A Uruguayan group blending candombe, murga, and electric guitar since 2009.
For a quick sense of their sound, try Santa Leona or Amnesia Total. They mix that percussive drive with a touch of social theme, but mostly it's just good rhythm.
They pull from Uruguayan traditions like candombe and murga, but the sound never feels like a museum piece. Songs like Santa Leona have a percussive energy that's both local and direct, with a street-theater flair that comes through even on record. If you catch them live, that candombe pulse is underneath everything, a steady reminder of where the music comes from.
They formed in Montevideo in 2009 and put out their first album, Sonido Valdéz, in 2014. Since then, they've kept a steady output with albums like El Tiempo y La Serenata in 2016 and Canta in 2018, recording Sesiones en Casa in 2020 and El Show de La Delio Valdez in 2022. The lineup includes Rubén Rada on vocals and percussion, Pablo Romano on vocals and drums, and Diego Presa on electric guitar.
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