Gabriel Garzón-Montano is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with a progressive, often breezy, and slightly psychedelic sound. Firmly rooted in soul and funk with hip-hop, cumbia, nueva canción, and reggaeton among the many styles that have informed his approach, he has released Bishouné: Alma del Huila (2014), Jardín (2017), and Agüita (2020).
The Brooklyn native picked up music through his mother, a musician who was part of the Philip Glass Ensemble during the '90s. The first instrument he learned to play was the violin, followed by guitar and drums. As a young...