For many Montevideans candombe is not just a music, it's a way of life. Cuareim, a neighborhood in Montevideo, is bordered by the river, Rio de La Plata, which separates Montevideo, Uruguay from Buenos Aires, Argentina. This area of Montevideo is also referred to as the "Barrio Sur". These talented people of Cuareim, 'Grupo del Cuareim', together bring you Candombe in a very special way.

The CD booklet includes all lyrics as sung in Spanish, and translated to English.

01. Lonjas de Cuareim 02. Biricunyamba 03. Baile de Los Morenos 04. Yo También 05. Candombe Para Figari 06. Todos 07. Yo Volveré Por Ti 08. EEE Lumbe / Pique y Repique 09. Camino Verde 10. Ayer Te Vi 11. Palo y Tamboril 12. Solo He De Quedar 13. Mejor Me Voy 14. Mucho / Rey Tambor 15. U

This CD was recently produced in Montevideo, Uruguay. Including ten candombe drummers, a vocal chorus of ten, and Hugo on acoustic piano, performed are some of the most beautiful candombe compositions ever written. Some of the compositions were recently written, some are many years old and have become classics. In a few cases there are songs that were not originally written as candombes that have been rearranged into candombe. This project was recorded at Sala Brunet, a beautiful sounding theater located on the main street, "18th de Julio", which runs through Montevideo. Recorded live with no audience present, Sala Brunet was transformed into the best sounding recording environment one could hope for. The most important aspect of this project is the friendship that all the artists involved have for each other, and the thing that links them all together, candombe.

Top (left to right) Fernando "Lobo" Nuñez tambor piano Noe Nuñez tambor repique Jorge "Foque" Gomez tambor chico Bocha Martinez tambor piano Hector Gandara tambor chico Pablo "Piraña" Silva tambor repique Ruben Rada voice, tambor piano & repique Piti Tamburini tambor chico Fernandito Nuñez tambor chico Francisco Fattoruso electric bass

Bottom (left to right) Mariana Garcia Vigil voice Silvana Lombardini voice Lea Bensasson voice Norma Galfetti voice Gabriela Gomez voice Cesar Martinez voice Gustavo Montemurro voice Urbano Moraes voice Carlos Quintana voice Popo Romano electric bass

This project was produced under the musical direction of Hugo Fattoruso voice, piano, keyboards, accordion and tambor chico One individual with a tremendous involvement in the candombe movement is "Lobo".

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