Touch El Arab was a pop/electronica group from
Basel
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Switzerland
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, formed by members Philippe Alioth,
Christoph H. Müller
Christoph H. Müller (born 1967) is a Swiss musician, composer, producer and audio engineer. He is best known as a co-founder of the electronica/neotango band Gotan Project. He is currently a founding and active member of Plaza Francia Orchest ...
and Stefan Hopmann. Their humorous song "Muhammar" was a major hit in Switzerland, France and Italy in 1987 and 1988.
Christoph H. Müller
Christoph H. Müller (born 1967) is a Swiss musician, composer, producer and audio engineer. He is best known as a co-founder of the electronica/neotango band Gotan Project. He is currently a founding and active member of Plaza Francia Orchest ...
is a former member of
Boyz from Brazil and is now a member of
Gotan Project
Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris (France), consisting of musicians Eduardo Makaroff (Argentina), Philippe Cohen Solal (French) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss), a former member of Touch El Arab.Madlen Albrecht ''Le développemen ...
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Swiss electronic music groups
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