Presente, the 2013 album by the eight piece Latin Grammy-winning band Bajofondo is an epic, high- energy tour de force that blends tango, milonga, folklore, rock, hip-hop, electronica, jazz, classical and a world of sounds from the Rio de la Plata. The album takes listeners on a brand new trip that melds the high-octane energy of Bajofondo's acclaimed live shows and their ingenious experimentation in the studio. At this point in Bajofondo's career, they have long transcended "electro tango" to become one of the world's most eclectic acts on record and one of the most irresistible on the dance floor, all wrapped with the energy and attitude of rock 'n' roll. "After playing in virtually all corners of the world, this album most closely resembles what we are as a live band," says Gustavo Santaolalla, Bajofondo's founder/producer.
Wadada Leo Smith has been a leading proponent of the creation of a new world music since the late '60s, in confluence with Chicago's AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians). Much like Don Cherry, Smith draws from a broad palate of world musics, and he's a musical pioneer of the highest order.
Otros Aires is a XXI's Century audiovisual Tango project created, produced and directed by the Argentinean musician & architect Miguel Di Genova. It was made between Barcelona and Buenos Aires ports in 2003. This project counts with many collaborators like: Diego Ramos (Piano & arragements), Lalo zanelli (Piano), Martin Bruhn (Drums), Martin Paladino (Drums), Manu Mayol (Drums & production) Pablo Potenzoni (Drums), Christian Maturano (Drums), Carlos Ocorso (Percussion), Hugo Satorre (Bandoneon), Lisandre Donoso (bandoneon), Emmanuel Trifilio (bandoneon), Joe Power (Harmonica). It has 12 years of career, 4 studio albums, 1 live album, a documentary DVD and more than 30 tours around Europe, North America and South America.
Paula Morelenbaum's Telecoteco is one of the most subtle, original and successful tributes to Bossa Nova to come out of Brazil in recent years. It also made the top 10 list of 2008 albums compiled by renowned Brazilian newspaper O Globo.
Telecoteco presents itself as somewhat of a free essay on modern pop music in Brazil. Thus, its repertoire emerges like a proposal on the fundamentals of Brazilian songwriting: diversity of styles and nationalities with an openness towards influences and modernization. In essence, Telecoteco brings to the forefront the wide range, the crossover, the invention, the simplicity, the sophistication, the popular alongside the classical and the passion right next to the irony…