Friday, October 22, 2010

Uruguayans Mourn Death of Musician José Carbajal, ‘El Sabalero’

Uruguayans Mourn Death of Musician José Carbajal, ‘El Sabalero’

By Silvia Viñas

Singer and composer José Carbajal, nicknamed “el Sabalero,” was found dead in his house in Villa Argentina, Uruguay on October 21; he died of a heart attack at age 66. José Carbajal is considered an icon of Uruguayan “canto popular” [popular song], as Martin Charquero (@MartinCharquero) explains via Twitter. Throughout the day, Uruguayans have been reacting to the news of his death on social networks; and, as Mariu (@mariu070) said on twitter,

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