Alvaro Salas (born May 25, 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan Master
Candombe
''Candombe'' is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed ''candombe'' in its Repre ...
drummer and percussion teacher.
Early life
Salas was born in Ansina, a neighbourhood in Palermo,
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
.
Career in music industry
Salas has worked, both live and on records, with a number of musicians, including
Eduardo Mateo
Ángel Eduardo Mateo López (September 19→, 1940 – May 16, 1990) was a Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. He played an important role in the development of modern Uruguayan music that combines beat, jazz, bossa nova and lo ...
, Jorginho Gularte, Roberto Galletti, Federico Britos, and Urbano Moraes. He has also worked as a percussionist, arranger, and director with several award-winning Carnival groups including Marabunta, Sueno del Buceo, Vendaval, and others. He is the current Director of Afro-Uruguayan social organization Mundo Afro. As well, he runs the musical school in this institution, which has international prestige.
Contextualizing Uruguayan Identity Through AfroUruguayan Rhythm
/ref> In 2018, he worked with Kamba Kuá in celebrating afro-Paraguayan identity at the "Agustin Pio Barrios" music school at the new Municipal Art Institute (IMA, in Spanish). He demonstrates the interaction between the typical percussive family of candombe, consisting of what are known as the piano, chico and repique drum.
References
External links
An Exploration of Afro-Uruguayan Music and CultureFormer Travel Grant Recipient Brings Uruguayan Musicians to Miami
See also
Candombe
''Candombe'' is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed ''candombe'' in its Repre ...
1953 births
Uruguayan percussionists
Uruguayan male musicians
Jazz percussionists
Latin jazz percussionists
Conga players
Living people
Uruguayan educators
Musicians from Montevideo
Civil rights activists
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