Bajofondo, formerly known as Bajofondo Tango Club, is an Argentine-Uruguayan tango fusion collective led by Grammy-winning producer
Gustavo Santaolalla. In general, the collective fuses acoustic tango with electronic music, resulting in a contemporary style representative of the Rio de la Plata music scene in the 21st century. Led by
Santaolalla (guitar, percussion, vocals), whose production credits include such luminous Latin acts as
Juanes,
Café Tacuba, and
Julieta Venegas,
Bajofondo is also comprised of
Juan Campodónico (programming, beats, samples, guitar),
Luciano Supervielle (piano, keyboards, scratching),
Javier Casalla (violin),
Martín Ferrés (bandoneon), Gabriel Casacuberta (upright bass, electric bass),
Adrián Sosa (drums), and Verónica Loza (VJ, vocals). They made their full-length album debut in 2002 with Bajofondo Tango Club on
Santaolalla's Universal Music-affiliated boutique label, Surco Records. Subsequent albums include
Bajofondo Tango Club Presenta: Supervielle (2004),
Remixed (2006), and
Mar Dulce (2007), the latter featuring an all-star list of guest features (most notably
Gustavo Cerati,
Nelly Furtado,
Mala Rodríguez,
Juan Subirá [of
Bersuit Vergarabat],
Elvis Costello, and on the 2008 deluxe edition,
Julieta Venegas). In addition to their album releases,
Bajofondo also releases club-oriented 12" EPs and tours internationally. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide