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Music Review: Juancho Herrera's Gaviero

By Sebastián Zubieta

Tense energy and a wandering spirit highlight the Venezuelan guitarist and songwriter’s latest album.

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on peace and economic opportunity in Colombia.

Maqroll the lookout, the wayward sailor of Colombian writer Álvaro Mutis’ adventure stories, is a natural wanderer, a charming scoundrel living “on the edge of laws and codes.”

He is also the inspiration for Venezuelan guitarist and songwriter Juancho Herrera’s upcoming album, Gaviero (lookout in Spanish), set for release later this year. Those familiar with the tense energy of Mutis’ stories...

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