Question

Figari criticizes the intention of Spanish Creole elites to rid the nation of the black population by focusing on the performance of ________ created by African slaves in colonial Uruguay during the eighteenth century, which included the _______ in more elaborate performances occurring around Christmas, asserting the role of black Uruguayans as "innovators and contributors to the national body".

Answer 1

Figari criticizes the intention of Spanish Creole elites to rid the nation of the black population by focusing on the performance of Candombe created by African slaves in colonial Uruguay during the eighteenth century, which included the crowning of a symbolic King and Queen in more elaborate performances occurring around Christmas, asserting the role of black Uruguayans as "innovators and contributors to the national body".

Explanation:

Candombe is a form of druming,  dance and music that immigrated to Uruguay form the African slave during the eighteenth century.In the year 2009  the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed candombe in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Candombe rhythm is created using  three drums:

• tambor piano,
• tambor chico
• tambor repique.

This form of dance and music is used to tell  the story of the  impact African culture  on Uruguay and its people,