In 1991, I began making field recordings of traditional candombe groups from the neighborhoods of Sur (Cuareim), Palermo (Ansina), and Cordón (Gaboto).
Group of drummers from the Sur style, 1991-01-01
Daniel Vera, chico; Luis “Jimi” Maciel, repique; Rodolfo “Pelado” Rodríguez, piano, 1992-02-23
Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 1992-04-19
Group of drummers from the Cuareim style, 1993-01-01
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
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
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
Group of drummers from the comparsa Marabunta, Buceo neighborhood, 1992-02-22
Group of drummers from the comparsa Morenada, Sur neighborhood (Cuareim), 1992-02-25
Group of drummers from the comparsa Sarabanda, Cordón neighborhood, 1992-02-26
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.
Luis Giménez, Francisco Giménez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, 1992-06-27
Luis Giménez, Francisco Giménez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, 1992-06-27
Luis “Jimi” Maciel, Edgardo Pintos, Rodolfo “Pelado” Rodríguez, 1992-07-07
Raúl “Neno” Magariños, Julio Magariños, Marcelo Magariños, Luis “Mocambo” Quiroz, 1992-08-08
Mariano Barroso, Jorge “Foqué” Gómez, Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Wilson Martirena, 1992-10-15
Wilson Martirena, Jorge “Foqué” Gómez, Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Mariano Barroso, 1992-10-15
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
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
Johnatan Suárez, Miguel García, Sergio “Caio” Martínez, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Gabriel Ferreira, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, Noé Núñez, 2018-06-10
Johnatan Suárez, Miguel García, Sergio “Caio” Martínez, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Gabriel Ferreira, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, Noé Núñez, 2018-06-10
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.
Gustavo Oviedo, Luis Giménez, Fernando “Hurón” Silva, 2014-09-06
Héctor Manuel Suárez, Luis Giménez, Sergio Ortuño, 2014-09-06
Sergio Ortuño, Luis Giménez, Gustavo Oviedo, Fernando “Hurón” Silva, 2014-09-06
Luis Giménez, Sergio Ortuño, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Fernando “Hurón” Silva, 2014-09-06
Fernando “Hurón” Silva, Gustavo Oviedo, Luis Giménez, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Sergio Ortuño, 2014-09-06
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.
Gabriel Ferreira, Juan Álvarez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, Julio Magariños, Juan “Juancho” Quintana, Alfredo “Tarta” Ferreira, 2022-07-02
Juan Álvarez, Gabriel Ferreira, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, Julio Magariños, Juan “Juancho” Quintana, Alfredo “Tarta” Ferreira, 2022-07-02
Gabriel Ferreira, Juan Álvarez, Eduardo “Malumba” Giménez, Juan “Juancho” Quintana, Julio Magariños, Alfredo “Tarta” Ferreira, 2022-07-02
Guillermo Díaz Silva, Enzo Rodríguez, Mathías Silva, Bruno Seijas, 2022-07-02
Enzo Rodríguez, Guillermo Díaz Silva, Mathías Silva, Bruno Seijas, 2022-07-02
Wellington Suárez, Martín Silva, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, 2022-06-25
Wellington Suárez, Héctor Manuel Suárez, Mario Suárez, Martín Silva, 2022-06-25
Wellington Suárez, Mario Suárez, Martín Silva, Héctor Manuel Suárez, 2022-06-25
Aníbal Pintos, Héctor Moreira, Pablo Pintos, Julio Pintos, Wáshington Pintos, Leopoldo “Polo” Pintos, 2022-06-25
Pablo Pintos, Héctor Moreira, Aníbal Pintos, Julio Pintos, Wáshington Pintos, Leopoldo “Polo” Pintos, 2022-06-25
Aníbal Pintos, Héctor Moreira, Pablo Pintos, Julio Pintos, Wáshington Pintos, Leopoldo “Polo” Pintos, 2022-06-25
Diego Paredes, Leroy Pérez, Ricardo Núñez, Jhonny Neves, 2022-06-18
Leroy Pérez, Ricardo Núñez, Diego Paredes, Jhonny Neves, 2022-06-18
Leroy Pérez, Ricardo Núñez, Jhonny Neves, Diego Paredes, 2022-06-18
Manuel Silva, Noé Núñez, Fernando “Ferna” Núñez, Esteban “Gallo” Álvarez, Sebastián Anselmo, Sergio Martínez, 2022-06-18
Noé Núñez, Manuel Silva, Fernando “Ferna” Núñez, Esteban “Gallo” Álvarez, Sebastián Anselmo, Sergio Martínez, 2022-06-18
Fernando “Ferna” Núñez, Manuel Silva, Sergio Martínez, Esteban “Gallo” Álvarez, Sebastián Anselmo, Noé Núñez, 2022-06-18