Eduardo Mateo

Eduardo Mateo
Eduardo Mateo in the Estudio ION, Buenos Aires, Argentia, 1971
Background information
Birth name	Angel Eduardo Mateo Lopez
Born	(1940-09-10)September 10, 1940 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	(1990-05-16) May 16, 1990
Genres	Rock, Candombe, world music
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, arranger, musician
Instrument(s)	Voice, guitar, percussion
Years active	1960-1990

Eduardo Mateo (1940–1990) was a Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. He played an important role in the development of modern Uruguayan music that combines beat, jazz, bossa nova and local rhythms like candombe in a way similar to Brazilian Tropicalismo. Academy Award-winner Jorge Drexler cited Mateo as a big influence.

His songs have been performed by Pedro Aznar, Martin Buscaglia, Hugo Fattoruso, Fernando Cabrera, Leon Gieco, Mio Matsuda, Sandra Mihanovich, Milton Nascimento, Jaime Roos, and Tomohiro Yahiro.

Discography

• Mateo solo bien se lame (De la planta Argentina, 1972)
• Mateo solo bien se lame (De la planta, 1972)
• Cuerpo y alma (Sondor, cassette and vinyl, 1984)
• La Maquina del Tiempo presenta a: Mateo / Mal tiempo sobre Alchemia (1er. viaje) (Ayui/Tacuabe a/e69k. 1987)
• La Maquina del Tiempo / La mosca (Orfeo, 1989)
• La Máquina del Tiempo / 3er. viaje, 1ª parte: Ida (1971 – 1984) (Ayuí/Tacuabé ae133cd, 1995)
• La Máquina del Tiempo / 3er. viaje, 2ª parte: Vuelta (1983 – 1988) (Ayuí/Tacuabé ae134cd, 1995)
• El Tartamudo (2000)