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Candombe was created sometime in the late 18th century by African slaves from the bantu region in Africa. This would be the start of a very popular type of music and dance in Uruguay.
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Uruguay was founded as a country in 1825 and they slavery to start. About 17 years later in 1842 slavery was abolished in Uruguay and Africans were able to perform Candombe without getting harassed
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In 1842 when there was no more slavery in Uruguay Africans were allowed perform Candombe which made it spread all through Uruguay and make the singing and dancing very popular.
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In 1860 it is believed that carnival season was first practiced. This carnival like candombe was derived from African roots. The carnival consist of candombe as well as marching.
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In 1998 Juan Carlos Cáceres made a song called tango negro. This song is one of the more famous songs that are based around candombe.
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Candombe is still widely practiced in Uruguay and remains a very large part of music and dance in Uruguay.
