Intimate meeting with an Uruguayan legend.
When Jorge Drexler visits Oslo World during an extensive tour of Europe, we will experience him at his most intimate. He will be all alone with his guitar and his voice, the fundamentals of his illustrious career, and the only things he needs to captivate audiences. By returning to the solo format, Drexler will reconnect with his songs, revisiting not only his last album but his entire career.
And what a career it has turned out to be. Jorge Drexler originally trained as a medical doctor, but in 1995, he decided to leave his life in Uruguay. He moved to Spain, where he pursued a music career. Since then, he has recorded fourteen studio albums. He has received thirteen Latin Grammys and he was the very first Uruguayan to receive an Academy Award, when he composed “Al otro lado del río” for The Motorcycle Diaries back in 2004.
In 2022, Jorge Drexler released his latest album 'Tinta y Tiempo' after five years of recording silence. Anchored in his recognizable poetic worldview and quirky wordplay inspired by poetry and science, it showcased an artist hungry for more. Rolling Stone called it “One of the most whimsical and free-spirited albums of his 30-year career”. With the album “Tinta y Tiempo” Drexler took home an incredible six Latin-Grammys, among them the “Best Singer-songwriter album” of 2022. He did an extensive tour of the Americas, in addition to Portugal and Spain, where his concert recently got a Premios Ondas award for best performance of 2023. Now, Norway and Oslo World awaits. His concert at Rockefeller Concert hall on the 29th of october will be his first concert in Norway - we are proud to present a passionate, playful artist in a setting where his singular mind can roam freely.
