Kade-kade na gargajiya na da dimbin tarihi a kasar Uruguay tun daga karni na 19, lokacin da mawaka da mawakan Turai suka gabatar da irin wannan salo a kasar. A yau, kiɗan gargajiya ya kasance muhimmin ɓangare na asalin al'adun Uruguay, tare da ƙwararrun masu fasaha da gidajen rediyo da aka sadaukar don haɓakawa da adana nau'in. Ɗaya daga cikin mashahuran mawakan gargajiya daga Uruguay shine Eduardo Fabini, mawaƙi kuma ɗan wasan pian wanda ya yi tasiri a farkon ƙarni na 20. Ya haɗu da kiɗan gargajiya tare da kiɗan gargajiya na Uruguay don ƙirƙirar sauti na musamman wanda har yanzu ake bikin. Sauran mashahuran mawakan gargajiya daga Uruguay sun haɗa da Federico Garcia Vigil, mawaki kuma madugu wanda ya yi aiki tare da wasu manyan makada na duniya, da Eduardo Fernández, ɗan wasan kaɗe-kaɗe na gargajiya wanda ya sami lambobin yabo na duniya da dama. Dangane da gidajen rediyo da aka sadaukar don kiɗan gargajiya, akwai kaɗan waɗanda suka yi fice a Uruguay. Radio Clásica 650 AM shine ɗayan shahararrun, watsa shirye-shiryen kiɗan gargajiya da yawa daga Baroque zuwa na zamani. Sauran fitattun tashoshi sun hada da Rediyon Sodre, mai gabatar da shirye-shirye kai tsaye da hirarraki da mawakan gargajiya, da kuma Rediyon Espectador mai watsa wakokin gargajiya da na jazz a duk rana. Gabaɗaya, kiɗan gargajiya na ci gaba da bunƙasa a cikin Uruguay, tare da ƙwararrun masu fasaha da tashoshin rediyo masu sadaukarwa suna kiyaye nau'in rayuwa da kyau.