Edition 2007
WSA
Film & Music
With their exciting clash between tango and dance, Bajofondo Tango Club has been conquering the stages of summer festivals, culminating in the awesome final concert at the anniversary edition of the Cactus Festival. In the fall of 2007, they duplicate that celebration at the Gent Film Festival, where they will present their new album Mare Dulce in Vooruit's concert hall, kicking off their European tour.
'What on earth does Bajofondo Tango Club have to do with film,' we hear you thinking. Well, if you look at the twelve-member collective's list of names, you will come across Gustavo Santaolalla. This Argentine musician and composer has written the beautiful soundtracks for Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Babel (2006) and managed to win an Oscar for Best Film Music for these last two films. Santoalalla has for years been a loyal guest of the Film Festival Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. In 2006, the Argentine won the Public Choice Award for his soundtrack for Babel, and in 2005 his music from Brokeback Mountain premiered in Ghent.
Since the Gent Film Festival focuses on Argentina during the edition of 2007, the choice for the hot-blooded Bajofondo Tango Club was an easy one. This musical laboratory in the twilight zone between the rich tango tradition and electronic music has been a hype in South America for years; the collective's self-titled debut album even won several Grammys. In 2007, the band had a second album on shelves with Supervielle, joined in September by Mare Dulce.