Bajofondo, the acclaimed Argentine-Uruguayan collective led by Grammy and Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla, will release their much anticipated new CD, Mar Dulce, on July 15, 2008, on the Decca/Surco imprint.
While Bajofondo’s previous albums have showcased the band’s virtuosic instrumental talents, Mar Dulce expands the Bajofondo tango universe with performances from a superlative international cast of vocalists including Elvis Costello, Nelly Furtado, Julieta Venegas, Gustavo Cerati, La Mala Rodriguez, Santullo, Juan Subira and the late Lagrima Rios.
Bajofondo previewed the material from Mar Dulce in Los Angeles with an interview and live performance in their first-ever radio appearance on KCRW’s popular “Morning Becomes Eclectic” program on June 11. That evening the band made their LA concert debut at a sold-out show at the El Rey Theater. Variety called the performance “…a singular rich musical experience…viscerally enchanting…” The following evening Gustavo Santaolalla was honored with the Icon Award for his accomplishments in film and recorded music at the annual BMI Latin Awards.
The band plans a run of summer festival dates that will treat American audiences to the unique participatory experience of their music. Dates have been announced as follows: August 3 in San Francisco at the Urban Grove Festival, August 15 at New York’s Central Park Summerstage, and on August 27 at Millennium Park in Chicago.
`Public Radio International’s national weekday news magazine “The World” aired an interview with Santaolalla on the new album on June 13. Bajofondo will grace the cover of the October issue of Global Rhythm Magazine and features and reviews have been already committed by the Associated Press, Billboard, Chicago Tribune, CNN en Español, Hoy, La Opinion, New York Daily News, New York Post, People en Español, and San Francisco Chronicle, among others.
“Pa Bailar”, the first single from Mar Dulce featuring a sizzling vocal performance from Julieta Venegas, charted #75 on Billboard’s Top 100 Digital Singles in its first week of release.
Check out some tracks:
Pa’ Bailar
Fairly Right
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