Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler is embarking on his first tour of Europe

Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler poses during an interview with The Associated Press in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

MADRID (AP) — Capitalizing on an impressive moment in Spanish-language music, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler is embarking on his first tour of Europe.

“Even Don Quixote didn’t get as far as urban Spanish-speaking music is getting today in the world. You can go everywhere and you will find music that was written in Spanish,” he told The Associated Press in an interview. “I’m happy to see that (Spanish) opens doors to places that I never thought that we could get before.”