Tango music may have its origins in African slave drummers from Uruguay. April 12, 2013— -- If you think it's difficult to drink water while walking, or text while walking, or do anything except ...

"Drumming was something that was performed by men, it was a space that was hard for us to conquer", says Julia Urruzola, drummer of the Uruguayan all-female drum troupe, Fermina Candombe. The Candombe ...

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Every Sunday and on many holidays, the llamadas de tambores de candombe or candombe drum calls enliven the Sur, Palermo and Cordón districts in southern Montevideo, Uruguay, home to a population of ...

The three different drums are chico, repique and piano. Each plays a unique role during the performance. Liu Xuan / China Daily First brought by slaves to Uruguay, Candombe is now a World Cultural ...

The Candombe Jazz Sessions reflects Sabrina Lastman gift of storytelling. It does not matter if it is an improvised wordless tale, a poetic interpretation sung in Spanish or Portuguese, or her ...

It was the 1940s, barely 100 years since the abolition of slavery in the South American country and a period of explosive growth for candombe -- a uniquely AfroUruguayan music style. "Black people ...

“Candombe” from the African term “ka-ndombe” in the Kimbundu (Bantú- Angolan) language, means dance with drums, and is the most important form of Afro-Uruguayan folk music. Candombe is to Uruguayans ...

On this installment of World Cafe's Latin Roots series, music producer and singer-songwriter Rachel Faro discusses an Afro-Uruguayan style of Latin music called Candombe. Separated by a river from ...

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