Candombe is a music genre that originated in Uruguay and is rooted in African rhythms and traditions. It is characterized by the use of drums, specifically the tamboril, chico, and repique, and is often accompanied by dancing. The genre has evolved over time and incorporates elements of jazz, rock, and other genres. It has been used as a form of cultural expression and resistance, particularly by Afro-Uruguayan communities.
Here you can see the popularity of Candombe genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
57 releases
Explore candombe history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of candombe artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the candombe genre. You can find out what candombe genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 5360 | |
| 2 | 20 | 1542 | |
| 3 | 19 | 3381 | |
| 4 | 17 | 964 | |
| 5 | 16 | 3135 | |
| 6 | 16 | 628 | |
| 7 | 15 | 1418 | |
| 8 | 15 | 399 | |
| 9 | 14 | 2232 | |
| 10 | 14 | 627 | |
| 11 | 13 | 3133 | |
| 12 | 12 | 474 | |
| 13 | 11 | 971 | |
| 14 | 10 | 888 | |
| 15 | 9 | 335 | |
| 16 | 8 | 1122 | |
| 17 | 7 | 1893 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1822 | |
| 19 | 7 | 294 | |
| 20 | 6 | 386 | |
| 21 | 6 | 301 | |
| 22 | 6 | 1985 | |
| 23 | 5 | 497 | |
| 24 | 5 | 220 | |
| 25 | 5 | 671 | |
| 26 | 3 | 214 | |
| 27 | 3 | 110 | |
| 28 | 3 | 1026 | |
| 29 | 3 | 541 | |
| 30 | 2 | 303 | |
| 31 | 2 | 208 | |
| 32 | 2 | 279 | |
| 33 | 2 | 557 | |
| 34 | 2 | 367 | |
| 35 | 2 | 228 | |
| 36 | 2 | 193 | |
| 37 | 1 | 46 | |
| 38 | 1 | 398 | |
| 39 | 1 | 134 | |
| 40 | 1 | 282 | |
| 41 | 1 | 673 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular candombe music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
