
A New Tango Song Book
Plaza Francia are : Catherine Ringer (from Rita Mitsouko) & Müller and Makaroff (from Gotan Project). The Gotan pair brought her the lyrics and arrangements for two songs. She recorded the vocals. They were amazed by her ease. Christoph Müller called it “organically natural”. Catherine loved the project. She has a penchant for all things Latin: remember ‘Marcia Baila’, one of Rita Mitsouko’s most emblematic songs, a tribute to Marcia Moretto, an Argeninean dancer based in Paris with whom Catherine had worked before starting Rita. She also sang in a musical by Argentinean director Alfredo Arias. And it’s clear that “La Ringer” loves to perform and change styles. “Tango also belongs to me because it’s universal. I always loved singing old sad, nostalgic French songs”, she says, “and I find it similar to tango”. It’s true, that repertoire suits her grain of voice. And with a soupcon of French accent, it’s absolutely perfect!