Argentina's Tonolec Experiments With Tradition
Argentina's Tonolec Experiments With Tradition
An interview with the Argentine electronic duo on finding fulfillment by exploring their roots.
When Charo Bogarín and Diego Pérez formed the electronica duo that would become Tonolec in 2000, the music they created had little to do with the cultural heritage of their native Argentina. But when the worst economic crisis in the country’s history hit the following year, that began to change.
On a self-described mission to create a sound that honors the deepest musical roots of their native land, Bogarín and Pérez have for the last 15 years fused electronic music with the songs of the Qom and Guaraní indigenous communities of Argentina’s northeast, where the duo grew up.
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