Thursday, April 9, 2026
A Conversation with Jorge Drexler: “I wanted to reconnect with the new music scene in Uruguay”
Russ Slater Johnson talks with the Uruguayan singer-songwriter about Latin American music’s recent global renaissance, cultural gains in his home country and new collaborative candombe-charged album, Taracá
Jorge Drexler (photo: Manuel Velez)
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