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February 18, 2009

Candombe / Murga / Carnaval in Buenos Aires

At this time of year, many countries and cities celebrate carnival, festival of Catholic origin preceding Lent.

Tango Cherie has written tangocherie: carn" target="_blank"> a lot about murga, candombe, and carnaval celebrations in Buenos Aires.

Here are some other references I have gathered:

Murga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Candombe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Posted by joegrohens at February 18, 2009 12:08 PM