Jorge Drexler returns to Uruguayan candombe on ‘Taracá’
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Jorge Drexler began a music industry gathering in Madrid with “Guitar y Vos,” followed by “El Otro Lado del Rio,” the track he composed for the movie *The Motorcycle Diaries*. The song earned the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2005, at a time when Drexler was relatively obscure and not asked to perform at the ceremony. Instead, he delivered a short a cappella rendition rather than an acceptance speech. During the Madrid event, he performed it solo before being joined by his band. Three drummers accompanied him in the Afro-Uruguayan candombe tradition. Drexler also presented “Ante la Duda, Baila,” taken from his most recent album, *Taracá*, which is up for eight Latin Grammy Awards, to be announced on 12 November. Drexler was born and raised in Montevideo, growing up during a civic-military dictatorship that viewed musicians, artists, and liberal-intellectual households like his with suspicion. He claims the impact of this era lingered for many years, and he didn’t begin dancing until age 45. While pursuing a medical degree, he also wrote and performed in the evenings, using his modest income from clinical work to fund his initial recordings. Upon relocating to Madrid, he faced challenges adapting to the conventions of the Spanish singer-songwriter scene. Eventually, he discovered his own path by incorporating scientific themes into his music. According to him, “Todo Se Transforma,” inspired by Antoine Lavoisier’s Law of Conservation of Mass, marked the first time one of his songs truly connected with audiences. “Taracá” marks a return to the candombe rhythms of his native land, influenced in part by the recent passing of his father. https://sansasyonelgazete.com/en/i-didnt-dance-until-i-was-45-how-jorge-drexler-went-from-repressed-doctor-to-rump-shaking-oscar-winner-32868
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