Born in Gothenburg, Sweden to Argentinian parents, José González always kept close ties to his musical ancestry. At an early age, he took Spanish guitar lessons and learned the ropes of composition by covering bossa nova tunes. Receiving worldwide accolades for recording revelatory versions of The Knife's "Heartbeats" or Massive Attack's "Teardrops", González accumulated a solid body of work and never lost sight of his heritage. Catch the hypnotically-voiced bard at Tempodrom on November 3.
Michael Hoh
Berlin
Interview