The Afro-Uruguayan rhythms, born among enslaved Africans and once banned, now draws thousands to public squares and carnival parades Like the blues in the US, samba in Brazil, rumba in Cuba and plena ...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote that "human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but rather, life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves ...

Every Sunday and on many holidays, the llamadas de tambores de candombe or candombe drum calls enliven the Sur, Palermo and Cordón districts in southern Montevideo, Uruguay, home to a population of ...

Latin Grammy-nominated artist Julieta Rada continues to remind listeners everywhere why she is one of the most unique and innovative artists in Latin music. Today, she released her highly anticipated ...