Modern Tango World #5 (Mexico)

Catherine: I always liked trying something new.
I am interested in musical exploration in all directions,
from classical music, to contemporary americana,
even to folk music of Native American cultures.
I like tango very much, and I had no problem
at all trying something very different from Les Rita
Mitsouko. Quite the opposite. In both Les Rita
Mitsouko and Plaza Francia, I sing and dramatically
act in live performances, and in both contexts I am
a soloist singer surrounded by musicians and their
music.
MTW: How was singing in Spanish and expressing
the typical tango emotional content?
Catherine: Learning Eduardo’s lyrics was hard,
but I also had a lot of fun. Singing in another language
is a challenge I gladly accept, despite all my
pronunciation issues! But I think it is OK for people
to listen to peculiar accents from time to time.
MTW: What can you tell us about your future?
Eduardo & Christoph: Future is always hard
to tell! We are producing a new Plaza Francia album,
which will be quite different from this one.
More specifically, there will be more than one singer
in it, it will explore tango dancing more, while
keeping its distance from club settings, and it will
probably be more freely made, much less close to
tango and pop-rock tradition. We are also planning
to work together with young musicians from
traditional tango and tango nuevo scenes. We are
currently in a stage of great creative and productive
action.
MTW: And we at Modern Tango World can’t
wait to hear your next works! Catherine, Eduardo
and Christoph, thanks for talking to us about this
wonderful experience!
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