Eduardo Makaroff

Eduardo Makaroff (born 4 April 1954) is an Argentinean musician, songwriter and producer. He is most known as one of the founders of Gotan Project , which has brought together the broad universe of tango with electronic music.

Biography

It was in 1990 that Makaroff arrived in Paris to begin his French career, which followed an already rich career. in his own country: His first group was founded with his brother, Sergio, in the 1970s: Los hermanos Makaroff. Then, in the 1980s,he founded the duo "Edu y el Pollo" with Daniel Mactas. Makaroff has composed and performed film scores and television series credits. He has also presented and produced programs for television and radio. Upon his arrival in Paris, Makaroff formed the group Mano a Mano, with which he produced Tango Joyeux, an album that received a very warm welcome in France and throughout Europe. He later became the conductor of a famous Parisian tango club, La Coupole. Guitarist-singer-songwriter (he has several albums to his credit), he toured Europe with his group Tango Mano, while continuing to compose and produce music for the audiovisual industry.

In 1999, Makaroff teamed up with Christoph H. Müller and Philippe Cohen-Solal to explore new musical routes and give a different direction to the traditional music of his home country: Gotan Project was born. Gotan Project's music has been released on many, many compilation albums and has been used in a large amount of feature films and TV series.

Makaroff met another Argentinian in Paris, Gérard Lo Monaco, to whom he gives some tango guitar lessons. Together, they create the label Mañana, a label dedicated to the creation in Tango and to the development of Argentinean music in the world.

In 2014, Makaroff and Christoph H. Müller form the group Plaza Francia with Catherine Ringer. They publish the album "A New Tango Song Book" followed by a tour which ended in November 2015.

In 2018, Müller & Makaroff re-creat
Plaza Francia Orchestra
and release the eponymous album with the participation of Catherine Ringer, Lura and Maria Muliterno, as well as Argentinean musicians Pablo Gignoli and Sebastian Volco . The famous Argentinean painter Antonio Seguí designs a painting that will become the cover of the album. In summer 2018 they begin a new tour (2018–2020).

Discography

Los Hermanos Makaroff

* 1974 : "El rock del Ascensor"
* 1976 : "Areglate Gorda" (Pepe Cheto)

Edu y el Pollo

* 1984 : "Muchas cosas"
* 1984 : "Edu y el Pollo"

Mano a Mano

* 1990 : "Tango Joyeux"
* 1994 : "Sin Peluca"

Gotan Project

* 1999 : ''Gotan Project "Vuelvo al sur/El capitalismo foraneo (maxi 10")"''
* 2000 : ''Gotan Project "Santa Maria (Maxi 10")"''
* 2000 : ''Gotan Project "Triptico (Maxi 10")"''
* 2001 : ''Gotan Project "La revancha del tango"''
* 2006 : ''Gotan Project " Lunatico"''
* 2006 : ''Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (soundtrack)''
* 2008 : ''Soundtrack of the film "El gaucho"''
* 2010 : ''Gotan Project " Tango 3.0"''
* 2014 : ''Plaza Francia "A new tango songbook"''
* 2015 : ''Plaza Francia "Live Re-Experience"''
*2018 : ''Plaza Francia Orchestra "Plaza Francia Orchestra"''

Plaza Francia

* 2014 : "A New tango Song Book"
* 2018 : "Plaza Francia Orchestra"

Filmography

Original music

* Te amo (de Eduardo Calcagno) (1986)
* Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (2005)
* Nordeste (de Juan Solanas) (2005)
* El gaucho (de Andrés Jarach), (2009)
* Au fil d'Ariane (2014)

With Gotan Project

* Shall We Dance – "Santa María (del buen ayre)" 2001 (http://youtu.be/4u6ycs90YIk)
* Ocean’s 12 – “El Capitalismo Foraneo” (http://vimeo.com/12067064)
* The Bourne Identity – “Época”
* The Truth about Charlie – “Época”
* Meant to Be – “Época”
* Knight & Day – “Santa María (del buen ayre)” “Santa María Pepe Braddock rmx” “Diferente”
* Lies & Alibis – "Santa María (del buen ayre)“
* Guess Who – “Queremos Paz”
* Benjamim – “Vuelvo al Sur”
* Powder Blue – “Amor Porteño"
* Tom at the Farm – "Santa María (del buen ayre)"

Documentaries

Gotan Project

Maradona, Gamin en Or
* The Take

TV series

Original Soundtrack

* Louie (French TV series)/Didou

With Gotan Project

; ''Nip/Tuck''

* S05E13 - "El Capitalismo Foráneo”
* S03E15 - “Santa María (del buen ayre)”

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; ''Chuck''

S01E03 - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“

;
; ''Sex and the City''

* S06E20 - "Queremos Paz”

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; ''Six Feet Under''

* S03E09 - “Vuelvo al Sur”

;
; ''Brothers & Sisters''

* S04E05 - “Santa María (del buen ayre)

;
; ''Dancing With the Stars'' (2009)

* Round Eight - "Santa María (del buen ayre)
* Round Six -"Mi Confesión”
* Round Three - “Cité Tango”

;
; ''So You Think You Can Dance''

* USA

# Top 12 Perform (2011) - “Tríptico”
# Top 18 Perform (2008) - “Mi Confesión”

* Canada

# Top 20 (2008) - “Santa María (del buen ayre)”

* Australia

# Top 16 Perform (2008) - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“

Awards

* BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music - 2003
* BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music - 2007
*Victoires de la Musique - 2003
*Grands Prix SACEM - 2010

Distinctions

* Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

References

Eduardo Makaroff BBC interviewVentana Latina uk InterviewPlaza Francia Review - The GuardianGotan Project - The GuardianGotan Project, Lunatico - The GuardianGotan Project, Roundhouse, London - The GuardianGotan Project - Hollywood BowlPlaza Francia - Sounds and Colours1001 songs you must hear before you die


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External links

mullerandmakaroff.com
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*http://www.plazafrancia.tv/
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Eduardo Makaroff IMDB profile

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1954 births
Living people
Jewish Argentine musicians
Argentine tango musicians
Electronica musicians