Eduardo Mateo
Ángel Eduardo Mateo López (born September 19, 1940 in Montevideo , † May 16, 1990 ) was a Uruguayan musician and composer .
Mateo, whose musical range extended to Bossa Nova and Candombe among others , worked with other artists such as Horacio Buscaglia , Rubén Rada , Estela Magnone or the group El Kinto and was an important figure in the development of modern Uruguayan music.
He came from a musical family in which numerous family members were musically active, especially in the Uruguayan Carnival and Murga . In this way he came into contact with the black music of Uruguay such as the candombe at an early stage . In 1957 he joined the group El Bando de Orfeo , in 1964 he joined the Los Malditos . There were also performances at the Teatro Solís and Teatro Odéon with the Conciertos Beat . There followed a time at El Kinto , in which no records were released until the group split up, but the recorded material was later published under the name Musicación 4 1/2 and Circa 1968 . In the 1970s, Mateo's life began to become more troubled. This also led to numerous arrests and prison terms in the 1980s for possession and consumption of drugs. At that time he was also active as a solo artist from 1972.
Web links
- Fundación Eduardo Mateo (Spanish)
- Eduardo Mateo: el antropófago de candombe y rock (Spanish)
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| SURNAME | Mateo, Eduardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mateo López, Ángel Eduardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montevideo |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1990 |