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/Sounds like "kahn" (as in "car") + "DOHM" (as in "door") + "beh" (as in "bed")/
An Afro-Uruguayan musical and dance tradition with deep African roots, recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The candombe drums, chico, repique and piano, are the heartbeat of Montevideo's carnival.
“The candombe troupe came down the street and the whole neighborhood danced.”
“You can't understand Uruguay without knowing candombe.”
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/Sounds like "kahn" (as in "car") + "DOHM" (as in "door") + "beh" (as in "bed")/
An Afro-Uruguayan musical and dance tradition with deep African roots, recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The candombe drums, chico, repique and piano, are the heartbeat of Montevideo's carnival.
“The candombe troupe came down the street and the whole neighborhood danced.”
“You can't understand Uruguay without knowing candombe.”
Caldoso
A Cuban word for a complicated, tangled situation with too many layers to resolve easily. From "caldo" (a thick, murky broth), it applies to anything that has spun out of control: relationships, office politics, drama, or any situation where too many people and feelings are involved.