Gotan Project | |
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 At the end of a concert in Porto (Portugal), 2003 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina Paris, France |
| Genres | Neotango,electronica,tango |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Ya Basta |
| Members | Eduardo Makaroff Christoph H. Müller Philippe Cohen Solal |
| Website | www |
Gotan Project is aFranco-Swiss-Argentine musical group based inParis (France), consisting of musiciansEduardo Makaroff (Argentina),Philippe Cohen Solal (French) andChristoph H. Müller (Swiss), a former member ofTouch El Arab.[1]
Gotan Project formed in 1999. Their first release was "Vuelvo Al Sur/El Capitalismo Foráneo" in 2000, quickly followed by the albumLa Revancha del Tango in 2001. Their music is based on Argentinetango, but also uses elements such assamples, beats, and breaks.
Live material was broadcast onGilles Peterson'sworld music show Worldwide onBBC Radio 1 in May 2004. The band has also released a DJ set:Inspiración Espiración - A Gotan Project DJ Set Selected & Mixed by Philippe Cohen Solal (2004). This album is a compilation of classic tangos from the likes ofAníbal Troilo,Ástor Piazzolla and Gotan Project remixes. The album also includes a bonus CD with the track "La Cruz del Sur" – which was meant to be included onLa Revancha del Tango, but did not make the cut in 2001.
In 2006 they released a second studio album,Lunático, and in 2010Tango 3.0, their last studio album to date.
The name of the trio is the word "tango" with the order of its syllables reversed.[citation needed] Reversing syllables in this way is a form ofword play called "alvesre" that is common inLunfardo, anargot ofRioplatense Spanish.[citation needed]
The song "Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)" was used in the filmsThe Bourne Identity (2002),Shall We Dance? (2004), andKnight and Day (2010).
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