▁first ▁solo ▁album , ▁" De ▁Sur ▁a ▁Sur ▁( From ▁South ▁to ▁South )", ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Du arte ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Par agu ay ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Cel so ▁Du arte ▁González , ▁one ▁of ▁Par agu ay ' s ▁leading ▁har p ists , ▁and ▁María ▁El ena , ▁a ▁Mexican ▁singer ▁and ▁pian ist . ▁His ▁parents ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁tour ing ▁Mexico ▁with ▁a ▁folk lor ic ▁ensemble . ▁ ▁Du arte ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁musical ▁family ▁and ▁started ▁playing ▁music ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁five ▁or ▁six . ▁He ▁later ▁re called , ▁" My ▁family , ▁they ▁are ▁mus icians , ▁too . ▁I ▁started ▁with ▁my ▁brothers , ▁playing ▁like ▁a ▁game ." ▁As ▁a ▁youth , ▁he ▁studied ▁viol in ▁and ▁classical ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Nacional ▁Aut ón oma ▁de ▁México ' s ▁pr estig ious ▁National ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 0 , ▁he ▁began ▁tour ing ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Los ▁Du arte " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁family , ▁including ▁mother , ▁father ▁and ▁four ▁children , ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁South west ▁Museum ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁performing ▁instrument al ▁arrang ements ▁and ▁four - part ▁harm on ies ▁of ▁rare ▁Par agu ay an ▁music ▁in