Rueda de Candombe: Uruguay's Beating Heart

0:00It's April 20th. Global news today starts now. AI powered and worldwide. I'm Cory with the story. Every Monday night in Montevideo, Uruguay, hundreds pack plaza de Espania for Rueda de Condombe, a lively circle of drums, guitars, and voices pulsing. With this ancient rhythm, producer Caleb Amado and his crew kicked it off a couple years back, turning it into the season's final show, just this past Sunday. Candombe sits at the core of Uruguay's soul, even earning UNESCO nods as an intangible cultural heritage. Inspired by Brazilian music circles, they caught and reo back and fall of 2024, Amado and Buddy Rollo Fernandez linked up four more players. They started jamming around a table in a tiny bar called Santa Catalina, but crowds swelled so fast they spilled out to the square. Folks love it. Nearly a hundred squeezed in at first, now tourists roll up in vans, and social media blew it up big. Rooted in African beats from enslaved people landing right there in the 1800s,

1:02can-a-be fuels everything from neighborhood hangs to, February carnivals with parading comparses. The vibe evolved mid-twentieth century, mixing with jazz into Candombe Conceione, even firing up political scenes in the 60s and 70s. They've shared stages with stars like Jorge Drexler, as Centenario Stadium dropped an album and repped Uruguay at the Cannes Film Festival in 20. 25. As cooler months hit, the crew's not chilling. They're plotting fresh tracks and hitting more public spots around the city, keeping those drums calling. Everyone back.