Tango 3.0 Tour

There is a new religion. It is called Gotan Project. I was just a fan you see, before I saw them live. Now that I've seen them from second row at the Brisbane Powerhouse, all I can do is weep with joy. I had not heard the new album Tango 3.0 but I had La Revancha Del Tango, Lunatico and Inspiracion, Espiracion. I could sing along to most of the songs, until the new ones came on. Except that there are time when they modify an existing song for a live audience and it just blows you away.

Philippe Cohen Solal walked in last on stage, after the first song had been playing a few bars. Each entrance was timed perfectly. We were spellbound from start to finish. What can I say that will do this performance justice?

All I can say right now, still under the influence of their incredible music, is that I believe in the power in music. This was better than sex, a massage or anything you could imagine. Each song transported us to a different world, a different time, a different story. We ceased to be individuals and we became a collective. We became one with Gotan Project.

Although there were fancy visuals, the focus was on the music at all times. It was less Piazolla more Gardel, with hip-hop, techno and other genres mixed in each time. I could have kissed Cristoph Mueller. I yelled my head off asking for more, shimmying my sequins, tossing my head, letting my body give in to the magic of tango and electronica.

Next time, you need your troubles to melt away, all you need to do is book a live show of theirs. Oh yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Their homage to Julio Cortazar, Rayuela, arrested the breath in my lungs, making my heart beat wildly.

The opening song just melted my insides, letting the music flow through me into the night.