| Gotan Project（France+Argentina） |
Gotan Project broke onto the music scene in 1999 with their innovative mix of electro-tango. The trio of elegant, dark-suited showmen went on to score a huge international success and have now carved out a worldwide reputation as fusion mixmasters.
The driving force behind the founding of Gotan Project was a French DJ by the name of Philippe Cohen-Solal, who began his career in the film world in the 90s, working as a music consultant for a number of leading film directors including Tavernier, Mikhalkov and Lars Von Trier. Meanwhile, Cohen-Solal's future associate, Christoph H. Müller, was busy forging his own reputation on the electro scene in Switzerland. When the two met in Paris in 1995 they hit it off immediately, discovering they shared a mutual passion for electronica and Latin American music. The foundations for Gotan Project were laid in 1999 when Müller and Cohen-Solal met the Argentinean signer and guitarist Eduardo Makaroff. Like Cohen-Solal, Makaroff had also come from a cinematic background, composing music for films and television movies in Argentina.
Müller, Cohen-Solal and Makaroff officially joined forces in 1999 to form Gotan Project, taking their name from the backwards slang word for 'tango'. The trio delved into the traditional music of Argentina, discovering in tango and other traditional genres such as milonga and chacarera, the same ingredients as electro. The percussive base of all these musical styles, they claim, can be traced back to the same African roots. Gotan Project's distinctive musical approach has also revolved around putting emotion back at the heart of electro, a music they deemed sounded too machine-like. Critics quickly dubbed the group's more human sound "electrauthentica."
To take tango a step further while still dressing it up with different influences, Gotan Project put out their latest album “Tango 3.0” in April 2010, and launched the “Tango 3.0” tour in Russia, the beginning of a whole list of dates around the world. The show, which included a visual feast of short film projections, carried on touring through Europe and then North America. |
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