Bajofondo - Mar Dulce
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This Argentine-Uruguayan crew originally used the band name Bajofondo Tango Club. It recently reduced the name to Bajofondo, in recognition of the fact that the music the band is creating nowadays is reaching beyond simply tango. That's evident with opener Grand Guignol, which blends a heavy drum'n'bass bottom end with the sweeping flourishes of tango. It's an unexpected pairing of visceral beat and florid romanticism, but it works awfully well. Tango remains the constant for Bajofondo, but the 17 tracks offer quite a few variations on a theme. Elvis Costello delivers a guest vocal on the dreamy tune Fairly Right, and singer...
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