candombe
Candombe is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay, among the descendants of liberated African slaves. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed candombe in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Candombe
- Music genre.image
- 12 candombe.jpg
- Music genre.caption
- Painting of a crowd participating in a candombe
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Bantu peoples
- Music genre.instruments
- Candombe drums
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Candombe and its socio-cultural space: a community practice
- Intangible heritage.Country
- Uruguay
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 00182
- Intangible heritage.Region
- LAC
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2009
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 4th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
Article
15 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Common origins
- In Argentina
- In Uruguay
- Present
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Instruments and musical features
- Uruguayan candombe
- Master candombe drummers
- Argentine Candombe
- Uruguayan Candombe performance
- See also
- References
- External links
Candombe is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay, among the descendants of liberated African slaves. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed candombe in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
To a lesser extent, candombe is practiced in Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. In Argentina, it can be found in Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Paraná, and Corrientes. In Paraguay, this tradition continues in Camba Cuá and in Fernando de la Mora near Asunción. In Brazil, candombe retains its religious character and can be found in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul.