Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal (French), Eduardo Makaroff (Argentine), and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss, former member of Touch El Arab).

The name of the trio comes from a form of wordplay very common in Rioplatense Spanish's argot named vesre. This wordplay involves the reversal of syllables. Thus, the word Tango becomes Gotan, the name the trio have chosen for their project.

They formed in 1999. Their first release was “Vuelvo Al Sur/El Capitalismo Foraneo” in 2000, followed by the album “La Revancha del Tango” in 2001. Their music is clearly tango, but also uses electronic elements such as samples, beats, and breaks.

Live material was also broadcast on Gilles Peterson's world music show Worldwide on BBC Radio 1 in May 2004. Philippe Cohen Solal 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 of Anibal Troilo and 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 on “La Revancha del Tango”, but didn't make the cut in 2001.

Their music has been featured in American television shows “Nip/Tuck”, “Sex and the City” and “Chuck”, as well as the 2003 Swedish documentary on consumerism, “Surplus”. In 2004, they recorded a little-known Piazzolla piece with Brigitte Fontaine: “Rue Saint-louis-en-l'île”. In late 2006 the track "Epoca" from the “La Revancha del Tango” album was featured in a UK television advertisement for Boots, directed by David LaChapelle.

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