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Uruguay’s candombe brings streets to life as the once-banned musical tradition roars back

International EN 10 Mar 2026, 13:00 Source: The Guardian

The Afro-Uruguayan rhythms, born among enslaved Africans and once banned, now draws thousands to public squares and carnival paradesLike the blues in the US, samba in Brazil, rumba in Cuba and plena in Puerto Rico, candombe, Uruguay’s Afro-descendent music, was once reviled, marg...

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