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Los olimareños last show.

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25 years ago, the uruguayan popular duet, Los Olimareños, came back to Uruguay after their exile. For many years, during the military government, they were outside the Uruguay, and far from America some years, in Sweden, Spain and (coming back to America), Mexico and Argentina.

On 1984, after the democracy returned to Uruguay, they came to Uruguay, with thousands of people waiting for them. The same day there was a huge concert in Centenario Stadium, under the rain, and emotions, songs, hugs were present.

Some years after, the group was disolved, and they acted separated. But this year they announced to give one last concert together in the same place were they acted for last time, 25 years before: in Centenario Stadium. The concert was last weekend, and even when I couldn't be there, was following the facts on TV.

Their songs are about the people who lives in the rural areas of our country, about life in different places of Uruguay, our culture, our traditions and so on. The song I make reference in this post is about how time destroys places, in this case, the South neighbourhood, a place full of tradition in Uruguay, were time has erased some things (as the song says).

I just wanted to share a bit of their music, with one of my favourites: Adiós a mi barrio (Good by to my neighbourhood). It seems to transcend the good bye to a neighbourhood and tell about the entire country. Is a very emotional song.

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En un post anterior, le compartí una canción de los Olimareños , que me gusta desde pequeño. Quiero contarles algunos detalles de este dúo.

Aunque actualmente están separados, y actúan como solistas en Uruguay, formaron uno de esos dúos más fuertes del canto popular uruguayo. El nombre Olimareños, viene de la designación de quienes nacen en Treinta y tres, un departamento del Uruguay, cuyo principal río es el Olimar. Exitieron como agrupación desde el añó 1962, y les tocó vivir en tiempos muy particulares en la historia de este país. Sus integrantes fueron Braulio López y Pepe Guerra.

Le cantaron al campo, a las vivencias populares, y acudieron en "defensa del pueblo" en lo que se refiere a sus arraigos, sus costumbres y movimientos sociales.

Por su tendencia, y por el mensaje que portaban, luego del golpe de estado del año 1973 sus canciones fueron prohibidas, y un año más tarde van al exilio, recorriendo numerosos países, entre los que se destacan por su permanencia e importancia en su carrera, México y España.

Vuelven al país en 1984, 10 años después, y actúan memorablemente en el Estadio Centenario, bajo una persistente y fuerte lluvia ante 50.000 personas.

Si bien hoy no los vemos como agrupación, han dejado una profunda huella en nuestra cultura musical. Y de vez en cuando recordamos sus temas, incluso de mano de Braulio López o Pepe Guerra como solistas.

La siguiente canción es sobre la época del exilio.

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In a previous post, I shared with you a song from Los Olimareños, a group that I like since I was small. I want to tell you some details of this duet.

Although at the moment they are separate, and they act as soloists in Uruguay, they formed one of those strongest duets in the Uruguayan popular songs. The name Olimareños, comes from the appointment of those who are born in Treinta y Tres, a department of the Uruguay whose main river is the Olimar. They existed like a group from 1962, and they had to live in very particular times in the history of this country. Their members were Braulio López and Pepe Guerra.

They sang to the field, to the popular living style, and they act in "defense of the people" in what refers to their customs and social movements.

For their tendency, and for the message that they behaved, after the coup d'etat of 1973 their songs were prohibited, and one year later they went to the exile, traveling through numerous countries, among those that stand out for their permanency and importance in their career are Mexico and Spain.

They return to the country in 1984, 10 years later, and they act memorably in the Estadio Centenario (Centennial Stadium), under a persistent and strong rain for 50.000 people.

Although today we don't see them as group, they have left a deep print in our musical culture. And from time to time we remember their themes, even from hand of Braulio López or Pepe Guerra like soloists.

The following song is from the time of exile.

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