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Candombe

REVIEW Hablan Por La Espalda – Sangre

By Andrew Lim 04 May, 2016

Sometimes local bands can be like milanesas, everyone thinks theirs is the best. But I know that this album hit... Read Article

7 Carnival Classics from Uruguay

By Adam Fry 10 February, 2016

The Uruguayan Carnival, apparently the longest in the world, is a month and a bit marathon of riotous satire, fiercely... Read Article

REVIEW Kafundó Vol. 2: Roots and Bass Music from Brazil

By Nandy Cabrera 16 June, 2015

More than 20 years ago the so-called favela funk (or funk carioca) scene grew out of a few basic elements:... Read Article

I Wanted This Record To Be Physical: An Interview with Jorge Drexler

By Russ Slater 15 April, 2015

For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to... Read Article

MIXTAPE Selectorchico™’s Revisiting Macondo Mixtape

By Russ Slater 20 March, 2015

After publishing Uruguayan producer Selectorchico™‘s amazing fusion of tropical bass and gnawa music earlier this week, we stumbled across this... Read Article

South America Meets Gnawa Via Uruguay’s Selectorchico

By Russ Slater 16 March, 2015

Uruguay’s Selectorchico has just unleashed a new bomb of a track uniting South American electronica with the sounds of gnawa... Read Article

Tango Is Always There… Always! – An Interview with Eduardo Herrera & Zelmar Garín

By Russ Slater 26 November, 2014

Ahí Vienen! from Argentine duo Eduardo Herrera (pictured above right) and Zelmar Garín (pictured above left) is one of our albums of... Read Article

Mateo Alone Licks Himself Well

By Russ Slater 14 July, 2014

I first heard Eduardo Mateo thanks to a bald-headed man on a Vespa in a small Uruguayan town called Tacuarembó.... Read Article

MIXTAPE ¡Oyé, Oyé! Candombe Uruguayo Mixtape

By Russ Slater 24 January, 2014

Last month we got an email from the Brazilian music/graphic design collective coletivoACTION telling us about a mixtape of Uruguayan... Read Article

REVIEW Metis – Sessions Vol.I / Antropofagia

By Russ Slater 07 October, 2011

The main problem with Sessions Vol.I / Antropofagia is the fact that it’s only five tracks long. Which means there’s... Read Article

Religious Rhythms: The Afro-Brazilian Music of Candomblé

By Amy Cunningham 19 April, 2011

Accompanied by highly percussive drumming, the ritualistic ceremonies of the Afro-Brazilian candomblé religion have distinctly shaped the musical soundscape of... Read Article

Murga: The Unknown Buenos Aires’ Carnival

By Juan Data 13 February, 2011

Throughout Latin America, carnival traditions are intrinsically tied to the African slave descendents and their culture and struggle. It’s said... Read Article

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