Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas

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Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
The band performing at SXSW 2014
Background information
Origin	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Hip hop pop rock
Years active	1991–2001, 2011–present
Labels	Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment
Website	ikvoficial.com

Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas (IKV) is an Argentine musical duo from Buenos Aires, formed in 1991 and consisting of Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur. The duo split in 2001 to follow solo careers, but later performed together several times, and officially reunited in 2011.^[1] The duo took their name from a fictional character, the Soviet spy Illya Kuryakin in the hit 1960s TV show The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and the Colombian football player Carlos Valderrama. Their musical style is extremely wide-ranging, including hip-hop, rock, funk, and salsa.^[2]