Bajofondo Presente Out Today on Sony Masterworks,
Full Album Stream on NPR “First Listen” North American Tour Kicks Off After SXSW
SXSW Shows
3/13: Radionica Showcase, co-sponsored by KCRW
@ Austin Convention Center, Radio Day Stage, 2pm
3/14: NPR Showcase w/ Café Tacuba @ Auditorium Shores Stage, 6pm
3/16: National Geographic showcase @ At The Stage on Sixth, 1am
“Pide Piso” MP3 on NPR Music SXSW “Austin 100”
Latin Grammy-winning band, Bajofondo, will tour throughout North America in March and April in support of their new album Presente out today on Sony Masterworks. Presente is an epic 21-track high-energy tour de force that blends a multitude of traditionally dichotomous genres seamlessly. Gustavo Santaolalla, winner of a Golden Globe, 2 Oscars, 2 Grammys, and 12 Latin Grammys, describes the album as “a trip that takes you from the most magical to the most epic urban moments.”
NPR’s “First Listen” premiered the Presente full album stream. The band recently released the colorful animated “Pide Piso” video directed by band founder and producer Gustavo Santaolalla. The animated video imagines the track as a 1980s 8-bit video game with romance on the streets of Latin America at its heart. Today you can download the MP3 where it was first made available on NPR Music’s “Austin 100” or HERE. We encourage you to post and share the MP3 & video!
+ Animated “Pide Piso” Video Out Now!
Featuring Academy Award-Winning Composer/Musician Founder and Producer Gustavo Santaolalla
Presente is Bajofondo as you’ve never heard it before! The band creates the contemporary sound of the Rio de La Plata, the river that separates and unites Argentina and Uruguay. Unlike previous efforts that dropped energetic dance floor bombs from the get-go, the new album opens on a low-key, string-based note: it’s the mysterious beginning of a brand new Bajofondo trip that takes the listener to the high-octane energy of its live shows and its ingenious experimentation in the studio. The production team of Santaolalla and guitarist Juan Campodónico have once again captured the common links and individual features of the music found on both sides of the river, but this time on a decidedly international approach that turned Presente into BAJOFONDO’s most ambitious album to date.
On stage, Bajofondo’s eight members use traditional instruments like bandoneón alongside live video mixing, samples, and scratches to spellbinding effect. SXSW and the North American tour offers a chance to see one of the most acclaimed live acts in the world that recently drew hundreds of thousands at an outdoor performance in Buenos Aires.
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Bajofondo @ SXSW
3/13: Radionica Showcase, co-sponsored by KCRW @ Austin Convention Center, Radio Day Stage, 2pm
3/14: NPR Showcase w/ Café Tacuba @ Auditorium Shores Stage, 6pm
3/16: National Geographic showcase @ At The Stage on Sixth, 1am
North American Tour Dates
3/18: Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theaters
3/19: San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos
3/21: Seattle, WA @ Neumos
3/24: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural center
3/25: Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk
3/27: Boston, MA @ Paradise
3/28: New York, NY @ Stage48
3/30: Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
4/2: Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
4/4: San Juan, Puerto Rico @ Cuartel De Ballaja
4/5: Miami Beach, FL @ North Beach Bandshell