The Musical Journey of Jorge Drexler: From Uruguay to the World

Posted on Nov 2, 2024 in Music

n After the Second World War (1939-45), arise in different continents, troubadours and / or acquiring jugglers, some quickly, others with a slow but steady growth, artistic citizenship. Serrat Emmanuel Ma, Pi de la Serna Paco Ibanez .-
n They all recognize their models and teachers. Not only the French, Italians, Belgians, mentioned above, but highlight the English and American troubadours, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, the contributions of the best rock, and very significant thing: the song text Latin American and Atahualpa Yupanqui, Violeta Parra, ChabucaGranda, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Daniel Viglietti, Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Victor Jara.
n We should also mention the “Tropicalia” by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque and also inevitably to the Nueva Trova Cubana:
Silvio, Pablo Milanes, Vicente Feliu, among others.
n The most recent are Ismael Serrano, Pedro Guerra, Gema y Pavel, Fernando Delgadillo y Alejandro Filio, Leo Quinteros, Gepe, Nano Stern Manuel Garcia, Frank Delgado, Lazaro Garcia and Karel.
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MUSIC Urugay
The Uruguayan music, share and get influences from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Genres folcóricos sharing: from tango to the vidalita, but are original and murga Candomble.
n There is a new generation of popular musicians passing between tradition and new trends, among the foremost in this movementfound Samantha Navarro, Pablo Sciuto and Martin Buscaglia, between otros.ç
n and we arrive at the cinema, which opened many doors: “Portrait of woman with man at bottom,” “Spoils of War” and “Motorcycle Diaries”, “No sos vos, soy yo” and “The reasons for my friends “.
No Echo (2004) began with string arrangements by Luciano Supervielle style that the Bajofondo Tango Club, contains the 2005 Oscar-winning song “Across the River” (first song in Castilian of Oscar-winning story ). It is international recognition of the Uruguayan singer-songwriter.
n “12 seconds of darkness” (2006) recorded with Bajofondo Tango Club.A more intimate record, with some depressing atmosphere, and the singer seems bstraerse the world for a moment, diving into the emotional darkness to find some light, (that of the Lighthouse and the 12 seconds of darkness.
n From Titas the mixture of cultures .. “The other gear,” is about infidelity by way of an omnipotent narrator, “Whoever you are” .. But ultimately, says you’re going to heal, to heal.
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Sway (1996) with a mix of issues and edited and new ones. His songs were recorded by Ana Belen, Victor Manuel y Pablo Milanes, Ana Torroja, Ketama, and Rosario, among others.
No Rain (1998), disc uneven, but search, especially in the musical, which would be the prelude to Frontier, (1999) work which demonstrated some of its archetypal themes, begins to incorporate sounds of their culture and with electronics. It displays a maturity in points among which especially the one that has been ranked as one of his best songs, The age of the sky.
NOAEL (2001) surprised by the style of their arrangements to which the fusion of guitars with electronics, achieved a result that fascinated audiences captivated by Drexler and persuaded those who had not yet heard.
What to discover Drexler?

It is the singer of the century, perhaps as Paulino Moska, Kevin Johansen, Andres Calamaro, or Chileans or Leo Quinteros Nano Stern.
Her main influences are Serrat, Kilo Veneno, Enrique Morente, Leonard Cohen, and Uruguayan Jaime Roos, Fernando Cabrera, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Joao Gilberto, Chico Buarque, Spinertta, Silvio Rodríguez, among others.
The singer is not haughty, moaner, but appeals to other emotions but questions, describes emerging issues (identity, the cultural mix, the blindness of religion, globalization, computer intrusion, racism, light and dark sides of everyday life, indifference.

His kindness, his sweet singing, almost naive, and child and captivates spread. Like his melodic balance. Do not cry, sing in my ear, talk more. There is tension in their songs, but small stories, minimum, in the manner of Brazilians.
It describes how a psychologist who dives into the inner mind and exposes the true feelings of what happens, the fragility and complexity of life.
Surprised his honesty, elegance and balance simple but profound poetic sense.
Identity, despite its internationalization, continues his playing of Uruguay and Latin America.
His most political. Are “The pianist in the Warsaw ghetto” and “Milonga del moro Jew”

And musically?


He started with classical guitar, but on the hard Frontera, began to make novel combinations with cutting edge electronics using rhythmic loops, samples, scratch and sound effects are used by dj’s.
A songwriter who admits he likes composing with the computer, sees it as a poetic tool, a sign of the times and time. A traditional element
Commends the work of the sound of Portishead, Bjork, Massive Attack and Tricky.
To work on electronic song format, which has another need for text, the more diluted, sometimes an epigram, a phrase that can mean everything, economically.
The use of electronics is sober, elegant and balanced. The song’s infidelity information-age,
Screensavers and hours.