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Christoph H. Müller
Christoph H. Müller (born 1967) is a Swiss musician, composer, producer and audio engineer. He is best known as a co-founder of the electronica/neotango band Gotan Project. He is currently a founding and active member of Plaza Francia Orchestra and Müller & Makaroff, both with long time collaborator Eduardo Makaroff. Biography As a teenager, Müller was part of different bands, including Touch El Arab, whose song "Muhammar" became a top 5 hit in Switzerland in 1987. After studies at the Universities of Basel and Zürich he moved to Paris to study at "Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales". At the same time he continued music and founded together with Paris-based American singer/songwriter Gabriela Arnon the band Ten Mother Tongues. They released one album in 1997, called ''The Listening Tree''. In 1995 he started a close collaboration with French label Ya Basta records. He released tracks under such names as "The Boyz from Brazil" with his future colleague Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 632,865 as of 2022, making it the list of cities in Germany by population, sixth largest city in Germany, while over 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and nearly 5.5 million people in Stuttgart Metropolitan Region, its metropolitan area, making it the metropolitan regions in Germany, fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, top 5 Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Revancha Del Tango
''La Revancha del Tango'' is the debut album by French musical group Gotan Project. It was released on 22 October 2001 on XL Recordings and ¡Ya Basta! Records. The album contains a cover of the title track from Frank Zappa's 1970 album ''Chunga's Revenge'' and a cover of Gato Barbieri's theme for the 1972 film ''Last Tango in Paris''. Legacy The album was included in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. Track listing All tracks written by Philippe Cohen Solal, Christoph H. Müller and Eduardo Makaroff, except where indicated. # "Queremos Paz" – 5:15 # "Época" – 4:28 # "Chunga's Revenge" (Frank Zappa) – 5:02 # "Tríptico" – 8:26 # "Santa María (del Buen Ayre)" – 5:57 # "Una Música Brutal" – 4:11 # "El Capitalismo Foráneo" (Solal, Müller, Avelino Flores) – 6:13 # "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 5:50 # "La del Ruso" – 6:22 # "Vuelvo al Sur" (Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lura (singer)
Lura (born Maria de Lurdes Assunção Pina; 31 July 1975, Lisbon) is a Portugal, Portuguese singer and musician, of Cape Verdean descent. Her compositions are based on traditional Music of Cape Verde, Cape-Verdean music as for example the Morna (music), Morna, Funaná and Batuque (music), Batuque, and influenced by Music of Africa, African and contemporary Western music. Biography Lura was born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents in 1975. Her father came from Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago and her mother from Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão. Initially, she wanted to become a dancer or a swimming instructor. She became a singer at the age of seventeen when Juka, an artist from São Tomé and Príncipe, asked her to sing a duet with him for a music album. The album became a success, and subsequently she participated in productions by artists such as Bonga (musician), Bonga, Tito Paris, Paulo Flores and Paulino Vieira. In 1996 she recorded her first album ''Nha Vida'' with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Ringer
Catherine Ringer (; born 18 October 1957) is a French singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, choreographer, actress, former pornographic performer, and co-founder of the pop rock group Les Rita Mitsouko. She is the daughter of French artist Sam Ringer. She is also the lead vocalist for Plaza Francia Orchestra where she performs with Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Müller, formerly of Gotan Project. Biography Ringer started her professional career on stage in the late 1970s in productions with Michael Lonsdale's ''Théâtre de Recherche Musicale'' as well as musical and dance productions. In 1976, she met the Argentine dancer and choreographer Marcia Moretto with whom she studied and also performed in various venues in Paris. The hit song " Marcia Baïla" was written as a tribute to Moretto after her death in 1981. In 1979, she met Fred Chichin with whom she founded and co-led the music group Les Rita Mitsouko. Ringer continued leading the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluster (band)
Cluster was a German musical duo consisting of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius, formed in 1971 and associated with West Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scenes.Bush, John. Allmusic: Cluster Retrieved 24 February 2005. Originating from the earlier Berlin-based group Kluster, the duo relocated in 1971 to the countryside village of Forst, Lower Saxony, where they built a studio and collaborated with musicians such as Conny Plank, Brian Eno, and Michael Rother. With Rother, they formed the influential side project Harmonia. Cluster disbanded in 1981 but reunited twice, from 1989 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2010. AllMusic described Cluster as "the most important and consistently underrated space rock unit of the '70s." Music historian Julian Cope included three Cluster albums—'' Cluster II'' (1972), '' Zuckerzeit'' (1974), and '' Sowiesoso'' (1976)—in his ''Krautrock Top 50''. ''The Wire'' included their debut album in its list of "One Hundred Records T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic music, electronic musician and composer, known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische musik, kosmische' groups Cluster (band), Cluster and Harmonia (band), Harmonia. He is notable for his prolific discography, either as a solo artist, as part of a band, or in collaboration with other artists. He has more than 100 releases to his name. