No matter when you read this, odds are that Mateo Sujatovich is keeping busy. The Grammy-winning Argentine musician behind Conociendo Rusia has carved out a reputation as someone who is always up to something. A song to write, a record to make, a video to shoot, a tour to play.
Mateo Sujatovich has been making music non-stop, and his fans are used to seeing him perform with his band. However, his upcoming tour, Conociendo Rusia presenta Mateo, will feature him performing solo, with stripped-down versions of his hits. This new format is not new to Mateo, as he has played over 20 cities in this format before, back in 2023.
Upcoming Tour
The Mateo tour currently has 22 dates on the books, beginning September 4th in Rosario and taking Sujatovich through Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Colombia before wrapping up in!!!!!Bogotá on November 29. And if that sounds like a lot for someone touring without a band, it might only be the beginning: the tour has been billed as eventually reaching more than 50 cities across 19 countries.
Mateo has launched an initiative called “Mateo te presenta a vos,” which invites emerging musicians from each city he visits to apply for the chance to open his show. His team preselects local acts before turning the final decision over to a public vote.
Background and Inspiration
Mateo Sujatovich‘s perspective on the music business stems, in part, from the fact that he’s been around it since before he could even speak. His father, Leo Sujatovich, is a pianist, composer, arranger, and producer who spent part of the 1980s playing keyboards alongside Argentine rock legend Luis Alberto Spinetta, before going on to a career that has included film scores, orchestral works, and collaborations with some of the biggest names in Argentine music.
Eventually, some of the musicians Mateo grew up admiring became his own collaborators. Fito Páez, the Argentine icon whom Mateo first saw in concert when he was seven years old, joined him on 2021’s “Tu Encanto,” while Uruguayan songwriter Jorge Drexler appeared on “Desastres Fabulosos,” a collaboration that earned them a Latin Grammy in 2025.
Mateo does a lot of looking around, referencing everyone from Natalia Lafourcade and Rufus Wainwright to John Mayer and Arctic Monkeys, comparing how they perform, how often they release albums, and how their careers have evolved. He comes across as a student of the craft, constantly taking note of the different paths available to an artist without losing sight of his own.
In conclusion, Mateo Sujatovich is a musician who is always on the move, constantly creating and performing. His upcoming tour, Conociendo Rusia presenta Mateo, will showcase his solo performances, and his initiative “Mateo te presenta a vos” will give emerging musicians a chance to open for him. With a career spanning many years and collaborations with famous musicians, Mateo is sure to continue making music and entertaining his fans for years to come.
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