Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris (France), consisting of musicians Eduardo Makaroff (Argentina), Philippe Cohen Solal (French) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss), a former member of Touch El Arab.
Live material was broadcast on Gilles Peterson's world music show Worldwide on BBC Radio 1 in May 2004.
This album is a compilation of classic tangos from the likes of Aníbal Troilo, Ástor Piazzolla and Gotan Project remixes.
[citation needed] Reversing syllables in this way is a form of word play called "al vesre" that is common in Lunfardo, an argot of Rioplatense Spanish.
[citation needed] The song "Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)" was used in the films The Bourne Identity (2002), Shall We Dance?