Music of Uruguay

The most distinctive music of Uruguay are tango and candombe both manifestations has been recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Them includes a number of local musical forms like: murga a form of musical theatre. There is also milonga, a folk guitar and song form deriving from Spanish traditions and related to similar forms found in many Hispanic-American countries.

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