Bajofondo: The collective that bands together

For a “collective” of busy musical geniuses, with their own projects, who live in two different countries – Argentina and Uruguay – Bajofondo has certainly been acting quite like a band lately. Fronted by composer-cum-rock star Gustavo Santaolalla, they’ve been recording with household-name guest artists, touring together frequently, and, unlike most musical aggregates, have stuck with the same eight people for seven years now. First coming to attention with the electro-tango craze led by The Gotan Project, a collective based in France, Bajofondo has outgrown the initial comparisons. Santaolalla, industry veteran and much-honored composer of the Brokeback Mountain and Babel scores, chats with us about how Bajofondo works to bring the sound of Rio de la Plata to the world, and where it’s going.

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Catch Bajofondo perform tonight at NYC’s Highline Ballroom.