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Jorge Drexler (n. Montevideo; September 21, 1964), is a critically acclaimed Uruguayan singer/songwriter who resides in Spain, began his recording career in the early 90's but didn't experience mainstream breakthrough success until his seventh album, Eco (2004), and its Oscar-winning song ''Al Otro Lado Del Río''. He comes from a Jewish family that fled persecution in Germany. He studied to become an otolaryngologyst (i.e., ear, throat, and nose doctor) like his parents but ultimately chose to pursue his passion for music. Drexler made his full-length album debut with La Luz Que Sabe Robar (1992), followed by Radar (1994). In hopes...

Jorge & Mateus are a musical duo and one of the most famous performers of sertanejo music (Brazilian country music). The duo is composed of Brazil-based vocalists Jorge Alves Barcelos (born August 27, 1982) and Mateus Pedro Liduário de Oliveira (born July 15, 1986). Both are from the city of Itumbiara, in the Brazilian state of Goiás. Often considered the principal duo of actual sertanejo, be it for their repertoire, their financial success or their fans, they are responsible for a large part of the success of the genre. .

Jorge Celedón also known as Jorgito Celedón is a Colombian musician, singer of vallenato music. Celedón was one of the backup singers for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America who joined after the death of Rafael Orozco Maestre. In 1998, he decided to create his own vallenato group and teamed with accordionist Jimmy Early life Celedon grew up singing vallenato making him a very good singer. His first performance was with his uncle Daniel Celedón, in his own group called Doble Poder (Double Power). This helped him to become a great star of vallenato by the time he...

Japanese experimental duo Pardons are a mood cosmic-sound unit from the Acid Mothers Temple frontline synth siblings of Cotton Casino and Higashi Hiroshi. Another theory is that the group actually consists of Pardon Dos and Pardon Uno who bear a close resemblance to Cotton and Higashi. Pardon Dos's vocals swirl through cosmic synth sounds, backwards guitar and looped drones. While the Pardons sound may be best termed mood cosmic music, it is totally different from other avant-garde electronic music or mood music played on moogs. After releasing their 1st CD "Pardon?" they had a shocking debut live performance in Paris...