Yambo grouping Kenya wins the Carnival parade Uruguayan Call

Sunday, 7 February, 10:27 Montevideo, 7 feb (EFE) .- The group of Blacks and Yambo Lubolos Kenya won the second consecutive year the traditional parade of calls, the most popular festival of the Uruguayan carnival, which drew thousands of people in South and Palermo neighborhoods of Montevideo. Yambo Kenya also took the prize for the best string (group) of drums, the most prized awarded by the jury of the contest, valued at nearly 40 extras who came out to march this year by the Uruguayan capital. Call The parade started last Thursday, in which the threat of rain failed to shrink the minds of Montevideo and about 30,000 tourists came to enjoy the rhythms of Candomble, the musical heritage that slaves Blacks left the South American country. The second day of competition, scheduled for Friday, was suspended and moved to Saturday due to heavy rains that hit these days Montevideo. The winning group was the official award of 87,100 pesos-about $ 4400 - although, as told Efe the foreman of the Carnival, Jorge Morandeira, the greatest success is "to arouse enthusiasm and public recognition." Comparsas involved in standard-bearers have calls that open the way waving huge flags the colors of the group. After they leave the body of dancers and characters typical of the party: the broom-makers (jugglers), the stars and the Gramillero, the oldest component of the clan, the rhythm of drums, is responsible for Mama Vieja seduce the figures that represent a satirical site that was occupied by African slaves in colonial society. After marching drums strings, the soul of the celebration, consisting of up to 70 musicians that resonate the instrument in its many varieties : the boy, the ringing, piano and bass drum. Average (Not Rated)