Candombe

Field Recordings

In 1991, I began making field recordings of traditional candombe groups from the neighborhoods of Sur (Cuareim), Palermo (Ansina), and Cordón (Gaboto).

1991-01-01 Cuareim

Group of drummers from the Sur style, 1991-01-01

1992-02-23 Tristan Narvaja

Daniel Vera, chico; Luis “Jimi” Maciel, repique; Rodolfo “Pelado” Rodríguez, piano, 1992-02-23

1992-04-19 Ansina

Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 1992-04-19

1993-01-01 Cuareim

Group of drummers from the Cuareim style, 1993-01-01

2011-09-04 Ansina

Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 2011-09-04

2011-10-01 Llamadas del Patrimonio – La Calenda

Comparsa La Calenda (Barrio Sur); repique: Noé Núñez, 2011-10-01

2011-10-01 Llamadas del Patrimonio – Sinfonía de Ansina

Comparsa Sinfonía de Ansina; repique: Pedro “Perico” Gularte, 2011-10-01

2019-03-30 Ansina

Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 2019-03-30

2019-08-25 Llamada de la Nostalgia – Ansina

Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 2019-08-25

2019-08-25 Llamada de la Nostalgia – Sarabanda

Group of drummers from the Sarabanda style, 2019-08-25

Teatro de Verano 1992

In February 1992, I recorded the drum groups of several traditional comparsas after they left the stage at the end of their performance in the carnival competition held at the Ramón Collazo Summer Theater.

1992-02-19 Kanela y su Barakutanga

Group of drummers from the comparsa Kanela y su Barakutanga, Cerrito de la Victoria neighborhood, 1992-02-19

1992-02-22 Marabunta

Group of drummers from the comparsa Marabunta, Buceo neighborhood, 1992-02-22

1992-02-25 Morenada

Group of drummers from the comparsa Morenada, Sur neighborhood (Cuareim), 1992-02-25

1992-02-26 Sarabanda

Group of drummers from the comparsa Sarabanda, Cordón neighborhood, 1992-02-26

EUM 1992

During 1992 I organized four "studio" sessions with groups of three and four drummers from the neighborhoods of Sur, Palermo and Cordón. The recordings were made at the Escuela Universitaria de Música (EUM) with the home audio and video equipment available at the time.

EUM1992, Giménez, take 1

Luis Giménez, Francisco Giménez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, 1992-06-27

EUM1992, Giménez, take 3

Luis Giménez, Francisco Giménez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, 1992-06-27

EUM1992, Pelado, take 4

Luis “Jimi” Maciel, Edgardo Pintos, Rodolfo “Pelado” Rodríguez, 1992-07-07

EUM1992, Magariños, take 1

Raúl “Neno” Magariños, Julio Magariños, Marcelo Magariños, Luis “Mocambo” Quiroz, 1992-08-08

EUM1992, Lobo, take 1

Mariano Barroso, Jorge “Foqué” Gómez, Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Wilson Martirena, 1992-10-15

EUM1992, Lobo, take 2

Wilson Martirena, Jorge “Foqué” Gómez, Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Mariano Barroso, 1992-10-15

CSIC 1995

In 1995, I received funding from CSIC for an audio and video recording session in a professional studio. Three groups of four drums were recorded, two in the Ansina style and one in the Cuareim style.

CSIC1995, first Ansina group, take 1

Fernando “Hurón” Silva, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Edinson “Palo” Oviedo, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, first Ansina group, take 2

Fernando “Hurón” Silva, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Edinson “Palo” Oviedo, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, first Ansina group, take 5

Fernando “Hurón” Silva, Edinson “Palo” Oviedo, Gustavo Oviedo, Sergio Ortuño, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, second Ansina group, take 1

Pedro “Perico” Gularte, Luis “Tierra” Nilo, Eduardo “Cacho” Giménez, Raúl “Neno” Magariños, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, second Ansina group, take 2

Pedro “Perico” Gularte, Luis “Tierra” Nilo, Eduardo “Cacho” Giménez, Raúl “Neno” Magariños, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, Cuareim group, take 1

Waldemar “Cachila” Silva, Javier “Cerdo” Martirena, Juan Silva, Raúl Silva, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, Cuareim group, take 2

Waldemar “Cachila” Silva, Javier “Cerdo” Martirena, Juan Silva, Raúl Silva, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, Cuareim group, take 5

Juan Silva, Javier “Cerdo” Martirena, Waldemar “Cachila” Silva, Raúl Silva, 1995-11-18

CSIC1995, “Los tambores: tres llamadas”

Fernando “Hurón” Silva, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Edinson “Palo” Oviedo, 1995-11-18

Ensembles

2017-08-17 TK Vaz Ferreira, take 4

Sergio Ortuño, Heriberto Sosa, Miguel García, Álvaro Salas, 2017-08-17

2017-08-17 TK Vaz Ferreira, take 5

Pedro “Perico” Gularte, Martín Silva, Julio Magariños, Daniel Gradín, 2017-08-17

2018-06-10 Sobredosis, take 3

Johnatan Suárez, Miguel García, Sergio “Caio” Martínez, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Gabriel Ferreira, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, Noé Núñez, 2018-06-10

