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‘Origen’ Story: How Juanes Rediscovered His Musical Roots
“This record connected me with my essence and my past,” the Colombian star says of his new covers LP, which surveys the songs that shaped him
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Mario Alzate for Rolling Stone Colombia
This piece was originally published as a cover story in the May issue of Rolling Stone Colombia
. Translated from Spanish by Diego Ortiz.
It’s a typical afternoon in Florida. As usual, the weather is warm. Juanes has a glass of red wine in his hand and shows off long blond hair that reaches to his shoulders. He’s sitting in his home studio, wearing dark glasses and a black shirt. For more than a year, he’s lived under a mandatory lockdown that’s helped him find himself, giving him time to write and produce, while still questioning his career as if he were in his twenties. Now, at 48, he’s quite sure of the purpose of his art, his sound, and his strengths.