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.
Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 1992-19-04.
Group of drummers from the Cuareim style, 1993-01-01.
Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 2011-04-09.
Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 2019-30-03.
Group of drummers from the Ansina style, 2019-25-08.
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, 1992-19-02.
Group of drummers from the comparsa Marabunta, Buceo neighborhood, 1992-22-02.
Group of drummers from the comparsa Morenada, Sur neighborhood (Cuareim), 1992-25-02.
Group of drummers from the comparsa Sarabanda, Cordón neighborhood, 1992-26-02.
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.
Raúl “Neno” Magariños, Julio Magariños, Marcelo Magariños, Luis “Mocambo” Quiroz, 1992-08-08.
Mariano Barroso, Jorge “Foqué” Gómez, Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Wilson Martirena, 1992-15-10.
Wilson Martirena, Jorge “Foqué” Gómez, Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Mariano Barroso, 1992-15-10.
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, Cuareim group, take 3
Juan Silva, Javier “Cerdo” Martirena, Waldemar “Cachila” Silva, Raúl Silva, 1995-18-11.
CSIC1995, first Ansina group, take 2
Fernando “Hurón” Silva, Sergio Ortuño, Gustavo Oviedo, Edinson “Palo” Oviedo, 1995-18-11.
CSIC1995, second Ansina group, take 2
Pedro “Perico” Gularte, Luis “Tierra” Nilo, Eduardo “Cacho” Giménez, Raúl “Neno” Magariños, 1995-18-11.
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