Jorge Drexler Presents 'Taracá': "Back to Uruguay to Record This Album Is a Political Gesture"

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“Your geolocation says you’re here” is the first thing you hear in “Toco Madera”, the song that opens Taracá, Jorge Drexler’s new album. The key (of candombe) is key in this song that connects with rhythm, roots and global sound. Just like in Tinta y tiempo (2022), which included the term “mesoproterozoic”, a heptasilabo bursts at the beginning of the album. Drexler laughs at the discovery, says it’s not a cabal or any of that, but simply a cons…