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Hundreds pack Montevideo’s plaza as La Rueda de Candombe caps a breakout run
The group drew hundreds each Monday and expanded from a small bar jam to tourist-filled public squares, with plans for new projects.
- On Sunday, La Rueda de Candombe concluded its season with a final performance at Montevideo's Plaza España, drawing hundreds to celebrate the vibrant musical genre central to Uruguayan identity.
- Uruguayan producer Caleb Amado and Rolo Fernández created the group after experiencing Brazilian "rodas" in Rio de Janeiro, adapting the informal circle format to perform traditional music around a table.
- Recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Candombe emerged from 18th-century African rituals at Plaza España and relies on three specific drums: chico, repique, and piano.
- The group's popularity has expanded beyond local street corners to international recognition, performing at the Cannes Film Festival and Montevideo's Centenario Stadium alongside singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler.
- Expanding beyond the season finale, the group intends to bring performances into other public squares across Montevideo as Amado and Fernández plan to remain in the city preparing new projects.
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Hundreds pack Montevideo’s plaza as La Rueda de Candombe caps a breakout run
Every Monday night in Montevideo, hundreds of people gather around a table in a public square, drawn by the pulse of drums, guitars, and voices.
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In the autumn of 2024, Uruguayans Caleb Amado and Rolo Fernández escaped from the cold of Montevideo touring the most emblematic bars of Rio de Janeiro. That experience inspired them in such a way that after returning to their city they shaped in a modest corner a musical phenomenon that reached the last Cannes Film Festival.
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