Meaning of candombe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A musical style of Uruguay originating from African slaves.
   countable, uncountable
2. The dance to this music.
   countable, uncountable
3. A type of drum used to accompany this music.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“"Candombe is the only original folkloric music in Uruguay, and it is a product of the black community," said Julio Olivera, an artist and head of the Association for the Development of Afro-Uruguayan Art and Culture.”

“The 10 song-and-dance numbers include candombe rhythms, with African roots, but the music is mostly murga, Uruguayan carnival sounds.”

“Together, we watched locals and tourists practice their dance moves in the center, a converted warehouse whose walls were lined with candombe drums carved with images of slave ship hulls filled with chained human cargo.”

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