It requires a specific feeling that isn’t taught and can’t be delivered by a pop singer,» he added. «You know, the interpretation of tango is related to the way one talks. Her singing voice is truly wonderful, passionate, and dark,» said Solal on Villalonga. «It was necessary to work with a singer trained in Latin music. «Then we returned to Paris to finalize the album’s sound.» Besides Calexico, guests on «Lunatico» include the well-known pianist Gustavo Beytelmann and bandoneonist Nini Flores, both Argentinean, and Spanish singer Cristina Villalonga. We felt the energy of all the great musicians who passed through this studio, like Astor Piazzola,» remarked Solal on the band’s Buenos Aires sessions. The main objective for «Lunatico,» according to Solal, was to avoid a repeat of «La Revancha Del Tango.» Gotan Project began recording the album at a legendary studio in Buenos Aires – described by Solal as «the equivalent of London’s Abbey Road» – before completing their sessions in Paris. Calexico guided us through Argentinean folk music, which is something like the equivalent of country music for American cowboys,» said Solal. It would not be an exaggeration to say that, no matter how many lives we lived, we would never cover the field. «But that’s not all,» noted Solal in an interview with Kathimerini. For «Lunatico,» the trio dig deeper into tango’s tradition and focus harder on the style’s roots. The album remains mostly true to its predecessor’s concept, with a slight variation.
For «Lunatico,» named after a racehorse that belonged to Carlos Gardel, the legendary tango artist of the 1930s, Gotan Project’s list of guests include the popular American Tex-Mex act Calexico. Gotan Project, who released a follow-up, «Lunatico,» last April, will perform in Greece next week. The band’s first album has not only sold over a million copies, but has gone down as a modern classic.
Gotan Project’s blend of the traditional Argentinean style, which dates back to the early 20th century, with electronica produced a fresh-sounding and innovative result. Mueller from Switzerland, the album helped take tango out of the closet and into clubs around the world. Coming from the multiethnic trio comprising Frenchman Philippe Cohen Solal, Argentinean Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Gotan Project released their debut album «La Revancha Del Tango» (Revenge of Tango) in 2001, a title which proved prophetic.
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