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Ana Prada in concert in Uruguay.

This month's SXSW music festival will have a little Uruguayan flavor

March 7, 2014
Arts, Culture & Media

Folk music was popular in the 1970s in Uruguay, but has been on the wane for decades. Now three singers are re-imagining it and making it cool. And they're bringing their tunes to the popular SXSW music festival.

This month's SXSW music festival will have a little Uruguayan flavor

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