Drums Cannot be Silenced: candombe and new activist ethos in the public space of Buenos Aires
In the past two decades, Buenos Aires has witnessed a surprising growth and popularity of Afro-Latin American cultural practices. Foremost among them, and most visible in the city’s public space, is Afro-Uruguayan candombe. Having spread beyond the Uruguayan immigrant community that contributed to i...
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Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
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In the past two decades, Buenos Aires has witnessed a surprising growth and popularity of Afro-Latin American cultural practices. Foremost among them, and most visible in the city’s public space, is Afro-Uruguayan candombe. Having spread beyond the Uruguayan immigrant community that contributed to its re-localization in the 1970s, it is nowadays widely part of the youth urban culture along the country. The paper discusses the re-significations following this vigorous development and how it intersects with other social processes of contemporary Argentine society. Focusing on the re-signification of candombe as “resistance”, as performed by a collective of drummers and dancers known as “Los Tambores No Callan” (Drums cannot be silenced), it highlights the connections they establish between this cultural practice and politics as social struggle. It suggests that this cultural practice is part of –and helps shape– new activist ethos in the public space of Buenos Aires, a historically alleged “White” and “European” city. |
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Drums Cannot be Silenced: candombe and new activist ethos in the public space of Buenos Aires |
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I28-R145-2625_oai2025-11-17 Lamborghini, Eva 2017-08-17 In the past two decades, Buenos Aires has witnessed a surprising growth and popularity of Afro-Latin American cultural practices. Foremost among them, and most visible in the city’s public space, is Afro-Uruguayan candombe. Having spread beyond the Uruguayan immigrant community that contributed to its re-localization in the 1970s, it is nowadays widely part of the youth urban culture along the country. The paper discusses the re-significations following this vigorous development and how it intersects with other social processes of contemporary Argentine society. Focusing on the re-signification of candombe as “resistance”, as performed by a collective of drummers and dancers known as “Los Tambores No Callan” (Drums cannot be silenced), it highlights the connections they establish between this cultural practice and politics as social struggle. It suggests that this cultural practice is part of –and helps shape– new activist ethos in the public space of Buenos Aires, a historically alleged “White” and “European” city. En las últimas dos décadas, en la ciudad de Buenos Aires se viene presenciando un notable crecimiento y popularidad de distintas artes performáticas afrolatinoamericanas, de las cuales el candombe afrouruguayo es el que tiene mayor presencia en el espacio público. Habiendo trascendido la comunidad migrante afrouruguaya que lo relocalizó en la década de 1970, hoy es parte de la cultura juvenil de numerosas ciudades del país. Este artículo aborda cómo las resignificaciones al interior de este desarrollo vigoroso se intersectan con otros procesos sociales locales contemporáneos. Focaliza la resignificación del candombe como “resistencia” a partir de un colectivo de tambores y danza –Los tambores no callan‒ en el que se explicita la conexión entre la performance del candombe y la política en tanto lucha social. Propone que esta práctica cultural forma parte de ‒y da forma a‒ nuevos ethos militantes en el espacio público de Buenos Aires, la históricamente pretendida “ciudad blanca-europea”. Nas últimas décadas, vem se presenciando na cidade de Buenos Aires um crescimento popular e notável de distintas artes performáticas afro-latino-americanas, sendo o candombe afro-uruguaio o que tem maior presença no espaço público. Tendo transcendido além da comunidade migrante afro-uruguaia que o localizou novamente na década de 1970, faz parte hoje da cultura juvenil de numerosas cidades do país. Este artigo aborda como as ressignificações ao interior deste desenvolvimento vigoroso se interceptam com outros processos sociais locais contemporâneos. Focaliza-se na ressignificação do candombe como “resistência” a partir de um coletivo de tambores e dança –Os Tambores Não Calam– no qual se explícita a conexão entre a performance do candombe e a política enquanto luta social. Propõe-se que esta prática cultural componha e modele novos ethos militantes no espaço público de Buenos Aires: uma cidade historicamente assumida como “branca e europeia”. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/2625 10.34096/runa.v38i1.2625 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/2625/3393 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 38 No. 1 (2017); 111-129 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 38 Núm. 1 (2017); 111-129 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 38 n. 1 (2017); 111-129 1851-9628 0325-1217 Afro-Uruguayan Candombe Buenos Aires Resignifications Public space Politics Buenos Aires Resignificaciones Espacio público Política Candombe afro-uruguaio Buenos Aires Ressignificações Espaço público Política Drums Cannot be Silenced: candombe and new activist ethos in the public space of Buenos Aires Los Tambores No Callan Candombe y nuevos ethos militantes en el espacio público de la ciudad de Buenos Aires Os Tambores Não Calam: Candombe e os novos ethos militantes no espaço público de Buenos Aires info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=2625_oai |