2018-06-10 Sobredosis, take 4

Johnatan Suárez, Miguel García, Sergio “Caio” Martínez, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Gabriel Ferreira, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, Noé Núñez, 2018-06-10

Zavala Muniz 2014

In September 2014, Martín Rocamora and I organized a recording session with five leading drummers from Ansina, with the participation of Gustavo Oviedo, Fernando "Hurón" Silva, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Sergio Ortuño and Luis Giménez. The session took place in the Zavala Muniz Hall of the Teatro Solís in Montevideo, using high-definition audio and video equipment. The recordings are available on the Candombeando website.

Zavala Muniz take 03

Gustavo Oviedo, Luis Giménez, Fernando “Hurón” Silva, 2014-09-06

Zavala Muniz take 07

Héctor Manuel Suárez, Luis Giménez, Sergio Ortuño, 2014-09-06

Zavala Muniz take 11

Sergio Ortuño, Luis Giménez, Gustavo Oviedo, Fernando “Hurón” Silva, 2014-09-06

Zavala Muniz take 12

Luis Giménez, Sergio Ortuño, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Fernando “Hurón” Silva, 2014-09-06

Zavala Muniz take 14

Fernando “Hurón” Silva, Gustavo Oviedo, Luis Giménez, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Sergio Ortuño, 2014-09-06

CSIC 2022

In 2020, I received another grant from the CSIC to continue the work of documenting candombe drumming. Between June and July 2022, together with Martín Rocamora, I organized recording sessions with six groups of drummers of the Ansina, Cuareim and Gaboto styles. The sessions were held in the television studio of the Faculty of Information and Communication of Udelar, with high-definition audio and video equipment. The recordings are available on the Candombeando website.

Ansina Group, take 1

Gabriel Ferreira, Juan Álvarez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, Julio Magariños, Juan “Juancho” Quintana, Alfredo “Tarta” Ferreira, 2022-07-02

Ansina Group, take 3

Juan Álvarez, Gabriel Ferreira, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, Julio Magariños, Juan “Juancho” Quintana, Alfredo “Tarta” Ferreira, 2022-07-02

Ansina Group, take 5

Gabriel Ferreira, Juan Álvarez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, Juan “Juancho” Quintana, Julio Magariños, Alfredo “Tarta” Ferreira, 2022-07-02

C1080 Group, take 3

Guillermo Díaz Silva, Enzo Rodríguez, Mathías Silva, Bruno Seijas, 2022-07-02

C1080 Group, take 4

Enzo Rodríguez, Guillermo Díaz Silva, Mathías Silva, Bruno Seijas, 2022-07-02

Suárez-Silva Family, take 2

Wellington Suárez, Martín Silva, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, 2022-06-25

Suárez-Silva Family, take 5

Wellington Suárez, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, Martín Silva, 2022-06-25

Suárez-Silva Family, take 7

Wellington Suárez, Mario Suárez, Martín Silva, Héctor Manuel Suárez, 2022-06-25

Pintos Family, take 1

Aníbal Pintos, Héctor Moreira, Pablo Pintos, Julio Pintos, Wáshington Pintos, Leopoldo “Polo” Pintos, 2022-06-25

Pintos Family, take 4

Pablo Pintos, Héctor Moreira, Aníbal Pintos, Julio Pintos, Wáshington Pintos, Leopoldo “Polo” Pintos, 2022-06-25

Pintos Family, take 5

Aníbal Pintos, Héctor Moreira, Pablo Pintos, Julio Pintos, Wáshington Pintos, Leopoldo “Polo” Pintos, 2022-06-25

Group Neves-Paredes, take 2

Diego Paredes, Leroy Pérez, Ricardo Núñez, Jhonny Neves, 2022-06-18

Group Neves-Paredes, take 4

Leroy Pérez, Ricardo Núñez, Diego Paredes, Jhonny Neves, 2022-06-18

Group Neves-Paredes, take 5

Leroy Pérez, Ricardo Núñez, Jhonny Neves, Diego Paredes, 2022-06-18

Group from Barrio Sur, take 2

Manuel Silva, Noé Núñez, Fernando “Ferna” Núñez, Esteban “Gallo” Álvarez, Sebastián Anselmo, Sergio Martínez, 2022-06-18

Group from Barrio Sur, take 3

Noé Núñez, Manuel Silva, Fernando “Ferna” Núñez, Esteban “Gallo” Álvarez, Sebastián Anselmo, Sergio Martínez, 2022-06-18

Group from Barrio Sur, take 4

Fernando “Ferna” Núñez, Manuel Silva, Sergio Martínez, Esteban “Gallo” Álvarez, Sebastián Anselmo, Noé Núñez, 2022-06-18