Even though Bajofondo has been a pioneer in what has been known all over the world as "electronica tango", the group doesn't consider that this definition is appropriate for their music. It's been already five years since Gustavo Santaolalla conceived this project along with Juan Campodónico, with the idea of bringing together a collective of Argentine and Uruguayan artists dedicated to creating "contemporary music of the Rio de la Plata". The project, which appeared under the name Bajofondo Tango Club, initially was an alliance of producers, musicians and singers that took shape in the recording studio, and the release of their first album was the culmination of this process. With the passage of time and the multiple tours, this collective of artists with remarkable individual careers evolved becoming a true band, whose live performances are an amazing sensation all over the world. And as Bajofondo's music grows, evolves and expands, the denomination of "electronica tango" becomes more and more inadequate. Gustavo Santaolalla has a very concrete explanation for this: "we don't like the label of "electronica tango", because we don't consider what we do to be either tango nor electronica. We believe we do music of the Rio de la Plata, and if you want to create a music that represents today's sound of places like Buenos Aires and Montevideo --at least in our view-, obviously genres such as tango, murga, milonga and candombe are going to be present, because they are part of the genetic-musical map of that part of the world. But the 40 years history of Argentine and Uruguayan rock, hip hop and electronica also are part of that map and the history of that place".

• published: 21 Nov 2013
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