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and released several solo studio albums. Biography Early life Roedelius was born on 26 October 1934 in Berlin, Nazi Germany in the family of a dentist. He was an unwilling member of the Deutsches Jungvolk, German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth, membership being mandatory for all boys from the age of ten, and appeared in several propaganda films (''Faded Melody'' by Viktor Tourjansky in 1938 and ''Riding for Germany'' by Arthur Maria Rabenalt in 1941). Roedelius and his mother Gertrud were evacuated from Berlin to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Moreau began playing small roles in films in 1949, later achieving prominence with a starring role in Louis Malle's ''Elevator to the Gallows'' (1958). She was most prolific during the 1960s, winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for ''Seven Days... Seven Nights'' (1960) and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for ''Viva Maria!'' (1965), with additional prominent roles in ''La Notte'' (1961), ''Jules et Jim'' (1962), and ''Diary of a Chambermaid (1964 film), Le journal d'une femme de chambre'' (1964). Moreau worked as a director on several films beginning with 1976's ''Lumière (film), Lumière''. She continued to act into the 2010s, winning the César Award for Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Agüero
Pablo Agüero (born 13 May 1977 in Mendoza, Argentina) is an Argentine-French filmmaker and screenwriter. He obtained international recognition with ''Primera Nieve'', winner of the Jury Prize for Short Films at the 2006 Cannes Festival. Born and raised in Patagonia, Agüero made his first film, ''Mas allá de las puertas'' at age 15, and won the main prize at the Patagonian Biennale of Art. Some of the actors who participated in his films are John Cale (Velvet Underground), who acted for the first time in the cinema in "Salamandra". Gael García Bernal ( Amores perros, La mala Educación), Denis Lavant (Mister Lonely, Holy Motors) and Imanol Arias ( La Flor de mi Secreto) were gathered for the first time in " Eva no duerme". Jeanne Moreau performed a radio adaptation of "Eva no Duerme" and an original song together with Gotan Project. It was the last performance of her life. Géraldine Chaplin plays "God" in "Madres de los Dioses". Louis Garrel, Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Acacias (film)
''Las Acacias'' is a 2011 Argentine drama film directed by Pablo Giorgelli. The film won the Caméra d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Rubén is a middle-aged Argentinian truck driver transporting timber between Paraguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. One day, at a truck stop, he picks up a young Paraguayan woman, Jacinta, whom his employer had told to take to Buenos Aires. To Rubén's surprise, Jacinta brings along her five-month-old daughter, Anahí. Rubén makes little conversation at the start of the journey. At a border crossing, Jacinta tells the guard she is visiting her cousin on a three-month visa, though she later explains to Rubén her cousin will help her find a job in Buenos Aires. Soon Jacinta's baby needs feeding and they pull over at a truck stop. Rubén considers buying a bus ticket for Jacinta, but changes his mind after learning the next bus is not until tomorrow. They continue their journey on through the night. When Rubén nearly falls asleep at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Brizé
Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a University Institutes of Technology and moved to Paris, where he started his career in theater and television, before moving on to short films and feature films. His 2015 film '' The Measure of a Man'' was selected to compete for the at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival The 68th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2015. Coen brothers, Ethan and Joel Coen were the Co-Presidents of the Jury for the main competition, marking the first time that two people co-chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brize, Stephane Living people 1966 births Actors from Rennes French male film actors French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French film producers Mass media people from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Here To Be Loved
''Not Here to Be Loved'' () is a 2005 French film directed by Stéphane Brizé. Plot Fifty years old and divorced, Jean-Claude Delsart is an emotionally withdrawn bailiff who has taken over the family business from his father. He pays a weekly visit to the care home where this cantankerous father now lives, but they are uncomfortable occasions where the father takes pains to hide any sign of affection towards him. Jean-Claude has in turn compelled his own son Jean-Yves to join him in the business; the son is more interested in raising house-plants but does not have the courage to tell his father that he hates the work of bailiff. When a heart murmur obliges Jean-Claude to take exercise, he opts for tango lessons in the studio opposite his office. There Françoise Rubion recognises in him the older son of her former nanny and chooses him as her dance partner, initially to escape the attentions of an admirer in the same class. Her reason to learn to tango is so as to be able to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrasse Records
Wrasse Records is a British record label based in Ashtead, Surrey Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes .... It was started in 1998 by Ian and Jo Ashbridge. Both had been involved in the music industry prior to them starting up their own company. Its offices are based in the UK, but it distributes its CDs all around the world. In 2005, it licensed most of Universal Music's world music releases for distribution in the United States and the UK. Wrasse Records specializes in world music, with artists such as Fela Kuti, Rachid Taha, Ismael Lo, Souad Massi, Angélique Kidjo, K'naan and Pink Martini. Wrasse recording artist Seu Jorge appeared in the film ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (released November 2004), performing songs onscreen and on the The Life Aquatic with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
