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Sustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices
trument. The bandoneon is an essential part of tango (a binational nomination between Argentina and Uruguay, inscribed on the Representative List of the 2003 Convention in 2009) and is now considered as one of the fundamental signs of Rio de la Plata identity. Nowadays, however, there are only a handful of bandoneonists, mostly over sixty years of...
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Sustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices
s, or ''llamadas,'' of the Sur, Palermo and Cordon neighbourhoods of Montevideo, Uruguay, originated with African slaves. They are performed in neighbourhood streets and at carnivals by drum groups, accompanied by dancing and singing. Candombe is usually transmitted through families respected for their drum skills. However, sinc...
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