To an outsider it might not be apparent that the Venezuelan-American folk musician and painter Devendra Banhart and the South African multimedia artist Simphiwe Ndzube would have a “cosmic connection” ...

Devendra Banhart has announced his first solo album in four years, following 2019’s Ma. It’s titled Flying Wig and is due out September 22 via Mexican Summer. Below, find the album’s lead single, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Devendra Banhart prefers the term “naturalismo” over the “freak-folk” label often attached to his ...

Devendra Banhart, “Sphinx Interior” (2014), ink on paper (all images courtesy Prestel Publishing) Since 2002, Devendra Banhart has released eight studio albums in addition to a number of EPs and ...

The indie music darling muses about identity, Venezuela and life. March 22, 2013— -- "I feel so Venezuelan everywhere, except in Venezuela," says Devendra Banhart, who was born in Texas, grew up ...

Devendra Banhart can remember the exact moment he decided to become a songwriter. He was around 9 years old, and he performed an original song for his whole family. The tune, he says, was called ...

Time Out New York asks the tough questions to the eccentric folkie...TONY: Your song "Little Boys" is about wanting to marry little boys... Devendra Banhart: Okay, let me explain myself. When we were ...