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Eduardo Mateo was credited as a composer, percussionist and guitarist. Born on September 19, 1940, Eduardo Mateo was from Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay. Death is recorded on May 16, 1990, at the age of 49.
My Take
Eduardo Mateo deserves to be spoken of as a genuine giant of Uruguayan music. Folding rock, bossa nova, psychedelia, and local candombe into something genuinely new, he occupies a place in Montevideo's culture comparable to what Tropicália meant for Brazil. As a composer, guitarist, and percussionist, he was a true sonic alchemist. His death at forty-nine in 1990 feels like a loss the wider world never fully reckoned with, since recognition often arrived after the fact. To me he is exactly the sort of artist worth rediscovering, his music still carrying the texture of the city that made him.
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- Name (English)
- Eduardo Mateo
- Name (Japanese)
- エドゥアルド・マテオ
- Reading
- えどぅあるど・まてお
- Born
- September 19, 1940 – May 16, 1990
- Origin
- Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
- Occupation
- composer / percussionist / guitarist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
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Frequently asked questions
When was Eduardo Mateo born?
Born September 19, 1940.
When did Eduardo Mateo die?
Died May 16, 1990, aged 49.
Where was Eduardo Mateo from?
Eduardo Mateo was from Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay.
What did Eduardo Mateo do?
Eduardo Mateo worked as composer, percussionist, guitarist.
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