Where is devendra banhart from

The pain is multiplied by the distance and separation, invigorating the nostalgic adoration — a saudade of sorts — of a culture he was never able to completely call his own. His cousins, aunts and brother are still living there.

Still, Banhart has found solace, particularly in the strength of community amongst Venezuelans and other Latinx people in the US, who have been brought together by the political and social nightmares both abroad and domestic. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Articles Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts.

My Profile. Advanced Search. Artist Biography by Jason MacNeil. He also often joins the band known as Vetiver. Banhart is considered to have an eclectic style, with many of his songs seemingly following a stream-of-consciousness vein, being hard to decipher and non-literal. His music tends to consist of fairly simple guitar melodies with minimal other instrumentation, and his lyrical themes are often surreal and naturalistic.

He gained some underground notoriety in New York for performing several of his early shows with underwear on his head for the duration of the performance.

He goes back and forth like this for almost every question, but somehow it wasn't at all frustrating, it was engaging and endearing. What to Devendra was a sneaky "word association" game out to get him, to me was an interview about identity. Can you choose your identity? Can you identify with a culture that you're not genealogically attached to?

At first he seemed to disagree, but later he said that he identifies with other cultures through art, not roots. I love my mom because of the person she is, not because she's my mom.

And I have that same relationship with South America. In all honesty, what made his interview so engaging -- and not driving me to gouge my eyes out with his ruminations -- was that I could identify with him.