About this episode
Jorge Drexler discusses his return to Uruguay and his latest album Taracá, exploring themes of loss and cultural roots.
Jorge Drexler is one of the most decorated singer-songwriters in Latin America. His albums are always high profile events, and his latest record merits the attention. It's called Taracá , and to make it he returned home to his native Uruguay - after living in Spain for 30 years - to explore the roots of an Afro-Uruguayan tradition known as candombe. On this week's episode we chat with Drexler about the motivation for returning to his home country, making music after losing his parents, and how the album's title reflects the sound made by a candombe drum. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Guest: Jorge Drexler
Topics covered
- Jorge Drexler
- music
- candombe
- Uruguay
- singer-songwriters
Keywords
- Jorge Drexler
- Taracá
- candombe
- Uruguay
- music
- singer-songwriter
- Latin America
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR
Books & works: Taracá
Places: Uruguay, Spain
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