Eduardo Mateo

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Eduardo Mateo
Eduardo Mateo in the Estudio ION, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971
Background information
Birth name	Ángel Eduardo Mateo López
Born	(1940-09-19)September 19, 1940 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	May 16, 1990(1990-05-16) (aged 49) Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres	Rock, Candombe, world music
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, arranger, musician
Instrument(s)	Voice, guitar, percussion
Years active	1960-1990

Ángel Eduardo Mateo López (September 19, 1940 – May 16, 1990) was a highly influential 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.^[1]

His songs have been recorded by various artists, including Pedro Aznar, Martin Buscaglia, Hugo Fattoruso, Fernando Cabrera, Leon Gieco, Mio Matsuda, Sandra Mihanovich, Milton Nascimento, Jaime Roos, and Yahiro Tomohiro.^[2]