New Album Presente Available March 5 on Sony Masterworks

Featuring Academy Award-Winning Composer/Musician Founder and Producer Gustavo Santaolalla

Latin Grammy-winning band Bajofondo announce they will tour throughout North America in March and April in support of their forthcoming album Presente due out March 5 on Sony Masterworks. The band creates the contemporary sound of the Rio de La Plata, the river that separates and unites Argentina and Uruguay. Their inimitable sound uses the region's rich musical legacy of tango, folklore, and milonga as a foundation for their genre-defying compositions that fearlessly cross-pollinate them with other styles. The North American tour is a chance to see one of the most acclaimed live acts in the world that recently drew hundreds of thousands at an outdoor performance in Buenos Aires.

Bajofondo have just released the video for Presente's lead single "Pide Piso" in the U.S. The video was directed by the band founder and producer Gustavo Santaolalla. The animated video imagines the track as a 1980s 8-bit video game with romance on the streets of Latin America at its heart.

Presente is an epic 21-track high-energy tour de force that blends a multitude of traditionally dichotomous genres seamlessly. Gustavo Santaolalla, winner of a Golden Globe, 2 Oscars, 2 Grammys, and 12 Latin Grammys, describes the album as "a trip that takes you from the most magical to the most epic urban moments."

Bajofondo will perform at three showcases during this year's SXSW and will also do a live broadcast of KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Details will follow shortly.

North American Tour 2013      

March 18        Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theaters
March 19        San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos
March 21        Seattle, WA @  Neumos
March 24        Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural center
March 25        Chicago , IL @ Old Town Scool of Folk
March 27        Boston, MA @  Paradise
March 28        New York, NY @ Stage48
April 2            Washington DC  @ 9:30 Club
April 4            San Juan, Puerto Rico @  Cuartel De  Ballaja