Eduardo Mateo

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 (musician), Leon Gieco, Mio Matsuda, Sandra Mihanovich, Milton Nascimento, Jaime Roos, and Tomohiro Yahiro.