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News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/uruguay-montevideo-candombe-street-music-cannes-l52369
Published on: Sunday 19 April 2026
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Every Monday night in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, hundreds gather around a table in a public square, drawn by the pulse of drums, guitars and voices carrying aloft a ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Music: Welcome to Montevideo: Uruguay’s capital moves to its own beat
News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/nov/29/montevideo-uruguay-city-bars-music
Published on: Saturday 29 November 2014
With its sleepy old town, unshowy bars and unique music scene, Montevideo is a capital city like no other. And that’s just how Vicky Baker likes it A Saturday afternoon in Montevideo’s old town feels ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Music: Uruguayan Legend Rubén Rada Made the Whole World Dance Candombe
News channel or source: https://latinamericanpost.com/life/entertainment-en/uruguayan-legend-ruben-rada-made-the-whole-world-dance-candombe/
Published on: Thursday 27 August 2026
Rubén Rada, the singer and percussionist who carried Afro-Uruguayan candombe from Montevideo’s Barrio Sur into rock clubs, jazz sessions and international stages, died at 83, leaving Uruguay to mourn ...