Ruben Rada

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Uruguayan musician, composer, percussionist, singer, actor, television host, and film director

Omar Ruben Rada Silva also known as Ruben Rada or El Negro Rada,was a Uruguayan musician, composer, percussionist, singer, actor, and television host. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Uruguayan and Latin American popular music, he was known for his unique and varied style, blending Afro-Uruguayan traditions—particularly candombe—with rock, soul, jazz, and funk, samba and bossa nova, among other genres.