The most distinctive music of Uruguay is to be found in the tango and candombe; both genres have been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Uruguayan music includes a number of local musical forms such as murga, a form of musical theatre, and milonga, a folk guitar and song form deriving from Spanish and italian traditions and related to similar forms found in many American countries.
Jorge Abner Drexler Prada is a Uruguayan musician, actor and doctor specializing in otolaryngology.
Uruguayan rock first emerged in Uruguay in the 1950s. The real breakthrough for rock in Uruguay, however, as in much of the world, came with the arrival of The Beatles in the early 1960s. Although the country has a small population and is far-removed from the world's cultural centres, rock music from these land, which has always taken on an identity forged from a mix of different cultures and local peculiarities, crossing different genres and styles, has largely been a well-kept secret outside the region. Thanks to the Internet and easy access to music libraries through streaming services such as Spotify, this is now changing.
Juan Campodónico, sometimes working under his stage name Campo, is an Uruguayan musician, producer, composer, creator and former member of El Peyote Asesino, Bajofondo and Campo. He produced albums by Jorge Drexler, Luciano Supervielle, Bajofondo, El Cuarteto de Nos, La Vela Puerca, OMAR, Sordromo, No Te Va Gustar, Santullo and Ximena Sariñana among others. He created the Bajofondo project alongside iconic producer and two-time Academy Award winner for Best Original Score Gustavo Santaolalla. He has been awarded with various Latin Grammy, Premios Gardel and Graffiti awards for his work as a producer, as well as with many golden records.
Carajo was an Argentinian rock band from Buenos Aires. It was formed in 2000 with Marcelo "Corvata" Corvalan on bass and vocals, Andres "Andy" Vilanova on drums and Hernan "Tery" Langer on guitar and backing vocals. The first two share the history of having been part of the band A.N.I.M.A.L. In 2020, the band's breakup was announced.
Los Moonlights is a rock band from Montevideo, Uruguay. Their debut album, Moonlights, was their greatest commercial success. Formed in the 1960s, Los Moonlights disbanded in 1977. They reunited in 2015.
La Vela Puerca is a Uruguayan rock band formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1995. Its founders and current members are Sebastián Teysera, Sebastián Cebreiro, Nicolás Lieutier, Rafael Di Bello (guitar), Carlos Quijano and Santiago Butler (guitar). The band's first appearance under the name La Vela Puerca was at a street party in Montevideo on December 24, 1995. Since then, several new members have joined.
El Cuarteto de Nos is an Uruguayan rock group formed in 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Over the years, due to its particular sound that mixes elements of hip hop, alternative rock, comedy rock and Latin music, the group has developed an immense amount of popularity and praise in Latin America and Hispanic countries. The band won two Latin Grammy Awards in 2012 for Best Pop/Rock Album and Best Rock Song.
No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG, is an Uruguayan rock band formed in 1994 in Montevideo. The group consists of Emiliano Brancciari, Guzmán Silveira (bass), Diego Bartaburu (drums), Martín Gil (trumpet), Denis Ramos (trombone), Mauricio Ortiz, Pablo Coniberti (guitar) and Francisco Nasser (keyboards).
Traidores is a Uruguayan punk rock band founded during the post-dictatorship disarray of mid-1980s Uruguay.
Alejandro López Román is a Spanish composer and pianist. Musician of eclectic style, his works cover both current symphonic composition like jazz or film music.
Latejapride* is an alternative hip hop band/collective from Montevideo, Uruguay, strongly associated with the looser paths of the genre, which has led them to enrich their sounds with elements as dissimilar as drum and bass drums, down tempo climaxes, funk bass lines, soul guitars, a bit of rock, flirting with hardcore hip hop, sticky and redundant rhythms rooted in dub, and a long "etc". The band has had a large number of musicians, with brothers Edgardo (Davich) and Leonard (Leonidas) Mattioli as only constant members.
Deny was an Argentine post-hardcore band based in Buenos Aires.
Tren Loco is an Argentine heavy metal band formed in the suburban town of Grand Bourg, in Buenos Aires Province. Their lyrics relate social issues, like "Clase trabajadora", "Fuera de la Ley" (Outlaw) and "Lucila"; others are about political issues, such as "Pampa del Infierno" and "Nos vemos en Cutral-Co". They also write about personal matters: "Endemoniado" (Possessed), "No me importa" and "A ultranza". The group's name is inspired by the classic Ozzy Osbourne song: Crazy Train.
Los Estómagos was a Uruguayan punk rock band formed in Pando, Uruguay in 1983, is considered one of the most important in the history of Uruguayan rock since they were key figures in the development of the 1980s punk scene along with Los Traidores.
Eduardo Pedro Lombardo, nicknamed Edú and Pitufo (Smurf), is a Uruguayan musician, composer, and singer. He stood out as a teenager as a member of several murgas in his country, in addition to accompanying renowned artists as a percussionist. Since 2007 he has developed a distinguished career as a soloist.
La Triple Nelson is an Uruguayan rock group formed in January 1998. It is currently made up of Christian Cary, Fernando "Paco" Pintos and Rafael Ugo (drums).
Lucas Alberto Sugo Rodríguez is a Uruguayan singer, songwriter and television personality. He began his career in 2002, as a vocalist and guitarist for the band called Sonido Profesional.
Porfiado is the thirteenth studio album by Uruguayan rock band El Cuarteto de Nos, released on April 27, 2012, through Warner Music Argentina. It was produced by Juan Campodónico and was written by Roberto Musso and Santiago Tavella, two members of the band.
Julieta Rada Jodara is a Uruguayan-Argentine singer, songwriter and television personality.
