towns opened the door for Spasiuk to perform at
provincial festivals. When he finished high school, he went to
Posadas, the capital of Misiones, to study anthropology, but soon after he dropped out. Nevertheless, there he was exposed to other musical genres, and met pianist Norberto Ramos, who convinced him to go to
Buenos Aires to study with him. Spasiuk then played in small places in Buenos Aires as well as in some festivals around the country, and even received an invitation to participate in the
Eurolatina festival in the
Netherlands. In 1989 Spasiuk was invited to play in
Cosquín, perhaps the most important folkloric music festival in Argentina, where he received the "Consecration" prize. After Cosquín he moved to Buenos Aires, where he recorded his first album, eponymously named
Chango Spasiuk. Spasiuk gained some popularity among folk and world music audiences and, given his modern style, with rock and pop fans. He worked as a guest musician with bands like
Divididos and Cienfuegos, but continued recording his own material. Favourable reviews of the "La Ponzoña" album reached
Canada, and Spasiuk was invited to play at the
Montreal International Jazz Festival. In 2000 he returned to his roots recording
Polcas de mi tierra live at parties and weddings in the small towns of Misiones with his accordion. Since then he has been touring around the world with the Chango Spasiuk Orchestra, and has edited an international recompilation of his work in 2003. Spasiuk has been championed in
Europe by
world music journalists, for many of whom chamamé is a previously unknown form of music. The late
BBC radio presenter
Charlie Gillett was a prominent fan in the
United Kingdom and included Spasiuk's tracks on his compilations and playlists . ==Awards==