He wanted me to ask if you consider yourself a citizen of the world, or of Uruguay, or both? My first question comes from a friend in Uruguay. Jorge Drexler: Thank you so much for having me. Simón Rios: Jorge, first I want to say that I’m a huge fan of your music, and with half my family in Uruguay, it’s such an honor to be able to speak to you. The interview was translated from Spanish and edited for brevity and clarity. WBUR's Simón Rios interviewed Drexler about the impact of the pandemic on his music, his songwriting process, and his feelings about the prominence of his birth country. He has won multiple Latin Grammy awards - and is nominated for nine more at the coming Latin Grammys - as well as an Oscar for his music in the movie "The Motorcycle Diaries." He practiced medicine before becoming a full-time singer-songwriter and moved to Madrid in 1995. 12, bringing his guitars and an album of new songs from his album "Tinta y Tiempo."ĭrexler was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, the son of a Jewish father who escaped the Holocaust. Grammy and Oscar-award-winning medical doctor Jorge Drexler returns to Boston on Saturday, Nov. Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler waves to fans as he performs music from his new album "Tinta y tiempo" in his hometown of Montevideo, Uruguay in September.
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